BREAKING: NELFUND postpones student loan application for state-owned institutions
The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Tuesday announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loan for state institutions due” to low data submissions,” a statement by the agency said in Abuja. The Fund said the…
Tinubu Appoints Tunji Bello FCCPC Boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, pending Senate confirmation. Mr. Bello, a renowned journalist, previously served as the Chairman of the Editorial…
Kano Court Adjourns Govt Case Against Ado Bayero, Others Over Emirate Tussle To July 2
The Kano State High Court has adjourned hearing on the state government’s motion to restrain Aminu Ado Bayero and four others from presenting themselves as Emirs. The adjournment was ordered by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu. The case was adjourned to…
Kano chief magistrate suspended for ‘transferring money from petitioner’s frozen bank account’
The Kano state Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Talatu Makama, a chief magistrate, indefinitely. She was suspended for allegedly ordering the transfer of funds from a frozen bank account into her personal account. According to a statement issued…
Shettima loses mother-in-law
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lost his mother-in-law, Maryam Albishir. Albishir, 69, passed away “in Kano on Sunday evening after a prolonged illness,” a statement signed by the VP’s spokesperson, Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, read Monday morning.The statement is titled, ‘VP…
Alia denies plan to shut Ortom’s companies in Benue
A group known as ‘Defenders of Democracy’ has raised the alarm about plans by the administration of Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia of Benue State to cripple the investment of his predecessor, Samuel Ortom, in the state. The President of the…
50 Reps write Tinubu, plead for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
About 50 members of the House of Representatives spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of the Concerned Federal Lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South-East, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke…
FG to punish supervisors approving salaries for japa workers
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be…
Ekiti begins free surgery outreach
The Ekiti State Government says is it offering free surgeries to residents across the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the free surgical mission was part of concerted efforts…
How I escaped death during Akwa Ibom church collapse – Deputy governor
The Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, at the weekend, narrated how she narrowly escaped being killed seven years ago when Reigners Bible Internal Bible Church in Uyo collapsed. The church collapsed on December 10, 2016 during…