The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba has commenced efforts toward renovation, demolition and rebuilding of dilapidated structures in police barracks across Nigeria.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened Regulatory Incubation (RI) programme for Fintech firms operating or seeking to operate in the country’s capital market.
ASHENEWS reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked viral reports on social media that it has plans to phase out the new N200, N500 and N1,000 Naira notes.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has bursted a factory in Adamawa supplying Akuskura psychoactive substance to Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic.
Falconets’ Head Coach Chris Danjuma has called to camp 30 players as Nigeria begin preparations on Monday in Abuja for the upcoming WAFU B Under-20 Women’s Championship in Ghana.
By Fadlillah Abdallah ASHENEWS reports that the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says it is alarming the unprecedented numbers of malnourished children in need of lifesaving treatment were trooping its therapeutic feeding centres in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. MSF, in a statement mailed to ASHENEWS on Saturday, also warned of an impending catastrophe if immediate action is not taken. The number of admissions since the start of 2023, according to the statement, is the highest ever recorded by MSF teams in Borno state for the period preceding the annual ‘hunger gap’, when food stocks from the previous harvest traditionally run…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded arrangements to install Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in regional stadia in the country as plans are underway to train and retrain referees to achieve the purpose.
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has named a 220-member committee that will plan the inauguration of the governor-elect, Siminalayi Fubara, and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.
The Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says that although he supports calls for a minimum of 30 percent representation of women in governance, such support should strictly be reserved for women who do not have husbands as politicians.
A retired FIFA-badged referee, Sani Zubair, has been elected the new President of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), taking over from Tade Azeez.