NELFUND extends student loan portal deadline amid Surge in applications
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has approved an extension of its Student Loan Application Portal following a significant increase in awareness and nationwide demand generated by its ongoing sensitisation…
FG moves to bridge theory-practice gap in universities with TETFund intervention
The Federal Government has taken a step towards repositioning engineering and technology education with the inauguration of a Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee for a special high-impact intervention project.…
Dr Aliyu Audu- Shrinking Electoral Choice and the Fragility of Democracy
Democracy rarely collapses in a single dramatic moment. It erodes gradually through procedures, precedents, and the quiet narrowing of political space. The most dangerous threats are not always tanks in…
Security operatives raid, search El-Rufai’s house in Kaduna
The Abuja residence of Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, was searched on Thursday by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. The…
33 dead in Kebbi bandits’ attack- Police
The Police Command in Kebbi has confirmed that 33 people were killed in an attack on Bui District in Arewa Local Government Area following a deadly armed cattle-rustling incident. The…
Nigeria missed opportunity for genuine electoral reform- CSOs slam Tinubu
A coalition of civil society organisations on Thursday, criticised what it described as hasty passage and assent to the Electoral Amendment Act 2026. According to the coalition, the country just…
Bandits kill teacher, wife in fresh attack on Gwer West settlement in Benue
Suspected armed bandits have launched an attack on Asase Ugbede settlement in Naka, the administrative centre of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving two persons dead. An…
Naira will strengthen to ₦1,100/$ in 2026- Dangote predicts
The Chairman of the Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has forecasted that the Nigerian naira would appreciate to N1,100 per dollar in the current year(2026). Dangote said…
Nigeria enters global academic trust network as NgREN secures eduGAIN membership
Nigerian higher education institutions have recorded a significant milestone in global digital trust identity infrastructure with the admission of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) into the Education Global…
37 feared dead in Plateau as toxic gas rocks illegal mining site
At least 37 miners are feared dead after a suspected toxic gas exposure at a mining site in Company Zurak, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. This has sparked…