Month: May 2025
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has announced that 24 federal institutions across Nigeria are now benefiting from solar energy under the “Energising Education Project,” a major initiative of President Bola Tinubu’s administration aimed at transforming the nation’s educational infrastructure. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at a Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony with the vice chancellors […]
Amid mounting allegations of mismanagement in the student loan scheme, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, is scheduled to meet today with Vice-Chancellors and heads of tertiary institutions linked to the controversy. The meeting will focus on training institutional bursars and ICT officials to ensure compliance and transparency in loan disbursement. A compliance-tracking website […]
Nigerians may soon see a reduction in petrol and diesel prices as global crude oil prices continue to decline. Although the adjustment may not be immediate, oil marketers suggest that sustained low prices could lead to significant cuts at the pumps. Crude prices dropped below $60 per barrel on Monday, with Brent crude trading at […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that more than 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), out of a total of 1,955,069 candidates who participated in the nationwide assessment. This data was released on Monday as part of a detailed statistical breakdown of this year’s […]
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has decried continued resistance to the operations of his $20 billion refinery, attributing the challenges to entrenched interests profiting from Nigeria’s long-standing dependence on fuel importation. Speaking at an investor forum in Lagos, Africa’s richest man reaffirmed his commitment to seeing the 650,000 barrels-per-day Lekki-based refinery through […]
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has categorically denied accusations made by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, describing them as baseless fabrications aimed at tarnishing his reputation. In a statement issued via his verified Instagram account on Friday, Seyi Tinubu expressed astonishment at the gravity […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched an extensive investigation into suspected financial irregularities surrounding the disbursement of student loans administered through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Preliminary findings by the anti-corruption agency revealed a significant discrepancy: although the Federal Government reportedly released a total of ₦100 billion for […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have formally petitioned a United States District Court for a 90-day extension to fulfill a court-ordered release of documents connected to an alleged 1990s drug investigation involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed […]
A growing political standoff is unfolding as Nigeria awaits the imminent release of documents by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) pertaining to President Bola Tinubu’s historical associations, particularly a decades-old drug-related probe from the early 1990s in Chicago. The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday dismissed growing […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a far-reaching investigation into significant financial inconsistencies linked to the disbursement of student loans under the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This action follows serious allegations by the National Orientation Agency, which accused certain tertiary institutions, in collusion with financial institutions, of deliberately […]
