Author: NPO Admin II
A total of over 1.5 million tickets have been sold at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the world football governing body FIFA announced on Monday. Ticket number 1,500,000 was purchased by Maria Strong, who organised a family outing to the Group G fixture between Italy and Argentina at Auckland’s Eden Park. The outing which was organised in celebration of her son, who was celebrating his 12th birthday, FIFA said in a statement. Strong, her husband and three children were invited to meet FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who offered them the opportunity to attend the remaining matches in the tournament…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has vowed to prosecute members of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) over collaborative service price fixing. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC in a statement, was reacting to what appeared to be an adamancy and insistence on a membership-wide implementation of price fixing by AMMBAN. Irukera said in Abuja on Monday, that the prosecution would be in line with the FCCP Act 2018. He said the Commission in escalating the matter in accordance with the FCCPA had entered an Order and Notice (ONC)…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to immediate suspend the impeding strike. Abbas made the call at a meeting between the leadership of the House and NARD in Abuja on Monday against the backdrop of a looming strike action which noticed had been issued. He said, “I would urge you to suspend the impending industrial action while we intervene, and seek your understanding of the fact that a new administration just came on board. He further said that the adminsitration was still in the process of settling…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Adamawa Police Command have detained a man suspected to be terrorist who was arrested at the Yola, Adamawa state residence of the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Along with the man was also another suspect who was believed to be acting in conjunction with the suspect. NPO Reports that the duo were said to have confessed to a mission to bomb the residence of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election and the Central Mosque Yola. In a statement by his media office on Monday, Atiku confirmed that the police…
By Kamil Opeyemi A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode will on Tuesday deliver a lecture marking the formal end of his teaching career at the University of Lagos. Olurode, former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, would deliver the lecture, titled: “Knowledge Sector, Public Interest and Power Structure,” scheduled to hold at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre.” Former Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Rahamon Bello will be the chairman of the event while it will also be witnessed by the Vice Chancellor, (UNILAG), Prof. Folashade Ogunsola. Olurode, a…
• Plants More Trees in Lagos By Kamil Opeyemi The Group Managing Director, United Bank for Africa, Mr. Oliver Alawuba, has said that Africans must take climate change serious as the heat wave in other parts of the world current is a warning to the continent. He stated this when the UBA Foundation took its tree planting campaign to the UBA Foundation Garden, Marina Lagos, saying that the bank, through its Foundation actively engages in environmental conservation to safeguard the natural ecosystems that Africa depends on. The UBA Foundation is the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for…
By Halimah Olamide The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians of the presence of a brand of mayonnaise which it has declared to be unfit for consumption. In a statement by NAFDAC, the mayonnaise brand called Whippy Mayonnaise) was discovered following a consumer complaint which was investigated by the post marketing surveillance unit of the Agency in Ilorin, Kwara State. “On investigation” the agency stated, “the products were sourced locally from the manufacturer SNF FOODS Limited, Onitsha, Anambra State. Samples were taken randomly from different batches of the product for labouratory analysis in…
Russia has accused Ukraine of being behind a drone attack that damaged at least two buildings in the capital Moscow early on Monday morning. The Russian defence ministry said two drones were “suppressed and crashed”, adding that there were no casualties. Russia’s state-owned Tass news agency reported that one drone fell close to the defence ministry. Ukrainian officials are yet to comment, but they rarely claim responsibility for attacks inside Russia. In a separate development, Russian-installed officials ordered people to evacuate one district of Crimea – the Ukrainian southern peninsular annexed by Moscow in 2014 – after a reported overnight…
Twitter’s boss has unveiled the social media site’s new logo, featuring a white X on a black background, which will replace its blue bird. In a tweet on Monday morning, Linda Yaccarino said “X is here! Let’s do this.” “Tweets” will also be replaced, according to Twitter’s owner Elon Musk, and posts will be called “x’s”. The billionaire changed his profile picture to the new logo and added “X.com” to his Twitter bio. Mr Musk wants to create a “super app” called “X” – his vision for a new kind of social media platform that he has been talking about…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Drug Law enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has recruited 2, 428 narcotic officers expected to commence training beginning from July 27. A statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said names of the successful candidates had been placed on the agency’s website. Babafemi said those recruited for Narcotic Officers Basic Cadet training should proceed to the NDLEA Academy, in Jos for their training. He added that Narcotic Agent and Assistants would undergo their training at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) College of Peace and Disaster Management…