NAF Receives Five New Helicopters to Boost Airpower
ABUJA, Nigeria -The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government steps up efforts to modernise and…
King’s College Crisis: FG Assures Staff of No Dismissals as TUC Suspends Industrial Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has assured staff of King’s College, Lagos, that no worker will be dismissed or punished over the ongoing…
WHEN PERIODS BECOME A SKIN BATTLE: Why Some Nigerian Women React to Sanitary Pads
ABUJA, Nigeria – For millions of Nigerian women, sanitary pads are an everyday part of menstruation. But for some, those few days each month…
Cancer Is Not a Death Sentence – BRICON Tells Survivors
LAGOS, Nigeria – The BRICON Foundation has urged cancer patients and survivors to embrace life beyond diagnosis, treatment and surgery, stressing the importance of…
NELFUND Disburses N1.08bn to 5,381 Nursing, Midwifery Students
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed more than N1.08 billion to support 5,381 nursing and midwifery students across 21…
FG Targets 250,000 Teachers in New Professionalisation Drive
KADUNA, Nigeria – The Federal Government is set to professionalise about 250,000 serving teachers under a new six-month programme designed to help educators without…
NECO Boss Turbaned as Maji Dadin Gidan Mangoro in Niger
NIGER, Nigeria – The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been honoured with the traditional…
FG Releases Eight-Month Academic Tools Allowance for Varsity Lecturers
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has released funds for the payment of eight months’ Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) to academic staff in…
Alausa Warns Tertiary Institutions Against Accreditation Fraud, Threatens Sanctions
ABUJA, Nigeria – Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has warned heads of tertiary institutions against manipulating accreditation exercises, saying public institution leaders…
FG Selects 16,000 Nigerians for Digital Training Academy
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has selected 16,000 Nigerians for the inaugural cohort of its Digital Training Academy (DTA), following overwhelming interest in…