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TETFund Plans N700bn Disbursements To Varsities
President Bola Tinubu has authorised the distribution of more than N700 billion to higher education institutions in 2025 via the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, with N2.8 billion anticipated to go to benefiting universities. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, announced this during the 2025 Strategic Planning Meeting with heads of tertiary institutions in Abuja on Thursday. Echono outlined the allocation...
Otti Allocates N1bn For Abia’s Health Insurance Initiative
The Abia State Health Insurance Scheme has received N1 billion from Governor Alex Otti, after the State Executive Council approved the scheme's official rollout. This is as the Governor has approved the appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Mereibeole, who retired recently from the Federal Ministry of Aviation as a Permanent Secretary, as Special Adviser on Projects to oversee the Abia Airport...
FG Knocks Obasanjo As Ex-President Rates Buhari Worst In Corruption
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has launched a scathing critique of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, declaring it the worst in Nigeria’s democratic history. Obasanjo, however, said the current government of President Bola Tinubu appears to be following the same path of misgovernance and corruption and may surpass Buhari’s record. The former president made these assertions in the first chapter of his...
2027: PDP Govs, Obi, NNPP Form Alliance To Stop Tinubu
Moves by the opposition parties to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027 further gathered momentum on Thursday, with the PDP governors, Peter Obi and the New Nigeria People’s Party planning an alliance to oust the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress government. The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, confirmed the development after a...
INC Calls On Tinubu To Address Wike’s Remarks On Ijaw People
President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to summon FCT Minister Mr. Nyesom Wike to account for his remarks regarding the Ijaw. The INC was reacting to alleged comments credited to Wike in which he said the Ijaw people ”were a minority of minorities in Rivers and other South South states except Bayelsa." In a statement...
Gov. Okpebholo Appoints Dr. Loretta Ogboro-Okor as DG, Edo Diaspora Agency
By Ogochukwu Isioma The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogboro-Okor as the Director-General of the Edo State Diaspora Agency (ESDA). The appointment was confirmed in a letter addressed to the new appointee and signed by Umar Musa Ikhilor, Esq., Secretary to the State Government, dated March 10, 2025. Ogboro-Okor is a United...
Rivers Assembly Postpones Sittings Indefinitely
The House of Assembly of Rivers State has decided to postpone its meetings indefinitely. The decision to adjourn legislative duties indefinitely was reached during plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, in Port Harcourt on Friday. The development comes hours after the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, wrote to the Speaker, informing him of his intention to visit the House to present the...
FG Responds To US Congress, Denies Christians Are Targets Of Insurgency
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied recent reports that Christians in Nigeria are being targeted for murder. The Federal Government described the report as part of a misleading campaign aimed at influencing foreign governments to designate the country as a “Country of Particular Concern” due to violence against Christians. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Spokesperson...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Takes New Turn With March 25 Hearing
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has scheduled a hearing in the case involving Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The hearing is set to take place on March 25, 2025, at 9:30 AM at the Federal High Court, Abuja, ABN TV reports. According to the court notice, the case has been moved from the General...
INEC Plans For 2027 Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission has embarked on the formulation of its Election Project Plan in preparation for the 2027 general election. A top official in the commission disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH. The official stated that lessons learnt from the 2023 general election were being applied to the planning for 2027. He disclosed that the commission was already updating its election...
