JUST IN: Only Those From Federal Institutions Can Access Student Loan Immediately – FG
Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed that the maximum of 1.2 million students across federal tertiary institutions will access the students loan in the fist…
Minimum wage: FG ‘apologizes’ to Labour, as negotiations resume Tuesday
The Organised Labour has agreed to attend the negotiation meeting of Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage slated for Tuesday, May 21, after an apology by the federal government. Etim Okon, vice president of the Trade…
No Nigerian court can try me for terrorism – Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that he cannot be tried in any Nigerian court for terrorism-related offenses. Citing the country’s constitution and international laws, Kanu said…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leader in Gaza for war crimes. According to BBC, Karim Khan said there…
Ekiti Monarch-elect docked for certificate forgery
The Oba-Elect of Araromi-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of the State, Babalola Adebomi on Monday was arraigned at Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital for certificate forgery. According to the…
Primary school pupil bags N21m scholarship for scoring 100%
A young mathematics prodigy, Ugwoezuonu Ogechi Zara, has reportedly been awarded a N21 million scholarship after scoring a perfect score of 100% in the primary category of the National Mathematics Competition organised by…
‘Bring Husband Home’, Ooni Tells 30-Year-Old Daughter
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has urged his daughter, Princess Adeola Ogunwusi, to present a man suitable for marriage. The monarch said this while felicitating with his daughter on the occasion…
JUST IN: Court refuses Nnamdi Kanu’s fresh request for bail, relocation from DSS custody
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed two applications by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In one of the applications, Kanu sought to be granted bail. He also…
Ex-President Jonathan wades into Fubara/Wike feud
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, to end their political rift for the growth and…
Earthquake hits Iran after president’s fatal helicopter crash
An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted Malayer, Hamedan province, in western Iran on Monday. According to the Seismological Centre of the Geophysics Institute of the University of Tehran, the earthquake…
Days to election, South African court bars former President Zuma from contesting
The South African apex court has barred former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament seat days before the country’s election. Mr Zuma was disqualified for the May 29 election based on his 15-month jail…
UK calls out Nigerian government over unpaid £8.4 million embassy ground rent since 2003
The UK Transport for London (TfL) has asked the Nigerian government —included in a list of “stubborn minority” debtors— to pay up its embassy congestion charge, which now stands at £8.4 million and has been unpaid for…
FG gets 52% in tax for every N1 we make as profit – Aliko Dangote
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said that the Federal Government takes 52% tax on every N1 his company earns in profit in the country, highlighting the challenges of entrepreneurship in Africa. The business…
Iran declares five-day mourning over President Raisi’s death
Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has announced five days of mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash. Khamenei, in an official statement on Monday, a day after the death of…
Banex Plaza Shut As Soldiers’ Operation Enters Day 3
Banex Plaza, an electronics and telecommunications gadget market in Abuja, is still under lock and key, Daily Trust can report. Our correspondent who visited the market on Monday morning found soldiers across…
Tinubu’s Reward System Sparks Reactions Amongst APC Loyalists
Few days to a year anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government, the reward system implemented by All Progressives Congress (APC), has sparked…
‘We have nothing to do with it’: Israel on Iran President Raisi’s chopper crash
Israel on Monday denied involvement in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash that also killed several official of his entourage. "It wasn't us,"…
Obidients mobilize, form harmonization committee ahead of 2027 elections
In a move aimed at consolidating their gains and positioning themselves for a stronger showing in the 2027 presidential elections, supporters of the former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, also known as the Obidient movement,…
Iran holds emergency meeting after President Raisi’s killing in copter crash
The Iranian government held an emergency meeting on Monday after President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead today. Mr Raisi…
CBN faces tough choices on interest rate, inflation, others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) faces a dilemma: to continue the increase in benchmark interest rate or to hold on and continue to monitor the economic responses to its policy initiatives. The choice to hold…
Olakulehin cleared to become Olubadan
Olubadan-designate Oba Owolabi Olakulehin’s nomination is awaiting Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s approval, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Commissioner Segun Olayiwola said yesterday. He disclosed that…
Tinubu likely to get ministers’ performance record this week
Deliverables based on Administration’s eight priority areas are criteria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to receive the scorecard of members of his cabinet this…
Stanbic IBTC gets approval for N550b capital raising
Shareholders of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc have approved plans by the holding company to raise a total of N550 billion in new debt and equity capital, as the company seeks to meet the new minimum capital…