N355.9bn NELFUND loans at risk as recovery system remains untested
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund may be sitting on a potential N355.87bn recovery crisis unless it urgently strengthens its loan collection system before beneficiaries begin repayment, a higher education policy…
Dangote refinery to launch IPO on September 14
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has signed its initial public offering (IPO) documents with advisers and other parties involved in the proposed offer, ahead of its proposed opening on…
Ex-DSS DG Daura: How sycophants in Buhari’s govt betrayed him
Former Director-General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, has said the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration suffered because some people he trusted failed to justify the confidence…
Ooni hosts NBA star Jaylen Brown, names him ‘Babatunde’
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday, hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde.” Brown, a player for the…
Nigerians protest admin fees, delays at UK passport intervention centre
The federal government’s intervention to ease passport processing for Nigerians in the United Kingdom (UK) has gotten off to a rocky start, with applicants protesting alleged additional administrative fees and…
NAFDAC blames Chinese crooks for surge in counterfeited products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has linked Chinese counterfeiters now living in Nigeria to the proliferation of fake goods, worsening the production, distribution and…
INEC chair warns officials of consequences for misconduct
Prof. Joash Amupitan, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged electoral officers to discharge their duties with integrity, warning that there will be consequences for misconduct during…
Tanzania president loses husband
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lost her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. The death of Tanzania’s First…
FG to give Nigerian shipowners $25m each under vessel acquisition scheme
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has revealed that the Federal Government will provide qualified Nigerian shipowners with up to $25m each, under the Cabotage Vessel…
El-Rufai’s family gives Defence Minister 7 days to retract Kaduna killings comment
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), to provide evidence…
