KWARA, Nigeria – Staff of the College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi, in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, staged a protest on Wednesday, accusing the government of abandoning the institution after six years without Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) support. The protesters, carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs at the college entrance, lamented that…
KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government has launched a survey to identify communities hardest hit by malnutrition across its 34 local government areas. Acting Governor, Faruq Lawal Jobe, represented by Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Tanimu Dutsinma, launched the exercise in Katsina on Tuesday. Jobe said the survey would assess malnutrition among…
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) has reviewed the progress of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and NPHCDA Gateway for the first and second quarters of 2025. The meeting, held at KSCHMA headquarters, gathered top officials to assess achievements, address challenges, and enhance service delivery. Chaired by SPHCMB…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has returned ₦5 million to its owner after the money was discovered during an enforcement operation at Aba’s Tenant Road drug market in Abia State. The cash, found during the raid, was counted before security personnel and confirmed to belong to…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The European Union (EU) has launched a new initiative with Nigeria to combat terrorism fuelled by emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and encrypted platforms. The partnership, unveiled during a high-level workshop in Abuja on Wednesday under the EU-funded CT TECH+ programme, was developed in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has dismissed an online report alleging that it is recruiting new staff, describing the claim as false and fraudulent. In a statement signed by Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Wednesday, the Council urged the public to disregard the publication, calling it the…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Tuesday confirmed that all passengers aboard a Kaduna-bound train were safe after it derailed between Kubwa and Asham stations on the Abuja–Kaduna corridor. In a statement issued in Abuja, NRC Managing Director, Mr Kayode Opeifa, said the train derailed at kilometre 49 around 11:09 a.m., damaging…
ABUJA, Nigeria – A new report by SBM Intelligence has exposed Nigeria’s deepening kidnapping crisis, revealing that criminals collected an estimated N2.56 billion (£1.4 million) in ransom payments between July 2024 and June 2025—a 144 per cent increase from the previous year. The findings, released on Tuesday, showed that 4,722 people were abducted in 997…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released comprehensive guidelines to streamline the administration of the Student Loan Scheme across public tertiary institutions nationwide. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, and signed by Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the Fund said the framework was designed to guarantee transparency…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Digital Portal, an initiative aimed at modernising teacher management and repositioning the profession for the 21st century. The portal, unveiled on Monday in Abuja in partnership with FCDO-PLANE Nigeria, was described as “a defining moment” by Minister of State for…
