Newscenter Media News In this special report, ABIODUN ADEWALE writes on how a local football association, BALFA, in Babura, Jigawa State, is revolutionising local football with its transparent player transfer system and offering …
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How poorly equipped health centres, unskilled birth attendants worsen child mortality rate
LARA ADEJORO writes on the daunting challenges confronting expectant mothers in Nigeria due to limited healthcare facilities and the urgent need for improved infrastructure and healthcare services in underserved communities …
Read More »Nigeria, African countries need $74bn for debt servicing – AfDB
Nigeria and other African countries require about $74bn for debt servicing this year amid increasingly limited access to affordable liquidity, the Vice President and Chief Economist, Economic Governance and Knowledge …
Read More »Correctional centres have 80,000 inmates, 3,569 on death row – NCoS spokesman
Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Umar Abubakar, talks about the reforms by the NCoS, the cause of overcrowding in custodial facilities and more in this interview with GIFT HABIB …
Read More »Nigeria’s exports to ECOWAS hit N1.5tn – NBS
Nigeria’s exports to countries in the Economic Community of West African States reached N1.54tn in the third quarter of 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. Data from the …
Read More »Again, DHQ denies plan of French military base in Nigeria
The Defence Headquarters has again refuted claims that the French military is planning to establish a base in Nigeria. A human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, had, in a post on …
Read More »Lakurawa: DHQ steps up intelligence gathering, plans special operation
The military high command has announced plans to reintegrate surrendering bandits and terrorists operating in the North-West after it deployed Special Forces to combat the Lakurawa terrorist group in the …
Read More »2025 budget: FEC orders final adjustments as Tinubu presents Wednesday
The Federal Government on Monday approved the 2025 budget proposal. This follows the Senate’s endorsement of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework 2025 – 2027 on November 22. President Bola Tinubu will …
Read More »Tinubu appoints eight new perm secs
President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and upcoming vacancies across various states and geopolitical zones. The appointments followed recommendations …
Read More »Fubara promises Opobo town higher institution
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced plans to establish a higher institution in Opobo Town, aimed at driving sustainable academic and economic growth. Additionally, the governor pledged to undertake …
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