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COVID-19: Bet9ja Donates N200m To FG, Lagos, Ogun Govts, Promises To Double Amount
Bet9ja, a leading Nigerian gaming company has donated N200 million to the Federal Ministry of Health, Lagos, and Ogun State governments to combat the pandemic COVID-19. The announcement was made on Saturday through a press release signed by the co-founder and chairman, Kunle Soname, who said that “we want to thank all government institutions for taking the lead seamlessly during...
Agriculture Still Remains The Fastest Means Of Job Creation – TETFund Boss
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono has claimed that the agricultural sector is the fastest way to alleviate unemployment in the country. He made the assertion in Abuja on Wednesday, during the vice-chanc...
NELFUND Cautions Students Against Fake Online Loan Application Portal
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has issued a warning to students and the general public to beware of a fake portal and fraudulent messages currently circulating online. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi described the circulating information as misleading and cautioned against falling victim...
FG, ASUU Meet To Avert Future Industrial Crises
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Barr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha has engaged the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to work out modalities for the early resolution of industrial disputes before they snowball into major crises. Onyejeocha, who presided over the closed-door meeting at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, urged the academic staff union to join...
Rotn. Adaeze Ivy Iroegbu Set For Inauguration As 42nd Rotary President
All is now set for the installation of Rotarian Adaeze Ivy Iroegbu as the 42nd president of Rotary Club of Umuahia, ABN TV reports. She will be inaugurated along with Board of Directors as well as the induction of new members, and launching of its 2022/23 service projects. Her inauguration will take place September 17, 2022 at Michael Okpara auditorium, Umuahia...
Step Down For Tinubu Now, Adamu Garba Tells Peter Obi
Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has advised the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi to step down for his principal, the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Garba disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Thursday. He advised Obi to step down and support the candidate of the APC,...
Africa Has The Potential To Achieve Self-Development — Tinubu
Africa has what it takes to grow, according to President Bola Tinubu, and it should look within to boost intra-African trade for the benefit of its citizens and the continent. The President said this on his official X account on Monday, adding that he had successful conversations with the Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on the eve of the Abu Dhabi...
After 5 Days Sit-At-Home, Simon Ekpa Vows No Election In South East
Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has officially ended the five-day sit-at-home order in the South-East region of Nigeria. Ekpa in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday night, announced the end of the five-day sit-at-home order, terming it “historic and successful” for Biafraland. Also in a new development, our correspondent noticed that...
Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu In 2027 — Orji Kalu
The Abia state politician also warned Jonathan against contesting, saying he is constitutionally banned from doing so. Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, is confident of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President...
Tinubu Withdraws Pardon For Sanda, 175 High-Profile Convicts
President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the pardon earlier granted to 175 convicts, including drug traffickers, kidnappers and fraudsters, following public outrage that trailed the initial clemency list released on October 11. This came as the President ordered a review of the pardon granted at the National Council of State meeting on October 9, 2025. A statement issued Wednesday by the President’s...
