Nigeria loses to India in tennis at Commonwealth games.
Nigeria on Monday won its first medal of Commonwealth Games in Australia. Team Nigeria was defeated by India in the men’s table tennis final to win Silver medal. The Indian team dispatched Nigeria 3-0 to secure gold.
Nigeria Assumes Chairmanship of AU Security and Peace Council
Nigeria, Sunday, assumed the one month rotational Chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC). The Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, takes over from Ambassador Zackariaou Maiga, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger, who held the Chairmanship for the month of March, 2018. Crucial in Nigeria’s Chairmanship […]
Nigeria’s oil production grew in February.
Nigeria’s crude oil production grew to a total of 1.732 million barrels per day in February, data obtained from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report, MOMR for March disclosed. The country’s output grew to 1.732 million bpd in February, compared to 1,641million bpd reported in January. Once output reaches […]
NNPC, Enugu Govt Partner to Restore Enugu Depot
…As Gov Ugwunyi Pledges to Rally S’ East Govs to Secure Aba-Enugu Pipeline The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Enugu State Government have pledged to work together to revamp the strategic Enugu Depot towards meeting the petroleum products demand of the entire South-East region and beyond. This was made known when the Group […]
Nigeria one of the worst countries to give birth – Bill Gates
Bill Gates, world second richest man, on Thursday declared that Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places to give birth. The Chairman of Bill and Melinda Foundation, said Nigeria has the fourth worst maternal mortality rate in the world behind Sierra Leone, Central African Republic and Chad. He spoke at the Expanded National Economic […]
Poland Deploy 3-4-2-1 Formation Vs Nigeria: Lewandowski, Ex-Arsenal GK, West Brom & Hull City Stars Start
TPCN understands that Poland coach Adam Nawalka has already decided his starting line-up that will face Nigeria at the Municipal Stadium on Friday night, barring any unforeseen developments. Based on their two workouts at the old Śląsk Wrocław stadium, Oporowska street, Nawalka has opted to deploy an unpopular 3-4-2-1 formation against the Super Eagles. This […]
Low Contribution of Cotton Garments to GDP Leaves Stakeholders worried.
The sharp decease in the contribution of Cotton Textile and Garment (CTG) sector to national economy has been faulted by stakeholders describing the trend as dangerous. The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Industry, Abubakar Husaini Moriki, who spoke at the 16th African Cotton association (ACA) held in Abuja, said that recent indicator showed that […]
Omechiri Odum Onu Celebrated in Port-Harcourt
One of the popular churches in Port-Harcourt, The Rest place CGMi, celebrated their Eastern Nigerian Sunday yesterday. They called it African Praise Igbo Sunday. TPCN was there live to celebrate Jesus with them, they called God so many names and also celebrated Him in all the Igbo dialects, the one name they kept calling God […]
Things You Know If You Grew Up In A Nigerian Household
If you grew up in Nigeria or your parents are Nigerians, you should relate to this, maybe not all, but certainly more than 50%. 1. “Put it on my head!” especially when you are asked to bring something. 2. You will learn how to cook, by force, by fire. 3. The punishments. Ahh, good old […]
US Secretary Of State To Visit Nigeria Next Week
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Africa next week, the State Department said on Thursday, in his first visit to the continent since President Donald Trump entered office. Tillerson will travel to “N’Djamena, Chad; Djibouti, Djibouti; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya; and Abuja, Nigeria,” between March 6 and 13, department spokesperson […]
Nigeria sues Jp Morgan over Malabu deal.
Nigeria is suing JP Morgan Chase for more than $875million over the transfer of cash used to buy an oilfield in 2011, a news report said. JP Morgan said the allegations made in the claim are “unsubstantiated and without merit”, Reuters reported. The case relates to Shell and Eni’s purchase of offshore block OPL 245 […]
European Union passes resolution on Nigeria; asks Buhari to curtail violence.
The European Union on Wednesday passed a strong worded resolution on Nigeria. In the resolution, the European parliament decried the daily violence that have left many dead and thousands other displaced in different parts of the country, thereby threatening the unity of Nigeria. The Union, in its resolutions, specifically mentioned Omoku in Rivers State, where […]