July 2025 – Page 151

ASUU Yobe Varsity Begins Indefinite Strike

11.07.2025

The Academic Staff Union (ASUU) of Yobe State University, Damaturu, branch has declared an indefinite strike. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the ASUU Branch, Ahmed Karage, the members of the Union will not resume work until their demands are met. According to the statement, it demanded that the Yobe State Government implement...

42,334 Vulnerable Students To Benefit From Conditional Cash Transfers

11.07.2025

The Sokoto State Government has concluded all preparations to commence the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme targeted at vulnerable students under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. The program, which will be launched in the coming days, is designed to support over 42,000 pupils annually, with each beneficiary set to receive...

NELFUND Begins Disbursement Of Students’ Upkeep

11.07.2025

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Friday announced the commencement of upkeep disbursements to student beneficiaries who have updated their bank account details from digital wallet platforms to commercial bank accounts. According to a statement issued by the Director of Corporate Communications of the Fund, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the development marks a significant breakthrough in...

Rivers Situation Not Comparable To Borno Under Shettima

11.07.2025

The Presidency has said that the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the subsequent suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials by President Bola Tinubu were carried out in full compliance with the Nigerian Constitution. Reacting to viral reports quoting Vice President Kashim Shettima as thanking former Attorney General...

Ex- Pilgrims Commission Boss Urges FG To Reconstruct Yelewata

11.07.2025

Former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Evangelist Tor Uja, has urged the Federal Government to reconstruct the Yelewata community recently attacked by armed Fulani herdsmen. Evangelist Uja spoke when he led a delegation of interdenominational Christian leaders under the auspices of Remnant Christian Network (RCN) to donate relief materials to victims...

Nigeria, France Deepen Bilateral Relations On Trade, Security

11.07.2025

Nigeria and France have renewed their commitments towards deepening cooperation on trade, security, education, and culture, as both countries explore more opportunities built on decades of strong diplomatic relations. The need to strengthen bilateral ties dominated discussions at the meeting between the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and the French Ambassador...

NSITF Issues ₦86m Compensation Cheque To Seplat Energy Family

11.07.2025

…confirms ₦1.108 million monthly support until child turns 21 The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has presented a lump-sum Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) cheque of ₦86,028,283.30 million to Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (formerly Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited) in Lagos State. While presenting the cheque, Managing Director of NSITF, Barr. Oluwaseun Faleye added that...

NNPCL’s Audit Report: Senate Clarifies Stance On N210trn

11.07.2025

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, clarified that the N210 trillion financial infraction raised against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), in the audit reports of 2017 to 2023, was uncounted for by the oil company. However, the Committee led by Senator Aliyu Wadada (Nasarawa West), insisted that the Group Chief Executive Officer...

NPA Bags Transparency Award From Nat’l Assembly PAC Committee

11.07.2025

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been honoured by the Public Accounts Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives for its unwavering commitment to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and audit compliance. The special recognition was conferred during the National Conference on Public Accounts and Fiscal Governance held in Abuja; a high-level forum that convened lawmakers,...

Saraki Lauds PDP Members, Volunteers

11.07.2025

Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has commended members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State for the successful completion of the party registration exercise which ended last Sunday. Saraki, in a press statement issued by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, noted that the seven-week exercise started on a...