Abuja: The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of April 2025 upkeep payments to eligible student beneficiaries across the country. Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications in NELFUND, disclosed thi…
Abuja: Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) has condemned a proposed bill that seeks to criminalise non-participation in national and state elections. The Nigeria-based human rights organisation described the move in a bill before the National Assembly as u…
Abuja: The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched a campaign against human trafficking and violence in secondary schools in Delta. The Commander of NAPTIP Benin Zonal Command, Mr. Sam Offiah, inaugurated th…
Abuja: The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has announced that the top three winners of the Hack4Livestock Hackathon programme will be awarded N10 million. The announcement was made during the four-day event…
Abuja: Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, Mrs. Folashade Ayoade, has called on government at all levels to give women more opportunities to contribute to national development. Ayoade made the call while speaking with newsmen in Abuja.
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Edo: The new Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo Command, Mitchell Ofoyeju, has vowed to take a hard stance against drug barons and cannabis cultivators operating in the state. Ofoyeju, who was redeployed from the Tinc…
Kano: The Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA) has issued a stern warning to dealers, urging them to refrain from adulterating farm inputs or face legal consequences. Rabiu Bichi, the Managing Director of HJRBDA, made this annou…
Lagos: Africa’s richest man and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed commitment to empowering Nigerian engineers and building local capacity through large-scale industrial projects. Dangote gave the assurance while receiving a delegation…