Certified Institute of Sports Management (CISM) Nigeria, has appointed the National President of Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Engr. Giandomenico Massari as the new President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the institute. A statement by the Registrar and Secretary of the Governing Council, Rev. Dr. Stanley Ihedigbo on Thursday said the appointment is effective from Monday, August 1, 2022. CISM is the first in Africa established for the development and management of human capacity in sporting activities in Nigeria. The professional institute was established to professionalize sports management and create dynamism in sporting activities in line with global…
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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shipper’s Council, Mr Emmanuel Jimeh has said that the Dala Inland Port when completed will decongest the seaports and reduce the cost of doing business. Jimeh made this known on Friday while conducting newsmen around the port facilities in Kano. Jimeh said the port will also provide an avenue for shippers in the hinterland and neighboring countries like Niger, Chad and Benin to have their cargoes transported to their doorsteps. “The port will have a great impact on the nation’s economy, Kano and it is going to be game changer. “A monumental development will take place…
The Kebbi state government says it will inject N450 million on the take-off of the second phase of “Nigeria for Women Project” (NFWP), an official has disclosed. The State Deputy Governor, retired. Col. Samaila Yombe-Dabai, revealed this at NFWP media round table held in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital on Friday. The Deputy Gov. who is also the State Chairman of the project said the essence was to improve the livelihood of women in the state. The project, which is World Bank assisted, is being carried out in Ngaski, Argungu and Maiyama local government areas to transform the living standard…
Lawmakers representing Nigeria at the ECOWAS Parliament have threatened to withdraw their membership following alleged breach of a resolution passed by the house to suspend all recruitment process and other irregularities. This is coming following the allegations of lopsided recruitment exercise at the ECOWAS parliament which is manifestly skewed to serve the personal interest of member states excluding Nigeria. Some Nigerian Lawmakers who spoke to correspondents of the Parliament in Abuja said that during the 2022 First Ordinary Session of the Parliament which held from June 9, to in July 3 2022 a resolution was passed to suspend all recruitments.…
PRNigeria, an Image Merchant Promotion outfit, has called on Nigerian government, Red Cross Society and other humanitarian agencies to assist IDPs in Kagara and Chonoko communities in Niger and Kebbi states. Mukhtar Madobi, an investigation staff member of the organisation, made the call during a roundtable Media Interface and Presentation of a report on Humanitarian Situations in Kebbi and Niger states on Friday in Abuja. He said the over 10,000 IDPs in Chonoko community in Kebbi were living under hardship as they had no basic necessities of life. Madobi said most of the schools in the community were closed down…
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have dropped by seven spots in the July FIFA Ranking, to be placed 46th, after ending 4th at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on Friday, Nigeria garnered 1535.09 points in the month under review and lost 69.33 points, which is the biggest decline in terms of points. The former African champions surprisingly went down 1-0 to the She-polopolo of Zambia in the match for the third place match of 2022 WAFCON. At the continental level, the drop…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to produce more solar cells to boost the alternative power sources in the country. Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Haruna made this known to State House correspondents after briefing the president on the activities of the Agency on Friday in Abuja. According to Haruna, Buhari who is the Chairman of NASENI also directed the implementation of modular irrigation project and the production of more farm implements, to boost agricultural activities. “The President is impressed that NASENI is delivering on its mandate. I gave him…
A former Nigerian Ambassador to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (rtd.), from Udenu local government area of Enugu state, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eze disclosed this in a letter dated August 4, 2022, addressed to the Chairman, APC, Udunedem Ward in Udenu LGA and made available to newsmen on Friday in Enugu. The retired major general said that his decision to quit the party was due to the dictatorial manner in which the party was administered in the state. Eze, who was the first elected secretary of the APC in Enugu state, said that he would…
Coronation Insurance Plc said recorded N14.13 billion Gross Premium Written (GPW) for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. The Chairman of the company, Mr Mutiu Sunmonu, said this in a statement containing the group’s Audited Financial Result for year 2021 sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd., on Friday in Lagos. Sunmonu said the figure was lower when compared with N16.1 billion posted in the comparative period of 2020. He said that the firm generated net underwriting income of N9.66 billion and paid N7.31 billion as claims during the period under review. He said it recorded a total underwriting profit…
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has commenced disbursement of cash grants of N20,000 each to 2,219 poor and vulnerable persons, totaling N44,380,000 in Bayelsa. The Minister, Sadiya Farouq while disbursing the grants in Yenagoa on Friday, said that the beneficiaries were drawn from the eight local government areas of the state. Faroug said the exercise was part of the federal government’s efforts to consolidate on the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). She said the programme was designed by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and vulnerable citizens of the…