Today, March 14, 2024, the long awaited Tinubu-led government initiated Student Loan Scheme was scheduled for Presidential launch, given the wide publicity it attracted. But barely 48 hours to the mush advertised inauguration the government shifted the date indefinitely. It was not the first time. Since January this year the launch has been postponed more…
Médecins San Frontières also known as Doctors Without Boarders, decries the humanitarian crisis in the North-West of Nigeria, where 854 children died in their facility The organization released a statement affirming that the crisis needs swift attendance and laments on the lack of recognition while stating that these crises emanated from malnutrition and impact of…
John Nwokocha The widespread public outcry that greeted the unmasking of a humongous corruption in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation may have cooled, but the pertinent questions are still being asked by concerned Nigerians, as the dust raised in the wake has yet to settle. Prominent among the questions are: What…
Again, the Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme. But this time, indefinitely, citing it was due to some corrections that were being made around the launch. Hopes were raised over the public launch of the Student Loan Scheme when on Sunday the President’s media aide, Anjuri Ngelale declared categorically…
Access Holdings Plc (the Holdco) has announced that Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is returning as its Non-Executive Chairman. This decision was made after the untimely passing of the previous Group Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe. The announcement was made in a press release signed by Mr. Sunday Ekwochi, the company secretary, and titled “Access Holdings Plc Announces…
Cancer patients across the country may soon heave a sigh of relief as the House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to provide funding for the establishment of free cancer treatment centres across the country. This followed the adoption of a motion on matter of urgent importance on “The Need for free…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that no ransom should be paid to kidnappers no matter the amount of pressure. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known during the post-Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at Aso Rock on Wednesday. The Minister noted that government is working round the clock to make sure…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Wednesday, said the company has deactivated 6,465 illegal refineries. In the same vein, the GMD, exposed issues around the intractable crude oil theft, accusing everyone to be involved. “It is obvious that crude oil theft is almost an end-to-end issue…
Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern about the high cost of living in Nigeria, stating that many Nigerians are now using most of their income solely on food, with other family expenses left to one’s imagination. According to Obi’s statements on his X platform on Wednesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund’s…
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