SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

FG PARTNERS WITH PRINCE ARTHUR EZE(OZOIGBONDU) TO DRIVE INNOVATION. (PHOTO).


 Federal Government partners with Prince Arthur Eze(Ozoigbondu) to drive innovation


The Federal Government has intensified efforts to position science, technology and innovation  at the heart of Nigeria’s economic transformation, as the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, hosted prominent industrialist and global business figure, Prince Arthur Eze, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.


Dr. Udeh stressed that collaboration with respected business and political leaders remains critical to shaping forward-looking policies and mobilising national support for impactful innovation initiatives.


He also reiterated the Ministry’s readiness to partner with Chief Technology Officers across sectors to strengthen interlinkages within Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem.


Prince Eze,  who is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Oranto Petroleum, commended the Minister’s  dedication to duty and reform-oriented vision, describing the Ministry’s approach as aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.


He reaffirmed his commitment to economic empowerment and pledged continued support for initiatives that promote technological advancement, youth empowerment and national cohesion through innovation and industrial growth.


The Ministry, under Dr. Udeh’s leadership, said it will sustain engagement with visionary business and political leaders whose experience, influence and investment capacity can help translate research and innovation into tangible socio-economic outcomes.


Discussions at the meeting focused on leveraging innovation, indigenous capacity and emerging technologies to fast-track industrialisation, expand job creation and strengthen Nigeria’s competitiveness in the global knowledge economy.

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