West African Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) under the aegis of ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC) have pledged to boost their businesses and achieve ECOWAS economic growth goals through collaboration. ESBC Presidents from member states, alongside other stakeholders and participants, made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
China has commiserated with the U.S. over the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeperson, Mao Ning, made this known at the regular virtual news conference by the ministry held on Tuesday in Beijing, China The minister described Carter…
Anthony Joshua is ‘getting ready’ for a December showdown with Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia, believing the fight that has been building for seven years is close to being delivered. The two-time heavyweight world champion marked his return to the ring with a unanimous points win over Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in…
Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos State, produced 28 first class students in the 2023/2024 academic session, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Clement Kolawole, has said. Kolawole said at a news conference in Lagos on Monday that the 28 students were among the 122 students to be awarded Bachelor’s Degree at the university’s Third Convocation Ceremonies, which would start…
A Consultant Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori has called for improvement of laboratory diagnosis for effective/prompt detection of the diphtheria disease and appropriate treatment. Tomori, also the Chairman of Biovaccines Nig. Ltd., made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Lagos. NAN recalls that there was a recent…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned Mr Gimba Ya’u, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), against frivolous adjournment in the 65 million-dollar fraud trial. Justice James Omotosho gave the warming following an oral application seeking for an adjournment by Benjamin Ogar, the lawyer who appeared…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday held that its arrest warrant against singer Mercy Chinwo’s former manager, Ezekiel Onyedikachi, remained in effect. Justice Alexander Owoeye said this while adjourning Onyedikachi’s trial for alleged fraudulent conversion of money. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Owoeye had on Jan. 16, issued an arrest…
The FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS), says the World Bank has approved request for the second phase of the FCT FADAMA COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme. The Mandate Secretary of ARDS, Mr Lawan Geidam, said this at the inauguration of the Pre-Field training of Enumerators responsible for the generation of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates are not restricted to taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within their state of registration. The Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. “They have the flexibility to register anywhere in the…
The Israeli military on Monday declared another of the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip to be dead. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on social media platform X that the hostage in question is a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier born in New York. He was killed during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks on…
