Tag: NIGERIA
Nigeria retain 52nd position in latest FIFA rankings
Nigeria retained her previous 52nd position in the world and seventh in Africa in the March FIFA/Coca Cola World rankings released on Thursday.
Nigeria had 609...
World Happiness Report: Nigeria ranks 91, 5th in Africa
Nigeria has been ranked the 91 happiest nations of the world, and fifth in Africa in the 2018 World Happiness Report.
News Agency of Nigeria...
FIFA U20 Women’s Cup: Germany jittery of ‘robust’ Falconets
Germany coach, Maren Meinert, has picked the Falconets as their major threat in the forthcoming FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in France.
Thursday's draw pitted...
UN recognises Aba women’s riot on World Women’s Day
The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution in the defence of...
Obasanjo is the father of modern-day Nigeria – David Mark
Immediate past Senate President, David Mark, has named former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who clocked 81 officially on Monday, as the father of modern-day Nigeria.
In...
Football is more than a religion in Nigeria, FIFA president says
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has described Nigeria as a country with unquantifiable passion and love for football, and where football is more than a...
World Bank approves $486 m credit to Nigerian power grid work
World Bank has approved a 486 million dollars credit facility to Nigeria for electricity grid improvements, the lender said on Friday.
“The investments under the...
U-23 Team: Coach promises to make Nigeria proud at Tokyo 2020...
Salisu Yusuf, Coach of U-23 national football team also known as Olympic Team on Thursday promised to make Nigeria proud at the Tokyo 2020...
Super Falcons depart for Cote d’Ivoire, say winning WAFU Women’s Cup...
The Nigerian senior national women football team, the Super Falcons, on Monday departed Abuja for Cote d’Ivoire, venue of the maiden West African Football...
Team Nigeria wins 21 medals, leading Africa Wrestling Championships
Team Nigeria has won a total of 21 medals, leading the medal table at the ongoing Africa Wrestling Championships holding at the Alfred Diete-Spiff...