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NIS DG Shaibu Hails Falconets for Impressive Performance at U20 Women’s World Cup

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports, NIS, H. E. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has applauded the Nigeria U20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, for their impressive performance at the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Comrade Shaibu said he was proud of the team’s resilience and fighting…

Nigeria’s Health Reform : The Hard Work Begins Beyond the Policies

Why government ownership, stronger financing and functioning primary healthcare may determine whether reform reaches the ordinary Nigerian By Joy Omagha Idam For years, Nigeria’s healthcare conversation has been dominated by familiar questions: How much money is being committed? How many hospitals are being renovated? How many policies have been launched? And how many development partners…

NUJ FCT Mourns the Passing of Senior Member, Comrade Mike Odiakose

  The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has received with sadness the death of another senior member of the Council, Comrade Mike Odiakose, who passed away earlier today Thursday 17,2026 after an illness. Odiakose was a respected journalist and senior member of the NUJ FCT Council who dedicated his career to ethical journalism,…

NIGER Water Resources Ministry Hails Commissioner Farouk Umar Audi at 52

From Rashidat Suleiman,Minna The Management and entire staff of the Niger State Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Services have felicitated the Honourable Commissioner, Engr. Farouk Umar Audi, on the occasion of his 52nd birthday. In a goodwill message signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Alhaji Akilu Musa Kuta, the Ministry described the…

NAWOJ @ 37 : Women Journalists Turn Anniversary Iinto A Campaign For Menstrual Dignity

By Sharon Nene Akuboh As Association Celebrates 37 Years, Three State Chapters to Lead Sanitary Pad Outreach to Schoolgirls Thirty-seven years after women journalists came together to establish a platform dedicated to amplifying the voices of women and advancing the interests of society, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) is choosing to mark its…

ADC Disowns Purported Ebonyi Guber Candidate, insists on Oriji

Nkechinyere Ewa The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ebonyi State Chapter, has dissociated itself from Prof. Ernest Uchenna Ereke, who has been parading himself as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 general election. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the party’s State Secretary, Hon. Mgboroko Chukwudi, the ADC described Ereke as a…

NIS Students to Access NELFUND soon…Comrade Philip Shaibu, …As Ikpeme Hails Shaibu’s Quest to Devt Coaches

‎The Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), H. E. Comrade Philip Shaibu has disclosed that modalities are being finalized to enable coaches to access the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) programme of the President Bola Tinubu administration.‎‎Shaibu made this known on Wednesday 16th, September 2026, while addressing participants at the ongoing 2026…

IPAC urges Parties to Embrace Peaceful Campaigns ahead of 2027 Elections in Ebonyi

By Nkechinyere Ewa The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Ebonyi State chapter, has urged political parties and their supporters to embrace constructive criticism and peaceful campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. The IPAC Chairman, Hon. Mrs. Queendaline Nwaigwe, made the call while speaking on the level of preparedness of political parties for the elections and…