By Deborah Abiodun The Sports Secretary of Nigeria Customs Service Samuel Onikeku has revealed that they are doing all within their power to ensure the Female Basketball Custom team represents Nigeria at the continental this year. He gave the assurance at the just concluded second phase of Zenith Women BasketballContinue Reading
bY Justina Akanbi The President of Handball Federation of Nigeria, Sam Ocheho has assured Nigerians to be expecting more fireworks at the second phase of the Prudent Energy Handball League slated for Lagos in October. The championship was revived in 2018 with the first edition, which had first and secondContinue Reading
By JOEL AJAYI While other states athletes were receiving accolades left, right and center as many are smiling to the bank but AljazirahNigeria confirmed that some of the athletes and coaches are gnashing their teeth in regret. Among those regretting their outing were athletes and coaches of FCT at theContinue Reading
By JOEL AJAYI The crisis that is crushing the growth and development of football in Nigeria seems to be getting worse as no solution yet to fumigate this bacteria of corruption around our round leather game. Indeed, Nigerian football has gone through storms and hurricanes ever known in the historyContinue Reading
Following what many interpreted as high level politics and intriques heralding the struggle to succeed the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, whose tenure expires April, 2019, the Vice Chancellor denied his two year deputy (in charge of Administration) Prof. Kabiru Bala, opportunity to contestContinue Reading
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against establishing a private University to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari. The union was reacting to a recent disclosure by the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, of the proposal. ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan, Professor Deji Omole and formerContinue Reading
Ekele Franklin, a 15-year-old boy from Imo, who emerged the overall best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME), conducted between April 11 and April 15 has attributed his feat to regular participation in competitions. Ekene who scored 347 said his target was to make a score ofContinue Reading
By Mariam Sanni, Abuja In line with its objective of enhancing financial inclusion and the development of the payment system by increasing access to deposit products and payments services through a secured technology-driven environment, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued Approvals-in- Principle (AIP) to three Payment Service BanksContinue Reading
By Mariam Sanni Nigeria governors have demanded an audit of money owed to states by the Federal Government as a condition for repayment of the N614 bailout fund. The governors issued the condition at the end of the Nigerian Governors Forum meeting late Wednesday in Abuja. The Chairman of NGFContinue Reading