Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, received a donation of one billion naira from renowned philanthropist and entrepreneur, Mr. Femi Otedola to support security architecture through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). Governor Sanwo-Olu received the donation from Otedola in the company of the Chairman, LSSTF, Mr. Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti; Executive Secretary/CEO of... Read More
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safer learning environments for Nigerian students through continued support for the Safe School Initiative. Arch. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), made this statement while receiving the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in his office. Echono emphasized that the government, in... Read More
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has expanded its global presence to Burkina Faso, following the successful accreditation of schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Country. NECO accreditation Team visited the Schools to assess their readiness to write SSCE and BECE. The Accreditation Team... Read More
By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London Armed bandits on Sunday attacked a church service in Ejiba, a community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting several worshippers The attack reportedly occurred at a newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church, according to a community-based news outlet. Church members dispersed in fear as... Read More
Nigeria has regained a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, winning election into Category C for the 2026–2027 term after a 14-year absence. The victory, announced in London on 28 November 2025, represents one of Nigeria’s most significant diplomatic and maritime wins in over a decade. The achievement follows months of coordinated global... Read More
The Nigerian Academy of Education, NAE, has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Language Policy, urging Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, to reverse his decision and restore mother tongue as the language of instruction at foundational levels of schooling. NAE, in a position paper submitted to the minister on November 25... Read More
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has marked a milestone in research and innovation as academics and researchers from tertiary institutions across Nigeria unveiled prototypes developed by eleven participating teams. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono, stated this at the closing event and Demo Day for the TETFund Alliance for Innovative Research (TETFAIR)... Read More
Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has charged the newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, to remain steadfast, confront emerging challenges with courage, and reposition the party for peace, progress, and national stability. General Babangida gave the advice when Turaki led a delegation of selected... Read More
A new recommendation from the Netherlands’ Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) has placed Nigeria in the global spotlight. According to the report, the Netherlands must strengthen ties with youthful, fast-growing countries such as Nigeria and Indonesia to fill its widening labour shortages, as older traditional labour-supply countries begin to shrink. The WRR warns that... Read More
By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has vowed that Kogi state will not bow to bandits and other criminals. Speaking after an emergency security stakeholders meeting in Lokoja on Thursday, Governor Ododo confirmed that security operatives have tracked major bandits commanders to locations within the state in the last... Read More
President Bola Tinubu at a Zoom meeting with other West African leaders during the extraordinary virtual summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Thursday, November 27, 2025