SMEDAN, Sterling Bank unveil N5bn loan for small businesses
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in collaboration with Sterling Bank Ltd., on Monday, unveiled five billion naira initiative-Databanc loan to address financial gaps for small…
Minimum Wage: No strike tomorrow, says Labour
The Organised Labour has said there will be no strike tomorrow, Tuesday, over the minimum wage negotiation with the Federal Government. Recall that Labour suspended its strike action for one week,…
Unilorin introduces self-defence, combat training for students
The Department of Criminology and Security Studies, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has taken steps to equip its students with essential skills by introducing self-defence and combat training as a vocation.…
NYSC portal crash leaves prospective corps members stranded on C’River
…NYSC points finger at NIMC for portal crash due to linking issues Thousands of prospective National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members are currently stranded in Cross River State following the…
Nigeria education facing daunting challenges, says First Black Female PhD holder, Columbia varsity
The first black female to bag a doctorate in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), Dr. Frances Osamor has decried the challenges facing…
Work permit threat: Russia forces students from Nigeria, Africa to fight in Ukraine
Russia has added extra manpower for its offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, forcing “thousands of migrants and foreign students” some of who could be Nigerians, to fight alongside its troops in…
Video: Super Eagles recite old national anthem in Benin match
Super Eagles of Nigeria on Monday before the 2026 World Cup qualifier match against Benin Republic were seen reciting the old national anthem, ‘Arise O’ Compatriot’. The host had the…
Vandalised 2nd Niger bridge fixed – FG
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, has fixed the vandalised railings and expansion joints used to absorb the thermal expansions at the Second Niger Bridge. Mr Uchenna…
Israel has lost its international moral standing, internal cohesion — Bolaji Akinyemi
A former Foreign Affairs minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, says Israel has lost its international moral standing and its internal cohesion in the face of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Akinyemi…
(FOREIGN) Press Hamas to accept ceasefire deal — Blinken urges Mideast states
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Middle Eastern governments to pressure Hamas to accept U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal to end the war in Gaza. “My message to…
