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Lagos Disburses N504m Scholarships

14.05.2026

The Lagos State Government has moved to reposition its tertiary education sector through international partnerships, digital infrastructure expansion and scholarship support aimed at producing globally competitive graduates. It said it had disbursed over N504 million in bursaries and scholarships to 4,394 beneficiaries. The Commissioner for Tertiary Education Tolani Sule said this yesterday during the ministerial...

APC Primaries: ‘Opponents Having Sleepless Nights’

14.05.2026

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has defended President Bola Tinubu over his ongoing foreign engagements, insisting that he remains focused on governance despite the commencement of All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries on Friday. In a post shared on social media, Keyamo said Tinubu is prioritising national development by engaging global partners abroad,...

Atiku Now Our Best Campaign Manager Because He Attacks Obi, Says Oshiomhole

14.05.2026

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that divisions among opposition political leaders will make it easy for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to retain power in the 2027 general elections. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today yesterday, Oshiomhole said former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has become the APC’s “best campaign manager”...

I’ll Leave After Four Years In Office, Peter Obi Pledges

14.05.2026

A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has declared that he would serve only one term of four years if elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, insisting that no circumstance would make him remain in office beyond that period. The former governor of Anambra State gave this...

Oil Prices In Mixed Responses As Trump Visits China

14.05.2026

The two major oil benchmarks, Brent crude futures and Texas Intermediate futures yesterday had opposite responses as the United States President, Donald Trump, landed in Beijing for a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. According to Reuters, while global benchmark, Brent crude futures reduced by 15 cents, or 0.1 per cent to trade at...

Nigeria’ll Spend About $11.6bn Servicing Debts In 2026

14.05.2026

Nigeria will spend about $11.6 billion servicing its debts in 2026, nearly half of its projected government revenue, President Bola Tinubu said at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Tuesday, as he called for an overhaul of a global financial system, he said, penalizes African borrowers. According to Reuters, Tinubu said debt-servicing costs are...

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