Tag: Nigeria

MTN Foundation Donates Medical Equipment to Gombe State Government

NIGERIA. Gombe State: The MTN Foundation has given the Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) in Gombe State, Northeastern Nigeria, a medical instrument worth N100 million. Two sets...

ITF Partners with NGO to Train 32 Physically Challenged on Skills Acquisition

NIGERIA. Abuja: 32 of 34 physically challenged people chosen by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and funded by Sightsavers, an international non-governmental organization, to get...

Nigerian Foundation Trains Journalists in Grassroots Investigative Journalism

NIGERIA. Niger State: DAILY NIGERIA, an online news portal, and The Penlight Center have educated around 16 journalists on grassroots investigative reporting in Minna,...

FG Suspends Basketball Activities for Two Years

NIGERIA. Abuja: President Mohammadu Buhari has enforced a two-year suspension and withdrawal of the Nigerian basketball team from all international basketball events due to the...

Over 700,000 Children Forced Out of School in Niger State Says Dr. Isah Adamu

NIGERIA. Niger State: In Niger State, north-central Nigeria, over 743,056 school pupils were pushed out of school as of January this year.  This is due...

Nigeria Jewelry and Gemstone Industry is Underdeveloped: Minister Olamilekan Adegbite

NIGERIA. Abuja: Olamilekan Adegbite, Nigeria's Minister of Mines and Steel Development, has lamented that the country's jewelry and gemstone industry has remained neglected and underutilized...

U.S. Mission Promotes Preservation of Nigerian Rock Art

NIGERIA. Lagos State: The Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) has awarded Nigeria ten awards totaling $1 million for promoting the country's rich cultural heritage,...

FIFA Set to Fine NFF Amid Stadium Invasion

NIGERIA. ABUJA: The world football governing body, Federation International Football Association (FIFA), is set to fine the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the invasion...

With 115 Million Cases, Nigeria Accounts for the Highest Number of ‘Female Genital Mutilation’ Worldwide

NIGERIA. Abuja: Nigeria accounts for around 115 million of the 130 million women and girls worldwide who have had their genitalia mutilated.  Dame Pauline Tallen,...

WHO: 8.8 Million Nigerians to Be Vaccinated Against Yellow Fever

NIGERIA. Ogun State. Gombe State: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 8.8 million Nigerians will be vaccinated against yellow fever in May...

Lassa Fever Kills Eight People in Gombe

NIGERIA. Gombe State: In Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria, at least eight people have been confirmed dead, 20 others have tested positive for Lassa fever, and...

100 People Killed, 150 Others Injured at Illegal Oil Refinery Site in Nigeria

NIGERIA. Imo State: At least 100 people have been killed and 150 people were injured on Sunday at an illicit oil refinery plant in Abaeza...

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