Creditworthiness scheme and NIN
The Bola Tinubu administration has, through several policy measures, demonstrated commendable interest in extending credit facilities to the youth and needy to promote financial inclusion. The first was the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, which was inaugurated in 2024. It was created to offer indigent students of tertiary institutions interest-free loans which would be repaid […]
NHEA honours Nigeria’s leading healthcare innovators, institutions
By Chioma Obinna The 11th edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, NHEA, held in Lagos last weekend, spotlighted outstanding individuals and institutions advancing excellence across the healthcare ecosystem in Nigeria. The prestigious ceremony was graced by high-profile dignitaries, including the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, the Governor […]
KWASU students reenact Yoruba history in premiere of ‘The Okeho Exodus’
By Esther Onyegbula & Okoro Ijeoma The Kwara State University (KWASU) community witnessed a reenactment of Yoruba history as Performing Arts students premiered The Okeho Exodus, a historically play written by cultural advocate and playwright Olutayo Irantiola. Staged at the university’s Ultra-Modern Performing Arts Theatre, the production drew a cross-section of academics, culture enthusiasts, and […]
Ethiopian Airlines commits to supporting Nigeria’s tourism sector
By Dickson Omobola Ethiopian Airlines has expressed readiness to support inbound and outbound tourism in Nigeria, saying the recent successes of Detty December, Carnival Calabar, Ojude Oba and Durbar festivals are proof of the country’s tourism potential. Area Manager of Ethiopian Airlines in Nigeria, Firiehiwot Mekonnen, also promised to unfold the carrier’s plans in accomplishing […]
Olowu bags UNESCO- TOFAC cultural award, restates call for promotion of tradition
By Shina Abubakar Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Oyelude Makama, Tegbosun iii, has received the UNESCO-TOFAC Cultural award 2025.Welcoming Olowu to UNIOSUN, venue of the award ceremony on Monday in Osogbo, Osun State, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Abiodun Bankole congratulated the monarch for a well-deserved award and for being Cultural Icon. Responding, Oba […]
Omodiagbe champions giving culture, urges Nigerians to support vulnerable
By Esther Onyegbula United States-based businessman and philanthropist, Fredrick Omodiagbe, has called on Nigerians to embrace generosity as a tool for building a more equitable and compassionate society, declaring that no one in his presence should ever go hungry or suffer from lack. Omodiagbe made this declaration during a recent visit to Nigeria, which took […]
