By Ibukun Emiola The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the matching grants of state governments for infrastructural projects under the Universal Basic Education (UBE) to N3.5 billion. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi said this on Thursday at a 5-day financial training for SUBEB Chairmen and […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria for increased enlistment of female combatants into the military. Jonathan gave the commendation at the 2024 Annual Defence Headquarters Gender Conference on Thursday ,in Abuja. Jonathan was at the conference as Chief Launcher of the Armed Forces Gender Magazine […]
Israel’s large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank could last for several days, the Times of Israel reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The main focus of the operation, which began overnight, is the Tulkarem region, but forces are also active in the city of Jenin and a refugee […]
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) has ordered the arrest of Wang Yilin, former Chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), on suspicion of bribery, the SPP said on Wednesday. The case of Wang, who is also a former secretary of the leading Party members group of the CNPC, was handed over to prosecutors for […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of an improved rocket launcher, state media reported on Wednesday. The launcher, tested on Tuesday, had been “technically updated in its manoeuvrability and concentrated firing capability,” state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday. The upgrades had proved to be “advantageous in all indices, including newly […]
By Naomi Sharang The late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanual Iwuanyanwu is to be buried on Nov. 1. The national burial committee announced this in Abuja shortly after its inauguration by Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo . The inauguration which held on Tuesday in Abuja had South-East stakeholders including serving and no-serving senators as […]
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed retaliation a day after deadly terrorist attacks killed more than 60 people. ”There is no room for weakness. We have to move forward with a resolute decision,” the prime minister was quoted as saying during a meeting of the federal Cabinet. Sharif said that the terrorists’ target […]
At least five people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The Israeli Army announced that a control room belonging to Palestinian militants in the refugee camp of Nur Shams had been bombed. According to Palestinian reports, a drone fired several shells […]
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the combat sport Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), an official told broadcaster TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of the physical education and sports department said that the country’s morality police banned the full-contact sport due to its violent nature and potential risk of death. MMA, a popular […]
By Victor Okoye Abuja, Aug. 27, 2024 (NAN) The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, quoted NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, as saying in […]