The Federal Government has opened the application portal for the newly launched ₦50 million Student Venture Capital Fund, a flagship initiative designed to turn student-driven ideas into commercially viable, high-impact ventures. The scheme offers equity-free grants of up to ₦50 million to students with innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medical Sciences (STEMM). In […]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has strongly condemned what he described as a deliberate campaign of misinformation aimed at portraying the state as unsafe. Fubara reaffirmed that the state remains peaceful and fully open for business, tourism, and major events. Fubara stated this on Sunday night at the grand finale of the Python Golf Club’s […]
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has revealed that the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025, is expected to be signed into law this week by President Bola Tinubu. Tijani disclosed this yesterday at a public hearing jointly convened by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on ICT and […]
The Presidency is planning to restructure asset ownership in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited amid concerns over what it called its low oil production. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, made this known on Monday at the ongoing Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists Conference in Lagos. Verheijen outlined a bold […]
Over 24 million adults, aged between 20 and 79, are living with diabetes in Africa, and the number is projected to increase to 60 million by 2050, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). About 12 million, representing half of the number, remain undiagnosed, silently facing escalating risks of severe complications, disability and premature death. […]
The Presidency has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to tackling insecurity and promoting peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, describing him as a leader determined to end terrorism and rebuild national unity. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Sunday Dare, stated this in a post shared on X on Tuesday, commending Tinubu’s focus on […]
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed support for the Federal Government’s 15 per cent import tariff on petrol and diesel. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General of NECA, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said the move will strengthen the Naira and attract investment. Oyerinde said the policy is a welcome step toward protecting local […]
The Nigerian Army, 6 Division, has arrested 14 suspected oil thieves and seized more than 20,000 litres of stolen petroleum products during a coordinated offensive across the Niger Delta. This was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday, November 11, by the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Jonah Danjuma. […]
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has approved an increase in monthly allowances for members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in the state, raising the payment “from ₦4,000 to as much as ₦50,000.” The new allowance structure provides a ₦20,000 base allowance for all corps members serving in Abia. Plus this ₦20,000, those […]
Wary of the continued warning by the United States (U.S.) to undertake a swift bombardment of terrorist enclaves in the country, some foreign herders have begun to leave Nigerian territorial boundaries with their herd of cattle. Checks by The Guardian revealed that in Gurin, a border town in the Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa […]
