CrimeHEDA urges EFCC to probe NSPRI’s N683.8m spending
HEDA has urged the EFCC to investigate the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute over an alleged N683.8m expenditure on projects outside its mandate.
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GeneralStates hold N264bn UBEC funds as schools struggle
Nigerian states have left N264.12bn in UBEC matching grants unspent, even as public schools grapple with dilapidated classrooms and overcrowding.
CrimeTroops arrest wanted ISWAP informant providing intelligence on military deployments in Borno
Troops of 212 Battalion, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have arr
PoliticsMDPCO warns against fresh $20.5bn foreign loan
The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s plan to secure fresh foreign loans totalling about $20.5 billion and €1.04 billi...
TechnologyFMBN launches non-interest lease-to-own housing scheme for NHF contributors
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has launched a lease-to-own housing finance scheme to give eligible National Housing Fund (NHF) contributors an alternative route to hom...
BusinessForeign governments are blocking japa, Nigeria must now give its talent a reason to stay
In a sitting room in Surulere in the second week of October 2026, a twenty-six-year-old with a first degree in microbiology read the same email four times before she called her mot...
GeneralEbola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness?
Some states made substantial provisions for health emergencies, while others allocated smaller sums to specific disease-control activities.
BusinessEbola: Day pandemic killed an Aláàfin, By Festus Adedayo
Nigeria is treating the reported Ebola case discovered in Abuja with its usual levity. Authorities should remember that if you fail to cut the sapling of an Iroko tree while it is ...
EntertainmentHe-of-the-springy-steps
By CHETA NWANZE I flew three times last week. Lagos to Asaba, Asaba to Abuja, Abuja to Lagos. Only one departed on schedule: XE Jet, Abuja to Lagos, on Wednesday, 23 September. The...