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NELFUND Faces ₦16bn Monthly Upkeep Bill as Loan Recoveries Remain Zero
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has disclosed that it is yet to recover any student loans from beneficiaries, despite the scheme’s monthly upkeep obligation rising to about ₦16bn. NELFUND…
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Timipre Sylva Dumps APC, Says Politics Is Not Fair
Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning the ideals upon which…
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US Conducts Airstrikes on Iranian Rocket Launchers in Strait of Hormuz
The United States announced on Sunday that it had conducted airstrikes against Iranian rocket launchers located on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such military action against Iran…
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NBA: Kunle Kalejaye SAN Urges Badejo-Okusanya To Unite Divided Bar
By Sunday Ameh The newly inaugurated 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has been urged to prioritise reconciliation, institutional reform and professional welfare as she begins…
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NiMet Predicts Three Days of Rain, Thunderstorms Across Nigeria
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast varying weather conditions, including sunshine, cloudiness, thunderstorms and rainfall across different parts of Nigeria between Monday and Wednesday. The forecast was contained in…
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NUPRC Registers 172 Host Community Trusts, Enforces 3% Oil Levy
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has registered 172 Host Communities Development Trusts established by oil and gas companies under the Petroleum Industry Act. The development comes as the…
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How Nigeria Records $947m Diaspora Remittance Inflow In July — CBN
By Opeyemi Adelakun Nigeria recorded $947 million in diaspora remittance inflows through International Money Transfer Operators in July 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. The apex bank described the figure…
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Tinubu Drags South Africa To AU Over Xenophobic Attacks Against Nigerians
By Paul Joseph President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the African Union (AU) to take urgent action over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South…
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Japa: FG Plans 20,000 Annual Medical Admissions, Six Simulation Centres
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Federal Government has announced plans to expand medical education in Nigeria by increasing annual admissions into medical schools to 20,000 within the next three years. The government also…
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Our Candidates Are Missing – NDC Accuses INEC Of Replacing Party Candidates With ‘Unknown Names’
By Paul Joseph The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of allegedly removing candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections and replacing them…
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Medical Experts Urge FG To Declare National Emergency on Viral Hepatitis
ABUJA – The Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN) has issued an urgent plea to the Federal Government, calling for the declaration of a national emergency on viral hepatitis. This…
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Google Maps Renames Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for US Users Following Trump Decree
Google has redesignated Lake Ontario as “Lake America” on maps viewed by US users, following an announcement by President Donald Trump that he was renaming the body of water. The move has…