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Women football teams in Nigeria will commence hostilities at the 2024 President Federation Cup beginning with the Round of 32 matches from May 8. In a statement by NFF’s Head of Communications, Ademola Olajire on Tuesday said, a total of 16 matches will be played across nine centers of the federation. “Uyo, Enugu, Asaba, Lafia, Ibadan, Benin City, Akure, Auchi and Abuja will host the 16 games. “Thirteen of the matches will be held on Wednesday May 8 while the remaining three, in Asaba and Benin City, will take place on Thursday. “Cup holders Bayelsa Queens are up against Bright…

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The Northern Governors’ Forum (NSGF) led by Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has called for urgent action in advancing the economic and human capacity development agenda across Northern Nigeria without further delay. Against the backdrop of ongoing security challenges, Yahaya while addressing the meeting of governors in Kaduna on Tuesday made an appeal that is crucial for the region to overcome its ongoing security challenges, emphasizing the importance of long-term economic development in addressing insecurity in the region. Yahaya, also the governor of Gonna state, stated concern over Northern Nigeria’s status as home to the highest number of out-of-school children globally, highlighting…

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MTN Nigeria says its total subscribers increased by 1.3 percent to 77.7 million, as at March 31, 2024, from 76.7 million recorded in the same period of 2023. MTN Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Karl Toriola, said this in the company’s unaudited financial statement sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos. Toriola said that the subscribers, however, dropped by two million, compared to the year ended December 2023, due to the implementation of the NIN-SIM directive, which affected the development of its user base. He said that the telecommunications service provider’s active data users increased by eight percent…

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A psychiatrist with the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos, Dr Titilayo Senbanjo, says there is disparity in the level of treatment and care people with mental health conditions receive in Nigeria. Senbanjo made the observation in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. She said there was a huge treatment gap for mental health conditions in the country as mental health services were barely accessible outside the state capitals. According to her, people living with mental health conditions must continued access to treatment and care. She emphasised the need for the establishment of mental healthcare facilities at the grassroots and in…

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