By Stellamaris The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it has paid out N375.28 billion to students since its loan portal went live in May 2024. The figure comes from the fund’s Student Loan Disbursement Status Report, which it published on its official X account on Monday. The numbers show how far the programme has…
By Stellamaris | Anambra The Managing Director of Davidola Farms, Segun Alabi, has said Nigeria loses between 45 and 50 per cent of its agricultural produce every year to post-harvest losses, largely because of inadequate storage infrastructure and processing facilities. Alabi said on Monday that Nigeria can make greater economic gains from agriculture by investing…
By Stellamaris The Presidency and a former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, have faulted the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, over his claim that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stopped him from greeting members of the national Under-17 women’s team, the Flamingos. The reactions followed Obi’s account of the incident…
By Stellamaris | Anambra The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a bid by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to compel the counsel to the Department of State Services (DSS), to testify in his ongoing trial over alleged cyberbullying. Sowore is accused of calling President Bola Tinubu a…
By Stellamaris | Anambra Government offices in Osun State were shut on Monday as workers began a three-day strike directed by the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gates to the Osun Government Secretariat and the state House of Assembly in Osogbo were locked,…
By Stellamaris | Anambra The Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that the initial public offering (IPO) of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery failed to reach its target of attracting 10 million investors. Speaking in Lagos at the 25th annual conference of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), Dangote said…
By Stellamaris | Anambra State The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has become the first public relations institute in the world to win the Global Public Relations Association of the Year Award in two consecutive years. The institute won the 2026 edition of the award after also taking the honour last year. The President…
President Bola Tinubu has criticised former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, questioning his leadership capacity and ability to manage Nigeria’s challenges ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Tinubu made the remarks during a reception organised in his honour in Akwa Ibom State, where he was campaigning for the 2027 election. Taking aim at Obi’s record…
Ten passengers travelling along the Ijebu-Ode–Ibadan Road in Ogun State have been kidnapped by armed men, who are demanding N25 million for their release. Among the victims is a recently discharged member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), while another corps member reportedly escaped during the attack. The passengers were travelling in a commercial…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has advised consumers to check product certification marks before buying goods to avoid purchasing substandard or counterfeit products. The organisation also announced that it had published a list of products certified under its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) on its official website to help consumers identify approved locally manufactured…