The Nigeria Football Federation has successfully organized this year’s FIFA Member Associations’ Technical and Physical Instructors Course at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja with the President of Nigeria Referees Association, Hon. Sani Zubairu expressing gratitude to the NFF leadership for the robust support offered to ensure the success of the programme. “We thank God…
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos Chapter, in partnership with the United Nations, is set to unveil the 2025 United Nations World Nutrition Month on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The event will take place at the Unilag Rahman Hall at 10 am. The event will feature exhibitions of hygienic items and products, as…
The Nigeria Esports Federation is poised to revolutionize the country’s sports economy and create massive employment opportunities, according to Damilola Pedro, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the federation. Speaking at the eSports demonstration events during the 22nd National Sports Festival, Gateway Games 2024, in Abeokuta, Pedro highlighted the vast potential of eSports to drive economic…
Two top German politicians have slammed plans by US President Donald Trump to block foreigners from studying at Harvard, with one – himself an alumnus of the elite university – saying it “sends out a chilling signal” and is “research policy suicide.” “When the most important and highest performing universities are deliberately weakened, it is…
To align Nigeria with global standards in sports management and athlete performance analytics, stakeholders at the two-day Scientific Congress, held during the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024, have emphasised the need for the deployment of innovative technology. The Scientific Congress, themed “Strategies for the Development of a Viable Sports Economy in Nigeria:…
German Education Minister Karin Prien has called for a ban on private mobile phone use in primary schools, amid European debate on children’s access to smartphones and social media. “The body of research is becoming increasingly clear: excessive screen time leads to poorer academic performance, reduced social skills and mental health problems,” the conservative politician…
As part of the 22nd National Sports Festival, themed Gateway Games 2024, a landmark Scientific Congress will be held from Monday, May 19 to Tuesday, May 20, aimed at advancing sports science and enhancing athlete performance across Nigeria. Organized by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in collaboration with the National Institute for Policy and Strategic…
Amid the current enterprise focus on artificial intelligence (AI), a potentially even more transformative technology is waiting in the wings. According to Steve Inch, Global Senior Print Security Strategist & Product Management Lead at HP Inc. who said Quantum computing is coming, and it could arrive sooner than many of us think. But it will…
McKinsey & Company today released its latest Women in the Workplace report, extending its landmark research series to Kenya, Nigeria, and India for the first time. Launched at the Africa CEO Forum 2025 today—the continent’s largest private sector convening—the research sheds new light on the systemic barriers affecting women’s participation in the formal economies of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The statistical analysis of 2025 UTME result released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday gave a key highlights include: JAMB also noted that 40,247 underage candidates participated, with 467 (1.16%) achieving exceptional…
