By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has introduced new guidelines linking upkeep loan disbursements exclusively to the active academic session of each institution, ensuring stricter oversight and transparency. In a statement released to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NELFUND’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi,...
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By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North (APC-Delta), has called for stringent punishment for those orchestrating staged kidnappings, emphasizing the need to deter such deceptive acts. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, Nwoko condemned the rising trend of fabricated abductions, describing them as a...
Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), the leading organization for professional actors in Nigeria’s film industry, widely known as Nollywood, has formed the AGN Asset Retrieval Committee. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Dr. Emeka Rollas, the National President of AGN, introduced the three-member committee...
The whereabouts of President Joseph Boakai after making a u-turn on his initial decision to attend the on-going Expo Japan 2025 is said to be causing unease in Monrovia, the Liberian capital. According to a report by Liberia’s Independent Probe News, the Executive Mansion had days ago, announced President...
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, called on African nations to embrace reforms and stability to position themselves as credible destinations for investment. Mahama made the call at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), when he co-chaired the second plenary session on “Economy:...
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) yesterday presented an Award of Excellence to the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) Ronald Adams, even as it commended Shell for supporting Nigerian content development in the energy industry. The award which was handed over by...
Anambra State Government has terminated the employment of eight operatives from the Agunechemba security outfit following their assault on a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. The announcement was made by Ken Emeakayi, Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, during a briefing at the agency’s...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has kicked off a major water supply network expansion project in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, aimed at improving access to clean water. Speaking at the project’s inauguration on Wednesday, Wike assured residents that the initiative, backed by President Bola Tinubu, would be...
Oluwakayikunmi Ajibade, popularly known as Kayikunmi, a recently evicted housemate from Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10, has shared how his relationship with fellow housemate Isabella shaped his experience in the house. In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, the 25-year-old from Ekiti...
Kano State Government has announced plans to grant amnesty to 718 repentant youths involved in political thuggery as part of its “Safe Corridor” program, aimed at curbing youth restiveness and rehabilitating offenders. The initiative was launched on Wednesday at the Police Command headquarters in Kano, with the state’s Commissioner...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has called on the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to reconsider its plan to increase salaries for political officeholders in Nigeria. In a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, CUPP Secretary Chief Peter Ameh emphasized the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has announced an ambitious goal of securing $1 billion in trade and investment for Nigeria through its participation in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. Leading a high-level Nigerian delegation, Tinubu emphasized that the visit is...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has highlighted vandalism of critical power infrastructure as a primary driver of frequent national grid failures, disrupting electricity supply nationwide. During a community outreach program in Umelu, Benin, Edo State, Charles Iwuamadi, TCN’s General Manager for the Benin Region, emphasized the severe impact of...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) could lead to approximately 39 million deaths by 2050 if urgent measures are not implemented. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, Dr. Tochi Okwor, NCDC’s Head...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) to the rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs). However, it declined promotions for 176 retired officers and three others presumed deceased. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja,...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested 18-year old Ikediekpere Obodoagu for the alleged kidnapping and murder of his five-year-old second cousin, Wisdom Obodoagu. The suspect’s accomplice, 24-year-old security guard Sunday Michael, was also detained, according to a statement released on Wednesday by police spokesperson...
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on Nigerians to embrace traditional medicine, hailing it as a time-tested and highly effective healthcare system. Speaking in Abeokuta on Wednesday during an event organized by the Ogun State Government and traditionalists to celebrate the 2025 Isese Festival, observed annually on August...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has apprehended 23-year-old Kingsley Chinamezu for the gruesome killing of his 44-year-old girlfriend, Miss Confidence Sunny, in Etche Local Government Area. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, announced the arrest in a statement released in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. She...
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has provided $1.1 million (approximately N1.69 billion) to aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Ugochi Daniels, IOM’s Deputy Director-General, presented the donation during a condolence visit to Makurdi on Wednesday, specifying that the funds would support IDPs in Yelewata and Naka. Daniels...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening the government security apparatus and ongoing economic...