I have come across a sickening and outright disingenuous attempt by the opposition in Osun state, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to misrepresent what Governor Ademola Adeleke said when he received the management team of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in his office on Tuesday. The APC, in its usual mischievous manner, tried to present…
The move is coming about a month after the President said a bill on a new minimum wage would be sent to the National Assembly for passage. President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discussions on a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour…
A two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Musiliudeen Akinremi, popularly known as Jagaban, is dead. Although details of his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the lawmaker was said to have died on Wednesday at the age of 51. One of…
Tinubu offers ex-INEC Chairman, Jega appointment President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, as Co-Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms. President Tinubu announced this in Abuja at the inauguration of the committee, which will address the obstacles to agricultural productivity and…
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku, has stated that only three out of 22 airports under its management are profitable and contribute largely to the growth of the aviation sector. Kuku, who was a guest on the Channels TV morning show on Tuesday, said that 19 of the nation’s…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August…
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Wednesday said 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions have been onboarded to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data completeness. “With this…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has received an award of excellence from the Nigeria Education Loans Fund (NELFUND) for propelling achievement of first position by Osun state in the nationwide enrolment of beneficiary states by NELFUND. Presenting the award to the Osun State Governor on Tuesday at Osogbo, the Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyer said…
The Taraba State Government has suspended seven school principals over alleged involvement in sabotaging Governor Kefas’s free education polici Their offences range from collecting WAEC and NECO fees to asking students to pay for examination numbers before sitting for exams. This follows a series of investigations and in some instances, they were caught in the…
The bill had failed in the constitution amendment process of the 9th assembly when It was voted against by parliament. A constitutional amendment bill to improve women’s representation in parliament through the introduction of special seats, has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The lawmakers were on Tuesday divided on the bill. While…
