By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian StudentLoan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its student loan application portal following a surge in nationwide interest. This is contained in a statement issued by the Fund’s Director, Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, in Abuja on Monday Oluwatuyi quoted the Managing Director/Chief ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman LOTUS Bank, in strategic partnership with Heckerbella, has unveiled the Smart ID Project at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The Managing Director of LOTUS Bank, Dr Isiaka Ajani-Lawal said ”the initiative brings in a new identification system that combines campus ID and secure debit card featuresContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus AMNI International Petroleum Development Company says the mobilisation of a drilling rig to the Okoro Field offshore Akwa Ibom underscores the growing role of indigenous operators in stabilising Nigeria’s crude oil production and strengthening long-term energy security. The company’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Dr Tunde Afolabi, saidContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya No fewer than 40,000 maize and soybean farmers in Niger, are expected to receive advanced farming techniques under a climate-smart agriculture project. Mr Isaac Eni, Project Coordinator of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) disclosed this during a Training of Trainers for Extension Agents and selected Community-Based AdvisorsContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) and Ogidi Studios have called on Nigeria’s creative industry to spearhead a shift in early childhood development norms. The organisations made the call at a news conference to unveil the ‘Creative Industries Coalition for Early Childhood Development’,Continue Reading
The Iranian Red Crescent said on Monday that the death toll from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran since Saturday has risen to 555. The joint attacks targeted 131 residential areas across Iran, it added in a statement cited by the Fars News Agency. The statement confirmed that the attacksContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head, Transparency International Nigeria, has described Nigeria’s democracy as work in progress. Rafsanjani stated this at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja. According to Rafsanjani, achievingContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu A civil society organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has expressed worries over the preparedness of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2027 general elections. The Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Rafsanjani, expressed the worries while featuring in the NewsContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a CSO, Auwal Rafsanjani, says without EFCC and ICPC in the fight against corruption, impunity would have reigned supreme in Nigeria. Rafsanjani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that the fight againstContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of CISLAC and Head, Transparency International, Nigeria, has cautioned Nigerians against the demarketing of the country abroad. Rafsanjani, while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series in Abuja on Sunday, urged Nigerians to distinguish between criticism ofContinue Reading
