Senate okays life sentence for convicted child defilers
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a bill prescribing life imprisonment for anyone convicted of sexually defiling a minor, in…
Ivory Coast jails 32 people for protesting ahead of presidential vote
Just four days before tense presidential elections, an Ivory Coast court on Tuesday sentenced 32 people to three years in…
Tragedy as 31 die, 17 hospitalised in Niger fuel tanker explosion
At least 31 people have been confirmed dead and 17 others others hospitalised after a petrol tanker conveying Premium Motor…
NELFUND opens student loan portal for 2025/2026 academic session
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the official opening of its student loan application portal for the 2025/2026…
JUST IN: Many feared dead, injured as tanker explodes in Niger
No fewer than 30 people have reportedly lost their lives, while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in…
Banks’ Funding Failure: The Shocking Rot In Nigeria’s Intervention Programmes
BY BLAISE UDUNZE For over a decade, the Nigerian government and its financial institutions have launched a flurry of intervention…
Gunmen kidnap ‘73 residents’ in fresh Zamfara attack
At least 73 persons have reportedly been abducted following an attack on Buzugu and Rayau villages in Bukkuyum Local Government…
FRSC introduces contactless driver’s licence system
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has unveiled a contactless biometric capture system for the issuance of driver’s licences, marking…
JUST IN: Resolve ASUU crisis in four weeks, else… – NLC tells FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to conclude all negotiations with tertiary…
Nnamdi Kanu: Arrests, teargas, gridlock as police battle protesters in Abuja
Aloy Ajimakor, one of the lawyers to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra,IPOB was arrested on…