LAGOS, Nigeria – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against investing in Gvest Global and its associated entities, branding them illegal operators in the capital market. Gvest Global is owned by Stephen Akintayo, who has faced repeated controversies over his business dealings, but continues to market his investment programmes to potential clients. In…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has secured a $238 million loan facility from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to expand its national power grid, following high-level engagements led by President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan. In a statement…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has unveiled plans to scale up the Homegrown School Feeding Programme to reach at least 20 million children nationwide by 2026. Vice President, Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Friday at the National Policy Forum on the Institutionalisation and Implementation of the Renewed Hope School Feeding Programme in Abuja. Represented…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria remains among the countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden worldwide, and experts say stigma may be fuelling the crisis despite the disease being curable. The 2023/2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), released Thursday, reveals that 54% of unmarried women and 48% of unmarried men would not marry a TB…
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the launch of a Personal Income Tax Calculator, designed to help Nigerians understand how the new tax reforms affect their earnings compared to the current system. In a statement released late Thursday night, the President assured citizens that the reforms, which will take effect from January…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has outlined key reasons why some student loan applications may be rejected, assuring that all eligible applicants will still have access once issues are resolved. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday night, NELFUND clarified that loan rejections can occur at three stages of the…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has urged Nigerians to treat combat training as a basic life skill, stressing its importance in today’s unpredictable security environment. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, General Musa compared the necessity of unarmed combat skills to swimming or driving. “Security awareness must be…
IMO, Nigeria – Over 11,000 residents of Imo State have benefited from free healthcare services provided by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), including 846 surgical procedures and over 11,200 consultations. The large-scale outreach, conducted in Mbaise and surrounding areas throughout August, also distributed 1,300 eyeglasses, walking aids, and crutches to residents. The initiative was carried…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical World Nigeria has raised alarm over varicocele, a condition affecting about 15% of men that can cause infertility and chronic discomfort. In an update shared on Friday, the group described varicocele as enlarged veins in the scrotum, often compared to a “bag of worms.” The condition, typically occurring on the left…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Global Fund has urged African governments to strengthen Public Financial Management (PFM) systems to safeguard progress against infectious diseases. Speaking at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), the Fund, alongside the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) and Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), stressed the need for…
