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NELFUND Faults LAUTECH Over 15,000 Unpaid Loans Claim

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has debunked claims that over 15,000 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) students approved for loans were yet to receive disbursement, stating that the institution only recently submitted 5,237 beneficiaries for processing. In a statement signed by NELFUND’s Director, Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the Fund revealed that the...
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Opposition Struggles To Mount Credible Challenge To APC

With barely a year to the next general elections, Nigeria’s political space is already heating up as opposition parties begin early manoeuvres to challenge the dominance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The 2027 elections are shaping up to be a defining moment for Nigeria’s democracy, particularly as questions continue to arise over the...
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Ajaokuta privatisation could add $115bn to GDP, 70k jobs

A renowned economist and former Senior Special Adviser to the President of the African Development Bank on Industrialisation, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has said Nigeria could unlock up to $115bn in GDP and create 70,000 jobs if the Ajaokuta Steel Company is revived through privatisation. In his keynote address at a virtual international conference titled “The...
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Customs declares war on smugglers, seizes ₦93m PMS

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, has declared total war on smugglers in Nigeria, urging them to seek alternative means of livelihood. Represented in Yola on Friday by the National Coordinator of Operation Whirlwind, Deputy Comptroller Abubakar Aliyu, he said that the strategic operations against smuggling along Nigeria’s frontiers are aimed at safeguarding food, energy,...
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Contractor Petitions RCCG Leadership, EFCC Over Contract Disp

Acontractor with Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, Mr Samuel Oluwafemi Abio- dun‑Oni, has submitted petitions to the leadership of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), raising concerns about contract awards at the institution. Speaking with journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Abiodun‑Oni said he had worked with...
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