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Echono advocates improved funding for education

Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono has said Nigeria should strive to meet the UNESCO recommendation of allocating 15%-20% of its national budget...

Sokoto Adopts Programme‑based Budgeting for Efficiency

The Sokoto State Government has officially adopted a programme‑based budgeting (PBB) system, aimed at making public spending more efficient, effective, and accountable.Speaking at a...

FCTA, IHS launch clean-air initiative to support 5,000 households

Over 5,000 households in Abuja are set to benefit from cleaner cooking options as the Federal Capital Territory Administration launches its Breathe Clean Air...

Dogon-Gada community to benefit from FCTA emergency waste cleanup

Residents of the Dogon Gada community in Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, may soon heave a sigh of relief as the FCT Administration has...

Egypt Indicates Willingness to Deepen Cultural Relations with Nigeria

Michael Olugbode in AbujaEgypt has indicated its willingness to deepen cultural relations with Nigeria.The North African countries expressed its willingness through its Ambassador to...

Aleita community hails UNICEF, partners for school toilet project

Residents of Aleita in the Abuja Municipal Area Council, have commended the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, and its partners for providing...

NDIC now armed with stronger laws to prosecute culprits of bank failure

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has said it is now armed with stronger and more effective laws that significantly enhance its ability to liquidate...

N7.1bn LC Dispute: Firm Drags Parallex Bank to Court, Seeks Order Freezing Bank’s Funds Nationwide

A Lagos-based equipment and logistics company, FHT Mega Express Limited, has filed an ex parte application before the High Court of Lagos State seeking...

Foreign Students in UK Now Eligible to Switch to Innovator Founder Visa Without Leaving Country

The bulky 82-page immigration White Paper was released in May.Foreign students can apply for an Innovator Founder visa if they want to set up...

Nnamdi Azikiwe University gets new substantive vice-chancellor.

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has announced the appointment of Prof Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie as its new substantive Vice-Chancellor, effective November 18th 2025.Acting Director...

EFCC Charges Former Banker after Bank Detects Fraudulent Diversion of Customer’s $510,000

A new-generation bank has uncovered an alleged $510,000 diversion carried out by one of its former staff members, Obinna Nwaobi, leading to his arraignment...