By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it extends the application deadline for the 2025/2026 academic session from Jan. 31 to Feb. 27. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by the Fund’s Director, Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. OluwatuyiContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to host and support the 2026 National Public Relations Week (NPRW). Sani made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja during an event organised for theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) have sought partnership with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), on data protection compliance, capacity building, and professional training. The President and Chairman-in-Council of NIEEE, Felix Adegboye,made this known when he led a delegation of the Institue on aContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has appealed to the media to ensure responsible and positive reporting that promotes peace, development, and national unity during the upcoming FCT Area Council elections. The National Chairman, PCRC, Alhaji Mogaji Olaniyi, disclosed this during an interactive meeting on security andContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated a revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) to conserve and address biodiversity challenges in the country. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, said this at the inauguration of the revised NBSAP committee in Abuja. “This inaugural meeting thereforeContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, has called for deeper inter-agency cooperation and stronger African-led storytelling to counter decades of distorted global narratives about the continent. Ali spoke during a high-level panel titled “Giving a Voice to Territories: theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Mohammed Ali, says growing cooperation among African news agencies under the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) will help project a more balanced and authentic image of the continent to the world. Ali stated this whileContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Prof. Youns Bjijou, Deputy Director of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Science and Health, Morocco, asserts that health sovereignty is no longer a technical aspiration but a political and social necessity for Africa’s stability, cohesion, and dignity. Bjijou made this assertion in his keynote address at theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The 9th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) opened on Wednesday in Marrakech, Morocco, with a call for African media to take centre stage in promoting territorial inclusion and spatial justice. Declaring the assembly open, FAAPA President and Director-General of the MaghrebContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Ladies’ Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN) will host its inaugural kitty to usher in its President and the 2025–2027 executive council on Feb. 14 in Abuja. The event will hold at the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Golf Club, NAF Base, Airport Road, marking the official commencement ofContinue Reading
