Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Don Onyenji, has said it is not true that the state government threatened to ban traditional worship. Onyenji made the statement at a stakeholders meeting organised in partnership with ASHOKA Africa, a non-profit organsation and social change agent, in Awka...
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), said it has so far disbursed N116.184bn as at Jan 1st, 2025 for upkeep of students across 176, 252 beneficiary institutions in the country. The Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyer, said this on Thursday in Abuja, when he appeared before the National Assembly...
The Nigerian Army has denied the allegation by one of its wounded soldiers, Lance Cpl. Itodo David, that he had been abandoned at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (NARHK) Kaduna. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the rebuttal in a statement on Thursday in Abuja....
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has announced plans to establish a Compliance Department by February. Cardoso made the announcement on Thursday during the launch of 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook Report, titled: “Stabilisation in Transition: Rethinking Reform Strategies for 2025 and Beyond” by the...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has painted a positive picture of the nation’s economic outlook for 2025. with the potential to achieve a 5.5 per cent GDP growth rate. NESG, however, pointed out that this positive outlook was only possible provided the current reforms are sustained. The projection...
The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Thursday disassociated itself from the industrial action being planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to protest telecoms tariff hike. The President, NATCOMS, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the protest was uncalled for,...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Senate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has approved the appointment of three of the university’s retirees as Emeritus Professors. They are Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, Prof. Olu Obafemi, and Prof. Musbau Akanji. The University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, announced this...
Bruno Fernandes marked his 50th Europa League appearance on Thursday with a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United snatched a 2-1 win over Rangers. The win moves United closer to the round of 16. After Cyriel Dessers levelled in the 88th minute, Fernandes popped up with a crucial strike that...
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min scored in each half to earn his side a 3-2 victory at Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday. The win strengthened Tottenham’s chances of finishing in the top eight of the league, as they sit fourth with 14 points ahead of the final...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is still awaiting a request from the Senate for the conduct of by-election in Anambra South Senatorial District to replace Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, Dr Elizabeth Agu, said this at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised by...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has expanded its manpower with the graduation of 616 new constables of the 55th intake in Plateau State. The event, held on Thursday at the police training ground in Jos, inducted 504 male and 112 female constables into service....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The newly appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and Commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj.-Gen. Eyitayo Oyinlola, has vowed to end the persistent violence in Plateau State, declaring that communities must no longer live in fear. Oyinlola, who...
Embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and his successor Usman Ododo visited the Abuja residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Thursday. The appearance of the three politicians who belong to different parties has set tongues wagging online since Wike’s media aide...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu led administration is not about party but about changing the lives of Nigerians. Wike stated this while inaugurating the five-kilometre dualised Kuje township road, from Tipper Garage Junction to LEA Secretariat, in Kuje...
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday fixed till Feb. 19 to hear a preliminary objection filed by Martins Otse also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), challenging a defamation suit against him. A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, filed the defamatory...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect and other similar groups in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central regions of the country. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the ex-parte originating summons filed by...
NUC approves establishment of 2nd Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science and Technology in Oferekpe
NUC approves establishment of 2nd Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science and Technology in Oferekpe
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Ebonyi State University of ICT, Science and Technology, Oferekpe. Presenting a letter of recognition of the new university to Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State on Thursday, Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu,...
A General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has said Nigeria faces critical health challenges that demand immediate and sustained action to bridge funding gaps amid global aid shrinking. Akintade said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, while reacting to the withdrawal...
Ekiti State Government has denied the establishment of a Sharia Court or an Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel in the State. In a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Dayo Apata SAN, also said...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday destroyed substandard and falsified goods estimated at N1,367 billion in Abuja. Speaking during the destruction exercise, the NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said that the exercise was part of the agency’s routine operations across all the...