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.
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.
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.
Shame in the Nigerian house of Representatives as Lawmakers engage in a free-for-all fight.
The Adamawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday announced the arrest of four drug suspects.
No fewer than 12 states will participate in the Olympic Day celebration to be marked nationwide on July 3, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has said.
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.
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.
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.
The Federal Government has earmarked N970 million for the rehabilitation of Kaura-namoda water works in Zamfara State.
Nigerian football enthusiasts on Wednesday expressed great expectations on Thursday’s 2010 World Cup Group Two game between the Super Eagles and Greece in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Retired Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, the Chairman of the ICPC, said on Wednesday that the war against corruption must succeed for the country to tackle poverty.
The Nigeria Football Supporters' Club is grooming trumpeters to join in cheering the Super Eagles to victory in their match against Greece in Bloemfontein on June 17.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup has started and it is supposed to be a great boost to Africa, it's an African World cup.
The Plateau Police Command said on Wednesday in Jos that it had been fair to all in the implementation of the state government's ban on commercial motorcyclists.