The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it received a N2 million refund from a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former beneficiary of the defunct Federal Government Student Loan Scheme in the 1970s, Adegboyega Awomolo. The Fund in a statement on Friday, September 6, said Awomolo, who benefitted from...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has handed over 53 recovered vehicles and $180,300 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, on behalf of the victims of financial crimes in Canada. Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the anti-graft agency handed over the recovered assets to the representatives of RCMP...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his commitment to replicate China’s infrastructure success in Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Friday, September 6, said the president disclosed this while addressing members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation...
Actress Bimbo Ademoye recently had a sweet moment with her dad, and she made sure to let her future husband know he has “big shoes to fill.” This came after her father surprised her with five gallons of fuel during Nigeria’s fuel scarcity crisis. On Friday, Bimbo took to...
The executive governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has approved a work-from-home arrangement for civil servants in the state in a bid to further cushion the effect of the current economic situation on workers. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Mr....
The Federal Government says there are no age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC). Speaking in Abuja on Friday, September 6, the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, said the government only restricted the age for sitting for the...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has explained why he’s prioritizing corruption prevention over prosecuting and jailing corrupt individuals. Speaking at an event in Abuja, he said: “Upon my assumption of office, I made it known to Nigerians that one of...
Police operatives in Bayelsa State have arrested a 24-year-old man, Godgift Bai, alleged to be behind the circulation of a viral ‘private’ video of a young girl on social media platforms. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Musa Mohammed, in a statement on Friday, September 6, said the suspect was arrested...
The Nigerian government has cautioned Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of petrol, saying it has sufficient product in the country. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday. Mr Lokpobiri explained that President Bola...
Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in the United States for their role in a s+xtortion scheme that tragically claimed the life of 17-year-old Jordan DeMay from Michigan. The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten...
You don’t need an NYSC certificate to become a minister in Nigeria,” says lawyer in reaction to a recent interview with the Minister of Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa October 9, 2024
Actress Funke Akindele Shares a Message About Using Words Kindly October 9, 2024
Nigerians are getting poorer — NLC asks FG to reverse petrol price hike, October 9, 2024
Fuel is now N1,065 per litre, and some people still think I’m the problem in this country,” says Bobrisky October 9, 2024
Nigerians react with shock as NNPC increases Petrol Price to N998 per Litre October 9, 2024
Nigerians to Pay More for Number Plates and Driver’s Licenses Starting Nov 1 October 9, 2024
Pregnancy Saga: “I invested three years of my life in our relationship, and it’s disheartening that you reduced it to a mere transaction. After eight years, it’s sad to see that nothing has changed,” Businesswoman Uju Stella responds to Burna Boy October 9, 2024
Shippers Celebrate as 2024 BBN Housemates, Shaun and Wanni, Enjoy a Hangout Together October 9, 2024
Fuel Price Increase: Skit Maker Shank Comics Expresses Outrage After Spending N75,000 to Fill His Tank October 9, 2024
A UK-based Nigerian man, who was called out by his ‘ex-girlfriend’ for refusing to repay the over £7,000 loan she gave him for his visa and school fees, breaks his silence October 9, 2024
