The 9th edition of the Africa Women Conference (AWC) will be held from 19th to 21st November 2025 in Accra, Ghana, bringing together influential women leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and advocates from across the continent. AWC Convener, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja, noting that this year’s event will be co-hosted by Dr….
Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to President Bola Tinubu, has praised Amaju Pinnick’s appointment as Special Adviser to CAF President Patrice Motsepe. Dare, a former minister of youth and sports, described the appointment as a significant boost for Nigerian and African football. In a statement made available to the News Agency…
An athlete, Michael Godwin has called for early preparation for Nigerian athletes ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, U.S. Godwin made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He said that early preparations would enhance the athletes` performances and place them in a…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first head of an Israeli government to recognise the Ottoman Empire’s mass killings of Armenians that happened 110 years ago as a genocide. The Israeli local media reported on Wednesday. In his podcast, U.S. businessman Patrick Bet-David asked why Israel had not previously recognised the genocide carried out…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has sought partnership with the Chinese government on agriculture and vocational training with focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Wike appealed for the support when the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yu Dunhai, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He explained that the…
Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue has assured of adequate security for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state. Alia gave the assurance on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of 2025 Batch A Stream II NYSC members’ orientation camp in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area of the state. The governor said the state…
The Kano State Fire Service saved three persons and property worth N1 billion from 40 fire incidents recorded in the month of June. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kano that three other persons lost their lives while property worth N568…
Authorities in Nigeria’s Kebbi State have launched a major search operation after 25 female students were kidnapped from a secondary school in the early hours of Monday. The students were taken from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, following an attack by gunmen armed with sophisticated weapons. The incident was…
Public policy advocate and former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has sharply criticised the Nigerian Senate over its decision to prolong indefinitely the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central. In a strongly worded memo issued in Abuja, Ezekwesili said the move represented “an unprecedented assault” on constitutional principles and judicial authority, noting that…
On March 16, Latitude Holdings, a digital payments and lending company based in Melbourne, Australia, experienced a large-scale information theft that resulted in the theft of almost 8 million driver’s license numbers from Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, roughly 53,000 passport numbers and less than 100 monthly financial statements belonging to customers were stolen. The…
