The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has been a game-changer for students across the country, providing much-needed financial assistance to those struggling to pay tuition fees and living expenses. Unveiled on April 3, 2024, by President Bola Tinubu GCFR, the programme aims to support the educational systems in Nigeria...
By YAKUBU HARUNA DAUDA
Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, has officially commenced its direct flight service from Abuja to London Heathrow Airport, marking a significant leap forward for the nation’s aviation industry. The inaugural flight departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Sunday, October 26, 2025, and is expected to land at London...
2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) continued with thrilling action on Matchday 9, producing standout performances and a few surprises across different centres. Abia Warriors FC maintained their strong form with a 2-0 victory over Barau FC, while Warri Wolves FC also secured a comfortable 2-0 win against Bayelsa...
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has revealed that Chinese firms have committed over $1.3 billion to lithium processing projects across the country, underscoring growing international confidence in Nigeria’s mining reforms. Alake made this known while addressing participants at the 2025 China Mining Conference in Tianjin,...
Nigeria witnessed cryptocurrency transactions worth over $50 billion between July 2023 and June 2024, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC Director-General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, expressing concern that despite the massive flow of funds through digital assets, only a...
Despite an abundant harvest this season, farmers across Nasarawa, Niger, and Kogi States are lamenting the steep drop in food prices, which they say has left them struggling to recover from high production costs. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, several farmers revealed...
The PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship has concluded its latest training programme with the induction of new fellows in Ilorin, Kwara State, despite facing severe security challenges that tested the organisation’s resilience and commitment to youth empowerment. The event, held at the PRNigeria Centre, was overshadowed by the kidnapping of...
A devastating boat accident in Nafada town, Gombe State, left five teenagers dead on Saturday, plunging the community into mourning. The victims were identified as Najib Ibrahim (18), Hauwa’u Dogal (15), Ummati Baraya (16), Umaira Gidado (16), and Amina Jaliya (15). Governor Inuwa Yahaya expressed profound grief over the...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has vowed to sack incompetent contractors because no contractor paid any bribe to anyone to secure a project under his watch. This is contained in a statement by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Sunday in Benin. According to Itua...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised 10 terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition and equipment in fresh encounters along the Gamboru–Dikwa–Marte axis of Borno. This is contained in a statement by the Media Information Officer, OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, on Sunday. Uba said the operation followed an earlier...
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has highlighted the strides his administration has made in strengthening institutions and boosting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the state over the past two years. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina, the governor explained that his government established...
Lawmakers from the South-East under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have issued a strong warning to the party leadership, vowing to shun the upcoming national convention if the position of National Woman Leader is taken away from their zone. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Rep....
Africa’s biggest oil refinery, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, is gearing up for a monumental upgrade that will nearly double its daily production capacity — from 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) to a staggering 1.4 million BPD within the next three years. When the expansion is complete, the facility will...
A total of 70 parcels of cocaine factory packed in walls of cocoa butter formula body cream containers heading to London, United Kingdom have been uncovered at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives in the early hours of Sunday 26th October raided Proxy Night club at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos where a drug party was going on. Over 100 suspects including the owner of the club Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu alias Pretty...
Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has paid glowing tribute to General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd.), who officially bowed out as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on Saturday, marking the end of what the Forum described as an “illustrious and exceptional military career.” In a statement signed by its spokesman, Luka...
Christians Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria (CEFN) has officially adopted a new name, Christians Evangelical Fellowship of Nations, as part of its broader mission to expand its reach beyond Nigeria’s borders. The announcement came on Thursday, during the second day of the Fellowship’s National Conference, where the General Overseer, Rev....
A leading civic group has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, to publicly account for several billions of naira and foreign currency allegedly missing from the corporation’s accounts, as revealed in the recently published 2022 Annual...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr. Joash Amupitan, to urgently investigate allegations that Anambra State Governor, Mr. Chukwuma Soludo, promised financial rewards to voters in exchange for their support ahead of the state’s November election. In...