The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed that the Fund now receives an average of 1,800 student loan applications daily, following the impact of... Read more »
Aggrieved members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, expressed grave concerns over the heinous crime being perpetuated by insurgents with sophisticated ammunition with the aid of foreigners in Borno and other... Read more »
Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasised that Africa’s economic prosperity hinges on the continent’s ability to share data lawfully and securely. He made this assertion at the opening ceremony of the Network... Read more »
The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) is calling for the establishment of a National Housing Policy to tackle issues of rising house rent, the trend of unoccupied buildings scattered... Read more »
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has expressed concern over the failure of a majority of Nigerian states to establish functional State Drug... Read more »
The Federal Government has attributed the over 14.8 million of out-of-school children in Nigeria to factors such as poverty, insecurity, and cultural barriers, urging strong partnerships by stakeholders including development partners to... Read more »
Accounting firm, PwC, is laying off about 1,500 employees in the United States, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Monday. The workforce reduction equates to approximately two per cent of our US... Read more »
As workers across the globe commemorated International Workers’ Day, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has called on governments across the continent to prioritise peace, people-centred industrialisation,... Read more »
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has charged the newly appointed Judges of the superior courts of records to always adhere to the oath of office they took and... Read more »
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday, fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities were mixed as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision.... Read more »
A 26-year-old man named David Isaiah has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court for the murder of a commercial sex worker named Comfort James. Isaiah was... Read more »
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced a revision of the curfew hours imposed on the movement of motorcycles and tricycles within the Minna metropolis. PUNCH Online reports that Bago on April... Read more »
Nigeria has slipped to fourth place among Africa’s largest economies, according to updated 2024 GDP figures released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and highlighted by Afreximbank Research. Once regarded as the... Read more »
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Sokoto State has called on Governor Ahmed Aliyu to extend the ongoing payment of gratuities to retired local government workers, who have not received their entitlements... Read more »
Over 1.5 million out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scored below 200 in the just-concluded exam. This was revealed in the statistical analysis of... Read more »
Access Holdings has announced the appointment of Ibironke Adeyemi as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective April 15, 2025. The decision comes following the resignation of Oluseyi Kumapayi (FCA) and was approved by... Read more »
US President, Donald Trump said Sunday that the US is in talks with several countries, including China, to negotiate trade agreements. His main goal with China, he said, is to secure a... Read more »
A fire incident in the early hours of Monday razed a four-bedroom flat located at No. 1 Happiness Close, Akufo Estate, Elebu area of Ibadan. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of... Read more »
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno says he has resettled 6,000 families displaced by insurgency in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas of the state. Zulum disclosed this on Monday during a visit... Read more »
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has said he will continue to support Peter Obi if he contests the presidency in 2027. Farotimi, however, described early discussions about the 2027 elections as a... Read more »