The Federal Government has officially opened the application portal for the 2026 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Overseas Scholarship Scheme. This prestigious program offers Nigerian postgraduate students the opportunity to pursue Master’s (MSc) and Doctoral (PhD) degrees in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Malaysia. The announcement was confirmed on […]
Politics
LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Lagos State Government, through its Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), has issued a high-level caution to public health providers, including the General Hospital, Badagry, following a surge in reports of patients being denied essential medications. The warning was delivered during a specialized Sensitization Campaign […]
Following the resignation of the former CEO, John Ugbe, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced in a statement that Kemi Omotosho would take over as CEO. After over 15 years, Ugbe, who led the company through major changes in Nigeria’s media and entertainment sector, managing a swift digital change, shifting consumer behavior, […]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has achieved a historic re-election victory in the Anambra State governorship poll, vowing to intensify development efforts across the state over the next four years. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially declared Professor Soludo the winner less than 24 […]
Credible polls continue to be the cornerstone of public trust and democratic stability, according to President Bola Tinubu, who on Thursday tasked Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, with prioritising transparency and non-violence as Nigeria gets ready for the general elections in […]
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu approved reforms to improve the Nigeria Police Force’s financial structure and authorised the awarding of 959 national honours. This unfolded while he was presiding over lengthy sessions of the Police Council and the National Council of State at State House in Abuja. Following the […]
The National Council of State swiftly approved President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday. Yakubu’s reign was coming to an end, and it was time to replace him. He nearly completed his two 10-year terms […]
The presiding judge, James Omotosho, ordered the NMA president to form an investigating panel to determine the defendant’s health status in a ruling on September 26. While rendering a decision on a request to transfer Kanu from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital […]
Amid scandals involving his academic records and claims of certificate fabrication, Geoffrey Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his retirement while thanking him for the chance […]
Dr. Doyin Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, one of Nigeria’s most prominent media professionals, and the former managing director and editor-in-chief of National Concord, has away at the age of 82. She was one of the wives of Chief MKO Abiola, the late victor of the June 12 presidential election. Known […]