UK GRANTS CHEVENING AND COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS TO 85 NIGERIANS FOR 2025
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Eighty-five Nigerians have been conferred with the esteemed Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships by the Government of the United Kingdom to undertake various...
JUST IN: AGAIN, IMMIGRATION HIKES PASSPORT FEES TO N100,000, N200,000
By: Sefiu Ajape The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced another upward adjustment in the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective September 1, 2025....
TARABA VARSITY ASUU TELLS FG: GIVE US OUR ENTITLEMENTS, NOT LOANS
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), branch of the Federal University Wukari (FUW), has demanded the prompt disbursement of their accrued...
VIDEO: LIBYAN POLICE ARREST TWO NIGERIANS OVER SERIES OF ROBBERIES IN TRIPOLI
By: Sefiu Ajape Police authorities in Tripoli, Libya, have apprehended two Nigerians accused of carrying out a string of robberies across the city. The suspects,...
UBEC BOSS VISITS NIGERIA’S OLDEST PRIMARY SCHOOL, PROMISES INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba, has reiterated the Federal Government’s dedication to enhancing inclusive and equitable...
ACCESS HOLDINGS APPOINTS INNOCENT IKE AS GROUP CEO, HONOURS BOLAJI AGBEDE’S LEADERSHIP AS ACTING HEAD
By: Sefiu Ajape Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Innocent Ike as its substantive Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective August 29,...
NUPRC REPORTS OIL PRODUCTION INCREASE TO 1.7M BARRELS PER DAY
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Nigeria's oil production has reached a new six-month peak, averaging 1.71 million barrels per day in July 2025, as reported by the...
FRENCH JOURNALIST ‘ISOLATED’ IN ALGERIAN PRISON AMID PARIS-ALGIERS TENSIONS
A prominent French sports journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria at the end of June is in “fighting mood” but feels “isolated”,...
SOUTH AFRICAN COURT UPHOLDS 18-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR NIGERIAN IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday, affirmed the conviction and 18-year incarceration sentence of Nigerian national, Chinedu Justice...
AMORIM APOLOGISES AFTER GRIMSBY DUMP MAN UNITED OUT OF LEAGUE CUP
Ruben Amorim apologised to Manchester United fans after a humiliating League Cup defeat to fourth-tier Grimsby Town on Wednesday. United had fought back from 2-0...