Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG) on Sunday said surrendering totally to God would bring about elevation and fulfilment of dreams. Adeboye said this in his sermon with the theme ‘ Supernatural Elevation” at the May thanksgiving on Sunday. According to him, elevation simply means movement to a READ MORE
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NUC upgrades Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto to university
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded the Shehu Shagari Colleges of Education, Sokoto to the Shehu Shagari University of Education as the first university of education in the northern region. Prof. Rasheed Abubakar at the presentation of a recognition letter for the university in Abuja on Monday said the university would make it the READ MORE
Nigeria’s FEC approves revised National Gender Policy
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a revised National Gender Policy to promote gender equality, good governance and accountability across the three tiers of government in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, made the disclosure when she briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over READ MORE
Lekki Deep Sea Port 96% complete, ready by mid-year — ICRC
The Lekki Deep Sea Port has reached 96 per cent completion, Mr Micheal Ohiani, the Acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says. He made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to Ohiani, his team carried out a regulatory visit to the project site READ MORE
Nigeria: FG to construct royal palace museum for repatriated artefacts
The Federal Government of Nigeria is to accelerate action on the construction of a royal palace museum where the Benin bronze artefacts that were repatriated from Germany would be kept. The Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Prof. Abba Tijani made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) READ MORE
World Cup Play-off: New date for Super Eagles and Black Stars
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles will now take on Ghana’s Black Stars on new dates. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off round fixture between Nigeria and Ghana would not hold on the READ MORE
Blue Economy, veritable ground for Marine and Tourism — Minister
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says that Blue Economy provides a veritable ground for the development and promotion of marine and coastal tourism segments of the economy. Mohammed said this during the Nigeria Blue Economy Stakeholders Conference organized by Alfe City Institution, with the Theme :Creating the Pathway for Sustainable Nigerian Economy, held READ MORE
Nigeria: Buhari directs inclusion of younger people in Boards’ appointments
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has directed relevant government officials to ensure that young people with the requisite skills and experience are included in all Boards and Committees of the Federal Government. The President, gave the directive while receiving members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Lobby Group, on Friday in Abuja. He READ MORE
President Buhari arrives Addis Ababa ahead of 35th AU session
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Africa Union Heads of State and Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president’s arrival in the Ethiopian capital was captured in pictorial reports released by one of the President’s Personal Photographers, Mr READ MORE
FOI: Nigeria’s Minister of Justice tasks MDAs on compliance
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN, has tasked Government Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Malami, who represented by Mr Gowon Ichibor, the Head, FOI Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice made the call in his keynote address at the training of FOI Desk officers from READ MORE
YABATECH emerges best polytechnic for third time
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has emerged best polytechnic in Nigeria for the third consecutive time in the Webometrics ranking released in January 2022. The Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Ejiofor attributed the success to the institution’s READ MORE
Fresh Continuous Voter Registration hits 5.17m – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says fresh registration in the third quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) nationwide has hit 5,173,335. INEC in its weekly update on CVR for Quarter 3, Week 3, in Abuja on Monday, also disclosed that 2,665,421 registrants had completed online and physical registration. This according to the READ MORE
Acute phase of COVID-19 pandemic can end this year – WHO
The acute phase of the Coronavirus pandemic can end this year if countries use all of the tools available, the head of the World Health Organisation(WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said on Monday. Ghebreyesus told a meeting of the WHO’s executive committee that the goal could be achieved if the vaccination gap was closed in poorer countries READ MORE
Nigeria’s President Buhari to unveil CBN, RIFAN mega rice pyramids in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, unveil the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) huge Rice Pyramids in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the mega rice pyramids project is a collaboration of the CBN with Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN). Information obtained from the apex bank’s official website stated that the READ MORE
World Bank projects 2.5% growth for Nigeria in 2022
As the global economy enters a pronounced slowdown amid fresh threats from COVID-19 variants and others, Nigeria’s growth is projected to strengthen to 2.5 per cent in 2022 and 2.8 per cent in 2023. The World Bank said this in Washington at the presentation of its January 2022 Global Economic Prospects report. According to it, READ MORE