NELFUND set to crack down on varsities’ unethical practices
By Joseph Erunke Abuja-The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has condemned what it described as unethical practices by some tertiary institutions accused of withholding tuition refunds from students and arbitrarily increasing school charges, despite benefiting from the federal government’s scheme. The Fund, in a public notice issued by the Director, Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, yesterday, said […]
FG orders marketers to reduce fuel price
The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to ensure petroleum marketers do not exploit Nigerians through excessive pricing under the deregulated downstream petroleum market.
Act before Muslims run out of patience, NSCIA tells FG
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has warned the Federal Government and security agencies to act before Muslims ‘run out of patience’, saying the community’s continued restraint amid what it described as persistent attacks, profiling and marginalisation should not be mistaken for weakness.
NWUS partnerships will boost human capital devt in Sokoto — Prof. Bunza
The Vice Chancellor of Northwest University, Sokoto (NWUS), Prof. Mukhtar Umar Bunza, has said the institution’s proposed academic partnerships with the Global North London Business School (GNLBS) and the University of East London (UEL), United Kingdom, will significantly boost human capital development in Sokoto State and Nigeria. Prof. Bunza made the remarks in a statement […]
Where failure is free, nations pay, by Dakuku Peterside
There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster drama or parliamentary theatre. It is about a deeper democratic principle: leadership improves only when failure has consequences. That is the discipline of public office. Power must never be separated from […]
Igbo leaders reject concession of Enugu International Airport
…Say FG funding withdrawal will undermine airport standards By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — The Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), a group of prominent Igbo intellectuals, traditional rulers and stakeholders, has rejected the Federal Government’s concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, to a private company. The group described the decision by the administration […]
