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FIRSTBANK, ROTARY EMPOWER 102 BENEFICIARIES WITH N20M START-UP KITS
By Grace Alegba The First Bank of Nigeria Limited, with Rotary Club International, District 9110, has distributed N20 million worth start-up kits to 102 beneficiaries in...
Student loan application portal opens May 24
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced May 24 as the official date for the opening of the portal for student loan applications. The Managing Director...
FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Davido, others bag 2024 BET Awards nominations
Nigerian Afrobeat artists Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Davido, Tems, Asake, Seyi Vibes, and Lojay have all received nominations across various music categories at the 2024 BET...
Wike confers Abuja citizenship on Senegalese President, Faye
On Thursday, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), conferred honorary Abuja citizenship on the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye,...
Dangote refinery to buy 24m barrels of crude oil from US
Dangote refinery plans to buy 24 million barrels of crude from the United States over the next year as it increases processing rates. According to a report on Thursday...
Plateau Governor, Speaker coercing our lawmakers, APC alleges
The All Progressives Congress has accused Plateau State Governor Caleb Muftwang and Speaker of the State Assembly, Honourable Gabriel Dewan, of allegedly accusing APC...
Tinubu’s Govt Has Shown Transparency In Financial Dealings – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima, hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. Shettima added that Tinubu’s government has performed well in its fiscal...
We’ll never change our position on Rivers ‘ex-assembly men’
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed that nothing will make it change its position on the vacation of seats by former members of the...
UNICEF pledges to reach 350 million children, women by 2030
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), under its Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) ambition, has declared that it is committed to reaching at least 350 million children and...
UNICEF pledges to reach 350 million children, women by 2030
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), under its Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) ambition, has declared that it is committed to reaching at least 350 million children and...
Jandor, Koshoedo, Mogaji, others eulogise Dapo Sarumi at 80
Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State in the 2023 election, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor; former chairman of the...
Osun APC prepared to receive Dotun Babayemi on Friday — Party chairman
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) announced on Thursday that the party’s leadership had made every necessary arrangement to welcome Prince...
Ataoja of Osogbo was only invited, not detained by Police — OPU President
The President of Osogbo Progressives Union (OPU), Justice Kunle Adeigbe (rtd), has debunked the purported arrest of the Ataoja Of Osogbo – the capital city of Osun...
FG, States, LGs share N1.208trn April 2024 revenue
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), on Thursday, shared a total sum of N1,208.081 billion April 2024 federation account revenue to the Federal...
Personnel shortage, cost, others barriers to cancer treatment
On Thursday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, listed lack of infrastructure, inadequate personnel, late diagnosis, and high cost of...
Algerian man found alive in cellar after 26 years
An Algerian man, Omar bin Omran, has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar after going missing about 26 years ago. Omran disappeared from Djelfa, in Algeria,...
Tinubu Writes Reps’, Seeks Approval To Refund N24bn To Nasarawa, Kebbi For Airport Takeover
Bola Ahmed Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday asked the House of Representatives to grant concurrent approval to the Federal Government for the refund of N24...
Delta monarchs hail Gov Oborevwori’s first year in office
The monarchs lauded Gov Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration’s developmental strides in one year, in a three-point communique. Rising from a meeting in Asaba, the...
Akwa Ibom PDP targets 6.9 million members
Akwa Ibom State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it is targeting 6.9 million members before the next general elections in 2027 even though it has...
“Nobody Has Monopoly For Violence, You’ll Pay If You Hurt Anyone”
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has issued warning to some politicians, reportedly sponsoring violence in the state. The Governor vowed that anyone who...
