By Akeem Busari The Special Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development to the Minister of Sports Development, Prince Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye, has reconfirmed the commitment of the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh Owan to a total development of sports in Nigeria. Adeboye, who was a former SSA to Lagos State Governor on Sports Development, stated that developing sports, begins with the encouragement and welfare of athletes as well as, prioritising the growth of sports at the grassroots levels. “The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh Owan, is a lover and promoter of grassroots sports. And interestingly, he is…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
In a pivotal moment for international education, the newly released 2023 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange underscores the United States as the preferred destination for global students. Of particular significance is the remarkable 22.2 percent increase in Nigerian student enrollment totaling 17,640 for the 2022/2023 academic year. Nigeria is the leading source of students from Africa and 7th largest contributor worldwide. Nigeria jumped from 10th place during the 2021/2022 school year and now sends more students to the U.S. than Japan (8th), Brazil (9th), and Saudi Arabia (10th). The substantial increase in Nigerian students choosing to study in…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has felicitated the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, on his re-election as the governor of the state, describing the victory as heart-warming for all members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Makinde stated this on Tuesday, 14 November, 2023, following the announcement of Governor Diri as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Governor congratulated his colleague, Diri, the PDP family in Bayelsa and the people of the state, adding that the governor would be able to consolidate on the good development his administration had put in place in…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has been decorated as the Grand Patron of the African Para Games and Para Sports in Africa. At the brief ceremony held at the Conference Room of the Office of the First Lady, the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh noted the laudable contributions of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to sports development in the country. He said the First lady has shown remarkable commitment to the cause of youths and women not leaving out the men as well. Senator Enoh expressed the hope that…
The All Progressives Congress in Kogi State has attributed its resounding success in the just concluded governorship election to the collective determination of the good people of the State to shun ethnicity for the overall development of the state, while thanking voters for turning out massively for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo. The APC also commended party members in Kogi East, where it alleged that opposition parties deployed thugs to deprive members of their franchise, adding that every vote the APC secured in Kogi East “represents hundreds of voters who were harassed, injured and even had their houses…
The Kogi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on security agencies to immediately arrest the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye, for cyber crime, which the party alleged he had already confessed to in a live television programme. The Kogi APC Governorship Campaign Council said, for Melaye, who was disgracefully defeated at the polls, to have claimed on national TV that he had access to the back-end server of the Independent National Electoral Commission was “like walking into the prison yard and demanding to be locked up.” The…
A total of 1,709 widows and orphans of fallen heroes of the Nigerian Armed Forces have received financial support of N250,000 each courtesy of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) an initiative of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON. The support which is a total sum of Four hundred and twenty seven million, seven hundred and fifty thousand Naira N427.750 million, is part of the social investment programme of the RHI, designed to advance the welfare of vulnerable groups in the country. Presenting the relief package to the beneficiaries drawn from across the country, the First Lady stated that as…
For the avoidance of doubt, we aligned with all men of good conscience in condemning the heinous attack and bestial dehumanization of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero by obvious mercenary, fascist thugs in Imo State while on an assignment to demand for the rights of workers’ owed arrears of salaries and pensioners’ emoluments. However, the declaration of a National Industrial strike action by the two national Labour Centres, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC is in clear violations of globally recognized, industrial disputes resolution principles, extant laws, and would…
The Class of 73/77 set of old students of Saka Tinubu Memorial High School, Orile Agege has launched an e-Library project students and teachers in the school. The launching ceremony took place on Saturday, 11 November, 2023 at the school compound in Orile Agege. The event also coincided with the 46th Year Reunion of the set. According to the President of the set, Ganiyu Mabayomije Dawodu, members of the set have always been imbued with the desire to contribute their quota to bringing back the old glory of the school. “We registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. We have upgraded…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote has warned that Nigeria might resort to importing crude oil for its upcoming and existing refineries if concerted efforts are not made to increase the current low production numbers. He gave the warning in his goodwill message at the 41st Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) on Monday in Lagos. He bemoaned Nigeria’s low production of crude oil and gas despite the abundant reserves and challenged members of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) and other industry…