By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to review the Nigerian Education Loan Fund NELFUND policy and provide debt forgiveness for qualifying Nigerian students, dismissing as “dishonest” President Bola Tinubu’s attempt to present the scheme as proof that education has become more affordable under his administration. […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced plans to review its safety protocols following the abduction of 16 Corps Members in Kogi State, saying lessons had been learnt from the incident. The Corps Members were abducted on August 26 while travelling from the Bayelsa State Orientation Camp to Abuja […]

By Dickson Omobola Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, has been invited by the police over the picketing of Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, some days ago. On August 11, the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, and ATSSSAN, backed by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, […]

Odidi women said they had developed health problems, alleging that one woman suffered a miscarriage following exposure to crude oil fumes

By Kingsley Omonobi The Defence Headquarters has said the planned withdrawal of about 200 United States military personnel deployed to Nigeria will not affect the longstanding security partnership between both countries. The personnel were deployed to support intelligence, surveillance, training and logistics operations in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other security threats. The Director, […]