NELFUND reduced tertiary education dropout rate by 20% in 2025 — Sawyerr
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, says the student loan scheme helped reduce the tertiary education dropout rate by 20 percent in 2025. Sawyerr…
Senator Buba rejects banditry claims, takes case to Niger Republic
Senator Shehu Buba, representing Bauchi South, has denied allegations linking him to banditry, describing viral videos and claims against him as fabricated and part of a campaign to damage his…
Police nab 10 alleged vandals targeting armoured cables, solar streetlight
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations across Abuja. The suspects were arrested in Kubwa, Wuye and around the National Mosque area…
Nigeria helps former Sierra Leone President Koroma return home
Nigeria has facilitated the safe and dignified return of former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Koroma to Freetown after more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. Minister of Foreign…
‘It’s a facade’ — Donald Duke questions Nigeria’s democracy
Former Cross River State governor and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate, Donald Duke, has said Nigerians were better off in 1999 than they are today, arguing that the country…
Baba-Ahmed: We nearly stopped Tinubu’s 2023 inauguration
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has claimed that he and others nearly prevented President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration following the 2023 presidential election. Baba-Ahmed said there was a…
Atiku: Trump backs my plan to restore fuel subsidy
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has claimed that United States President Donald Trump supports his proposal to restore fuel subsidy in Nigeria. Atiku,…
Military declares ‘Gentle The Yahoo’ wanted, offers ₦30m reward
The Nigerian military, through the Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, has declared Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, popularly known as “Gentle The Yahoo,” wanted and offered a N30 million…
‘How dare you?’ — Baba-Ahmed blasts El-Rufai over interception claim
Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, has questioned why former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai would publicly disclose an alleged interception involving him. Dr Baba-Ahmed described the disclosure…
Herbal tea dealer behind Saudi-bound cocaine shipment arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a convicted cocaine trafficker who allegedly disguised himself as a herbal tea businessman while masterminding illicit drug shipments, including a 1.2kg…