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Minister of Tourism Lola Ade-John has said that the federal government is set to create, promote Nigeria’s tourism products in the diaspora and at home. A statement by Head Press and Public Relations Mrs EmemMARIA Offiong disclosed that the minister stated this at the Abuja 2023 World Tourism day with the theme; ‘Tourism and Green Investment.” “Products are vast, plentiful …

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) have restored the sight of over 2,000 visually impaired people in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The beneficiaries received free eye testing, optical services, surgeries, glasses, and other preventive/corrective treatments for various eye defects. The initiative is part of FCMB’s Priceless Gift of Sight programme, which has been running for 14 years …

In order to improve China/Nigeria relations, an agreement has been reached by the Centre for China Studies in Nigeria and some government institutions in China to produce literatures. The Director of the Centre, Dr Charles Onunaiju, made the disclosure after receiving in audience some delegation from China. Speaking about the understanding his organisation had with the Chinese institutions after the …

Israeli soldiers, on Saturday, killed Hamas militants, discovered subterranean shafts “used for terrorist purposes,” and discovered Hamas-made weapons, according to a statement. The IDF made this disclosure on Saturday, saying “Over the past day, there were numerous attempted attacks on IDF troops from tunnel shafts and military compounds in the northern Gaza Strip.” Israel’s army also said its troops have …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that over US$15 billion oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries in Nigeria are missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021.” The allegations are contained in the 2021 report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has unveiled 10 fresh requirements for the admission of foreign students to Nigerian universities, according to a report by Sunday PUNCH. According to the examination board, the new requirements supersede the earlier requirements released by the board in November 2019. The new requirements were contained in a memo obtained by our correspondent on Saturday …

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has decried the never-ending insecurity in Nigeria, noting that the country was becoming ungovernable. The Afenifere stated this after its meeting at Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, on Tuesday. It lamented the growing harsh economic realities Nigerians were facing owing to the removal of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as fuel. The …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over what it said is the failure to probe allegations that over US$15 billion oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries in Nigeria were missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021. The allegations are contained in the 2021 report by the Nigeria …

Efe Ajagba Hard-hitting Nigerian heavyweight contender Efe Ajagba stopped Australia’s Joe Goodall in the fourth round of their 10-round main event Saturday night at Tahoe Blue Event Center in Stateline, Nevada. Referee Tony Weeks stopped their fight 50 seconds into the fourth round because Goodall had taken too many unanswered punches. Ajagba, of Stafford, Texas, improved to 19-1 and produced …

Cameroon players during the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Qualification match between Cameroon and Kenya held at Stade de la Réunification in Douala, Cameroon on 22 September 2023 ©AchilleTsanga/BackpagePix Cameroon, four-time finalists of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, will not play in next year’s tournament in Morocco after being eliminated by Kenya on Tuesday. Cote d’Ivorie will …