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The Nigerian Education loan fund NEL FUND, has announced May 24th as official date for the opening of portal for student loan applications. The managing director of NEL FUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyer, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the fund’s media and public relations lead, Nasir Ayitogo. Sawyer […]
Are we on the verge of a historic end of footballing chapter in this 2023/2024 season of Europe’s top 5 leagues… England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France. Like the Arsenal’s invincible team of exactly 20 years ago in England, this season could be yet another one to behold for one of the most unlikely teams […]
As Nigerian workers commemorate the 2024 May Day today, Wednesday, organized labour has expressed concern about the rising food prices and fuel scarcity in the country, saying the current situation threatens workers’ survival. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders, in an interview lamented the harsh economic situation which had been compounded […]
A man identified as Azeez, on Friday reportedly jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge in Lagos State after allegedly being accused of stealing bags of cement. A man was allegedly chasing the deceased, which led to him jumping inside the lagoon. A police source, who pleaded anonymity said that the director of Lagos State […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has concluded plans to release the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is scheduled to hold a press briefing in Abuja today, Monday regarding the release of the results and related matters, as indicated in a notice circulated to journalists in the […]
MRS Oil Plc has slashed the price of Automotive Gas Oil popularly known as diesel to N1,050 per litre across its outlets nationwide. The slash in price from as high as N1,700 in some filling stations last month was said to be in response to the recent decision of Dangote Petroleum Refinery to further slash […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday ordered aggrieved party members and proxies in Benue State who have individually gone to court over the leadership crisis in the state to withdraw their cases or risk facing disciplinary action. The warning is coming on the heel of an alleged cold war between the camp of the […]
As the National Minimum Wage Committee meets next week, organised Labour is insisting that the implementation of the new wage must start next month, Okechukwu Nnodim, Gift Habib, and Abdulrahman Zakqriyau write The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Thursday, said the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers would begin in April this year and that the Tripartite Committee on […]
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ayodeji Alomoge, to death by hanging for killing a man who was having an affair with his wife. Alomoge, who was tried on a count bordering on murder, according to the charge, had “on 21st of June, 2022, at Ikere Ekiti, murdered […]
He made the assertion when he received a delegation of NIHITE, at his office on Wednesday in Abuja. He further stated that contractors inundate the country with substandard materials since they are not subjected to testing. Duna said the agency saddled with the responsibility of conducting technical research on suitable building and road construction design […]
