Student loan scheme to commence with federal tertiary institutions—NELFUND
May 20, 2024 The Managing Director, Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr says students in federal tertiary institutions would first be considered in the roll out of the…
Bauchi: PTDF shortlists 606 candidates to study abroad
May 20, 2024 The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has begun screening exercise of 606 candidates in the North-Eeast under its overseas scholarship scheme. Mr. Suraju Fari, Head of Overseas…
Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue victims in Abuja
May 20, 2024 The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said its operatives on Sunday foiled kidnap attempt and recued victims in Dawaki area of Abuja. The Police…
EFCC Arrests Five Suspected Forex Speculators in Aba
May 20, 2024 Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC, on Friday arrested five suspected forex speculators at the Ama-Hausa mosque, along Hospital…
Commissioning NDDC’s N84 billion Projects, by Etim Etim
There is calm these days at the corporate headquarters of NDDC, the 24-year-old interventionist agency established by the Federal Government to fix developmental gaps in the Niger Delta region. The…
Court dismisses ex-terrorist negotiator’s plea for transfer from DSS to corrections custody
May 20, 2024 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed the application filed by ex-terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, seeking a transfer from the Department of the State Service (DSS)…
Let’s Bring Buhari Back, by Udu Yakubu
I plead to repeat the title of Nosa Igiebor’s TELL article of 22 April 2024, “Let’s Bring Buhari Back,” and to use the veteran journalist’s thinking and writing to illustrate…
Oil climbs after Iran’s president dies, Saudi flags issue with king’s health
May 20, 2024 Oil prices extended gains on Monday amid political uncertainty in major producing countries after Iran’s president died in a helicopter crash and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cancelled…
Oil theft: NSCDC uncovers illegal refining sites in Rivers
May 20, 2024 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspected oil thieves at an illegal refinery in a forest boundary between Rivers and Abia. This…
NLNG subsidiary, BGT, Charters South Korea Eco-Friendly Vessel
Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT), a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), has chartered a newbuild vessel, AKTORAS, in a strategic move to diversify and reduce the carbon footprint of…