President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday launch the highly anticipated student loan scheme. The scheme, according to the president, will put an end to industrial actions in the country’s tertiary institutions. The President Tinubu had on June 12, 2023, signed ...
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that one of its critical infrastructures, the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line, has been vandalised and a component stolen by the vandals, making the incident the fifth of such occurrence within February and ...
Read More »Awoniyi, Others Return As Super Eagles Face Ghana, Mali In Friendlies
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on Ghana’s Black Stars and Les Aigles of Mali in two top-grade friendly matches in the Moroccan city of Marrakech later this month. Both matches have been put together by NFF’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo ...
Read More »Enyeama Lists Conditions For Super Eagles Return
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has expressed his willingness to return to the national team setup in a coaching capacity if given the opportunity. Enyeama, who is considered one of Africa’s greatest ever goalkeepers, earned 101 caps for Nigeria ...
Read More »Firm Set To Unveil Locally-made Electric Vehicle April 28
Clean energy company, Egoras Technology, has announced plans to launch its highly anticipated electric vehicle (EV) on April 28, 2024, marking a significant step towards sustainable transportation solutions. The firm expressed in a statement its commitment to transitioning Africans from ...
Read More »31.5m Nigerians Projected to Face Acute Hunger By June 2024
Nigerians numbering 31.5 million are projected to face acute hunger by the June-August 2024 lean season in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Of this figures, 83, 846 are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The situation according to the ...
Read More »FG Blames 76% Undeveloped Gas Reserves For Nigeria’s Energy Deficit
The federal government has lamented that with over 76 per cent of the country’s gas reserves not developed, it will find it difficult to meet the nation’s energy demand. The government equally admitted that the country was facing a revenue ...
Read More »IWD: NEITI Decries 18% Female Workforce In Extractive Sector
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has decried that only 18 per cent of the workforce in country’s extractive industry are women. The which made case for higher level of female participation in the oil and gas sector, also ...
Read More »Food Crisis: Customs Intercepts Bags Of Grains, Onions, Pepper Enroute Benin Republic
Less than 48 hours after the Seme border command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), intercepted 400 sacks of grains on the verge of being smuggled into Benin Republic, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, of NCS announced that ...
Read More »Lagos Theatre Festival 2024: Celebrating Artistic Diversity and Cultural Vibrancy
The Lagos Theater Festival LTF 2024, held on Saturday, March 2, brought together a diverse array of theatrical performances, captivating audiences and reinforcing the festival’s commitment to providing a platform for cultural exchange and bridging the artistic landscapes between Nigerian ...
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