NELFUND, NOA Moves Against Institutions Abusing Students’ Loan Program

EducationNewsNigeriaNELFUND, NOA Moves Against Institutions Abusing Students’ Loan Program

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 17, 2025

Recent investigations into the disbursement of the Federal Government Student Loan Fund uncovered several unethical practices by some institutions of higher learning. The National Orientation Agency (NOA) report revealed that beneficiary institutions of higher learning and banks are conspiring to short-change the students; Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director General of NOA, announced this finding after meeting with Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFUND. A publication signed by Paul Odenyi,...

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FG Declares Public Holidays for Easter Celebrations

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Declares Public Holidays for Easter Celebrations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared Friday, 18th April, and Monday, 21st April, 2025, as public holidays to mark the upcoming Easter celebrations. This announcement, made via a press statement issued on Tuesday, allows citizens a four-day break encompassing the Good Friday and Easter Monday observances. The press statement, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, relayed the government’s decision. It quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr....

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Plateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPlateau Governor Announces New Security Measures After Deadly Attacks

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has addressed the people of the state following deadly attacks in the Zikwe Village of Bassa Local Government Area and Bokkos, which have claimed over 50 lives in the past one week. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, 16 April, Mutfwang condemned the brutal attacks, describing them as “calculated, persistent, and painful,” but assured residents that Plateau remains “unbroken.” Mutfwang commended the swift response of emergency responders and security agencies,...

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Reps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Invites Rivers State Sole Administrator for Interactive Session

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight has officially invited Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, to appear before it for an interactive session. The session will occur on Thursday, 17 April 2025, at 4:00 P.M. at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The invitation follows the Committee’s inaugural meeting on Wednesday, 16 April 2025, after the formal inauguration of the Committee by the Speaker of the...

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Social Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSocial Media Is a Terrorist Group — Sultan of Sokoto

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 16, 2025

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has likened social media to a terrorist organisation, urging Nigerian security agencies to treat it as such. Speaking at a closed-door meeting of Northern traditional rulers in Maiduguri, the monarch claimed social media platforms spread harmful falsehoods and must be “dealt with” by authorities. “Somebody can sit in their home and formulate stories, and you will consider that it is true,” he said. “Social media is a...

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‘Return Home To Address National Issues’ – Obi Writes Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPolitics‘Return Home To Address National Issues’ – Obi Writes Tinubu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 16, 2025

Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has written to President Bola Tinubu, charging him to suspend his retreat in France and return home to address pressing national issues. Obi wrote through his X, formerly Twitter handle on Wednesday, stressing that the President cannot be resting peacefully in Paris while Nigeria burns. The former Anambra State Governor wrote, “I’m compelled at this time in our lives as...

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Tinubu Should Declare State Of Emergency On His Disastrous Presidency – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Should Declare State Of Emergency On His Disastrous Presidency – Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 16, 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu should declare a state of emergency on his disastrous presidency, stressing that Nigeria is in a full-blown state of emergency. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, in a press statement on Wednesday said, “On April 2, 2025, President Bola Tinubu flew out to France. Had this absurd announcement come just a day earlier, Nigerians would have dismissed...

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Kogi Govt Strategise To Raise N1Bn Revenue From Signage By 2026

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKogi Govt Strategise To Raise N1Bn Revenue From Signage By 2026

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 16, 2025

To boost the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and reduce dependence on federal allocations, the Kogi State Government has strategised to raise one billion naira in revenue from signage and advertisement by 2026. Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications stated this on Wednesday during a management meeting with heads of agencies under the ministry in Lokoja. The Commissioner described the appointment of Mr. Richard Osaseyi as the General Manager of...

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Need for New Opposition in Anambra as PDP, APC and LP Falter

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsNeed for New Opposition in Anambra as PDP, APC and LP Falter

PilotnewsApril 15, 2025

“Labour Party, regrettably has not grown beyond the spontaneity of its 2023 outing.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As of today, Anambra State has been unfortunate with credible opposition political parties and this is a longstanding problem that has become inimical to competitive politics in the State. The People’s Democratic Party – PDP, in Anambra State, for instance, has almost gone into extinction; a former ruling political party in the state whose ticket was synonymous with election victory...

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Police Inspector, Others Arrested Over Assault In Adamawa

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Inspector, Others Arrested Over Assault In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 15, 2025

Inspector Ibrahim Usman attached to Divisional Police Headquarters, Jimeta have been arrested along with Papa Andema and Lele Audu members of a vigilante group for alleged assault and unprofessional behaviour. The Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer PPRO, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje in a statement said they were arrested on 14/4/2025 for conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner and incivility to members of the public. The statement said: “the arrest was made in response...

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