07 Mar, 2026
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Student loan: FG sets up committee to standardise fee payment

The Federal Government has announced the creation of a high-level committee to streamline and standardise fee payment processes across the country’s tertiary institutions. This is a bid to improve the financial operations between Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday […]

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UTME: Psychologists urge action after Lagos student suicide

Following the death of a 19-year-old girl in Lagos who reportedly took her life after receiving her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results on Monday, mental health professionals are calling for a more comprehensive approach to supporting students under examination pressure. Identified by neighbours as Timilehin, the late teenager was described as quiet, humble, and full […]

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Lagos to introduce monthly rent payment system 

The state Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, disclosed this on Tuesday during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second year in office. Akinderu-Fatai said the planned policy is a continuation of the state’s drive to make housing more accessible and affordable. He recalled the government’s earlier rent-to-own scheme, which allows beneficiaries […]

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PDP on path to resurgence — Utaan

A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Utaan Terhide Conrad, has declared that the party is on a sure path to resurgence following recent developments within its leadership. Utaan made this known in a personally signed statement issued on Wednesday, in which he praised the PDP’s renewed commitment to unity, stability, and […]

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Osun LG Tussle: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment on APC’s Application to Relist

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has adjourned its ruling on the application brought by the APC to relist the Appeal involving the sacked chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after hearing arguments from both the APC, OSSIEC and Action People’s Party (APP) legal representatives. The sacked chairmen had earlier approached […]