Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, said that the federal government has disbursed over N80 billion to Nigerian institutions towards the students’ loans. Sawyer revealed this at a two-day Renewed Hope Student Leaders Engagement, organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement in partnership with the Rivers State Government, at the University of Port Harcourt, yesterday. He stated that the fund has received over 745,000 applications, while over 400,000 have benefitted. He emphasised that the fund is very keen with transparency to build trust for the government and ensure…
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LAGOS The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has released reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, for school candidates, following the discovery of grading discrepancies that significantly affected candidates’ performance statistics. In a press briefing on Friday, at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos Dangut, admitted to a serious error in the marking of serialised papers, which led to a misrepresentation of candidates’ performance. “With deep sorrow and regret, I, on behalf of the Registrar to Council, Management and Staff of WAEC Nigeria, apologise for the discrepancies discovered…
Fuji music legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologised over the incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on August 5, 2025. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, the singer expressed regret over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried on the day contained only water, not alcohol as alleged in some reports. “The incident that occurred at the local wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was, to say the least, unfortunate. “Unknown to many, I suffer from chronic dehydration, and my doctor strongly advised that I…
ABUJA The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has cautioned its members against endorsing President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. This comes after some PDP chieftains and stakeholders publicly backed Tinubu’s re-election bid, as the party describes their action as anti-party and contrary to the opposition’s constitution. In a statement on Friday, the party’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said, “Of serious concern is the persistent public media outbursts against our party by some prominent members whose actions and utterances, including their public declaration of support and willingness to work for the victory of the All Progressives Congress…
ABUJA The leadership crisis in the opposition African Democratic Congress ADC took a bizarre twist on Friday, following allegations by some state chairmen of the party that their signatures were forged in the bid by some elements to take over the party. The state chairmen had accompanied ADC’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, to Channels Television, where they featured on its evening programme, Politics Today. Speaking on the programme, Kachikwu alleged that there were plans by the North to scuttle the 8-year tenure of a Southern presidency. He said the design is to support former President Goodluck…
The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial district, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly called YAYI, has been described as the preferred choice of all progressive forces ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election in the state. Making the assertion on Thursday at Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state, an APC Chieftain, Olootu Bolaji Adeniji, said Senator Adeola has become the rallying point for those seeking a better ogun state. Adeniji observed that the gravitas of politics has shifted in the direction of Ogun West senatorial district and YAYI is the fulcrum of that paradigm shift and it appears already,…
Three standout African stars have earned their place among the world’s elite as they made the 30-man shortlist for the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or, football’s most prestigious individual honour. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, and Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy have all been recognised for their outstanding performances in the 2024/25 season. Guinea international Serhou Guirassy had a sensational season following his move to Borussia Dortmund. In the UEFA Champions League, he made history by scoring 10 goals—more than any other Dortmund player in a single campaign. His league form was equally explosive, with a memorable four-goal haul against Union Berlin…
The presidency, yesterday, acknowledged that the country was passing through difficult times, but said it was not insensitive to the challenges the citizens were experiencing. It said the President Bola Tinubu government was making a conscious effort to address the country’s economic problems and improve the lives of citizens. Mentioning existing collaborations between the federal and state governments to alleviate the hardship in the land, the presidency also highlighted steps being taken to address food insecurity in the country. Presidential spokesperson, Mr Sunday Dare, made the assertions in a long statement titled, “Critique Requires Fact-driven Narratives: A Response To Daily…
ABUJA The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), have condemned the continued arrest and harassment of civil rights activist Omoyele Sowore, describing it as a threat to democracy and a blatant abuse of power. In a statement on Thursday, NLC President Joe Ajaero decried Sowore’s repeated arrests as a violation of constitutional rights and democratic principles. “We strongly condemn the frequent arrest and long spells in detention of Sowore. If he has offended the law, due legal processes should be followed—not harassment. Freedom of speech and association are inalienable rights guaranteed by the Constitution,”…
Prominent Rivers indigenes including former governor, Celestine Omehia, and former national chairman of the People Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, have written to President Bola Tinubu to express their reservations over the proposed conduct of local government elections in the state. The stakeholders under the aegis of ‘Major Stakeholders’ called on the president to lift the state of emergency imposed on the state and reinstate the suspended Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the State House of Assembly. They warned that if the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, as currently constituted under the leadership of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete (rtd), proceeds with the local…