Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has confirmed the disbursements of over N785 million to tertiary institutions in Ogun State, for the 2024/2025 academic session. According to the Fund, the milestone was recorded in the State following its recent sensitisation programme held at the Crownbirth Event Centre, Ijebu-Ife. Director, Strategic...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the North faces prolonged stagnation and worsening insecurity unless its leaders urgently rebuild unity and embrace a clear, development-driven vision for the region. Speaking at the 25th anniversary dinner of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna on Friday, Atiku said...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has celebrated the achievements of his administration in the technology and innovation sector as he inaugurated a digital economy advisory council to strengthen the ongoing tech revolution in the state. Mr Kola Aina, a venture capitalist is to serve as chairman. Other members of...
Contrary to reports that the Ekiti governorship primary election was postponed due to logistics issues by a PDP faction loyal to the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied that the such correspondence did not emanate from the office of the Secretary to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Senator Solomon Ewuga, describing him as a committed patriot, and prominent stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) whose contributions to nation-building will remain indelible. The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the...
Human-rights activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has raised alarm over an alleged covert transfer of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to a correctional facility in Sokoto State. Sowore made the claim on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, warning that the...
Leadership of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has disclosed the vision of the commission which revolves round enhancement of development of the region. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, the Chairman of the Commission, Mr.Tsenyil Cyril reiterated that the commission was interested...
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, November 21, 2025, adjourned a forensic inspection of Exhibit I in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged $4.5 billion fraud to January 5 and 8,...
Nasarawa State Police Command has debunked report circulating across social media platforms and some news outlets alleging that kidnappers invaded St. Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in Doma Local Government Area, and abducted two pupils. Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement on Friday that...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have dealt another blow to Boko Haram elements after storming suspected terrorist hideouts in the Bula Daloye cluster of Borno State, killing several fighters and recovering a cache of weapons and explosives. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the raid was launched around...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday admitted in evidence three video clips supplied by the Department of State Services (DSS) to puncture claims of duress by five suspected masterminds of the 2011 bombing of the United Nations complex in Abuja facing trial. The presiding judge, Justice...
Notable Think Tank , the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has established a link between the steady increase in Nigeria’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) and the decline in inflation in the country for the seventh consecutive month.This according to the policy group is because the PMI reflects the...
Following the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stay back in Nigeria and attend to security concerns in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent the President at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa @g20org. Senior Special Assistant to the President on...
Niger State government has begun investigating why the principal of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Agwara, flouted its security directive that, in view of security concerns, all boarding schools in the northern senatorial district of the state remain shut. The probe was launched few hours after gunmen stormed the school...
Nigerian music star Falz (aka Bop Daddy) has publicly condemned President Bola Tinubu, holding him responsible for the recent surge in kidnappings and attacks across the country. On his verified X handle @falzthebadguy, the rapper did not hold back: > “YOU HAVE FAILED WOEFULLY @officialPBAT TENDER YOUR RESIGNATION NOW!” “OVER...
Managing Director of Ecobasic Seed, Brighton Karume, represented by the company’s Commercial Manager, Moses Atewogboye, has urged Nigerian farmers to embrace hybrid seedlings in line with global best practices in food production. Speaking at a Brown Demo Field Demonstration in Zaria, Atewogboye said the event was organised to demonstrate...
Plateau State Government has announced the deployment of a technology-driven public transport upgrade under the Tincity Metro 2.0 scheme, introducing virtual ticketing, mobile payments and real-time bus tracking for commuters in Jos and surrounding areas. The Group Managing Director of Plateau Express Services Ltd., Samuel Gwott, confirmed the development...
Barely six months after 10 Thai sailors and their ship were convicted and fined $4.3million for bringing 32.9kg cocaine into Nigeria, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have again intercepted another commodity laden vessel- MV Nord Bosporus marked 9760110 from the port of Santos in Brazil...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan explained that being a member of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) is a key reason he hasn’t returned to active partisan politics in Nigeria lately. Jonathan gave this explanation in Abuja, while speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan...
A major Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operation in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State has claimed the life of Babangida, a feared bandits’ sub-commander and one of the closest aides of notorious kingpin Dogo Gideh. Security sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Babangida succumbed to...