(English) The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) acting president, Aminu Maigari, has dismissed reports that he said Lars Lagerback had left the Nigerian manager post after a disappointing World Cup in South Africa.
(English) A second-half equaliser from Alina Garciamendez booked Mexico a place in the quarter-finals as Group C winners by virtue of goals scored, with opponents Nigeria also making it through to the knockout stages following their 1-1 draw in Bochum today
(English) A Nigerian couple residing in the United Kingdom Ben and Angela Ihegboro have been delivered of a blonde, blue-eyed white baby at The Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup, Kent.
(English) FIFA has spent $70 million on helping to develop soccer in Africa as a legacy from the 2010 World Cup, but proper governance is needed if the sport is to thrive on the continent, officials said on Wednesday.
(English) Football enthusiasts have urged Nigerians not to bemoan the president’s two-year ban on the country’s participation in international competitions but use the period to rediscover the nation’s soccer prowess.
(English) Dr Magnus Kpakol, the National Coordinator of NAPEP, on Friday solicited the cooperation of the organised private sector in the effort by the Federal Government to eradicate poverty.
(English) The Adamawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday announced the arrest of four drug suspects.
(English) The Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, has assured Nigerians that the House would enhance budgetary appropriations and intensify legislative intervention for the armed forces.
(English) The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a draft Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of the Nigeria Police Reform Trust Fund.
(English) The Director of Basel Convention Regional Coordinating Centre for Africa for Training and Technology Transfer, Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, says Nigeria will pilot the e-waste Africa project.
