STUDENT LOAN: NELFUND ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL N5OBN SUPPORT FROM EFCC
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has announced that it has received an additional N50 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to...
FG ISSUES ALERT OVER RISING LEVEL OF RIVER NIGER
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) issued an urgent public warning on Friday about rising water levels in the River Niger system. In a statement,...
NATURAL DISASTER: 13 FEARED DEAD, 4.5 MILLION AFFECTED BY BANGLADESH FLOODS
According to the disaster management and relief ministry, floods brought on by torrential rains have killed at least 13 people in Bangladesh and affected 4.5...
AKWA IBOM GOVT GRANTS STATE PARDON TO 44 INMATES
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Obot, has ordered the release of 44 prisoners, including two females, from the state's three senatorial...
NIGERIAN WOMAN SETS SELF ABLAZE OVER DIVORCE IN JIGAWA
A 40-year-old woman (name withheld) burned herself on fire in Guri Local Government Area, Jigawa, after her husband divorced her. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the state's...
NDA FIXES DATE FOR RESUMPTION OF NEW CADETS IN 76 REGULAR COMBATANT COURSE (RC)
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) announced Monday, August 26, as the resumption date for incoming cadets in the 76 Regular Combatant Course (RC). Maj. Mohammed...
KATSINA REFUTES CLAIMS OF ENCOURAGING CITIZENS TO ARM THEMSELVES
The Katsina State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Muazu, has cleared the air on what he described as misrepresentations regarding the state’s...
JUST IN: SIX FEARED DEAD AS TRUCK COLLIDES WITH VEHICLE, PEDESTRIANS IN OGUN
Six people are battling for life following an accident that occurred in the Enugada area of Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. According to an...
TINUBU APPROVES N100bn TO ENHANCE DIGITAL SWITCH-OVER
President Bola Tinubu has approved a grant of N10 billion for the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to embark on a transformative journey to achieve the...
BRITISH TECH MAGNATE, LYNCH’S BODY RECOVERED FROM YACHT, DAUGHTER MISSING
The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank this week off the...