LUKMAN ABDULMALIK
PTDF screens 931 candidates for overseas scholarship
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has screened 931 candidates from Nigeria’s South-West region for its prestigious overseas scholarship scheme, the agency announced on...
FG to launch ₦50m ‘STEMM Up Grant’ for tertiary science students
The Federal Government will on August 28, 2025, officially launch a ₦50 million grant programme aimed at empowering science-based undergraduate students in Nigeria’s tertiary...
Emir of Gusau dies at 71 after brief illness
The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara State, Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Bello, has died at the age of 71 after a brief illness.
His passing was...
Kano transport commissioner stands surety for drug kingpin Danwawu ...
The Kano State Commissioner for Transport, Ibrahim Namadi, has come under public scrutiny after standing as surety for a suspected notorious drug trafficker, Suleiman...
APC chairman Yilwatda: We don’t have opposition for now
Newly appointed National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has dismissed the relevance of opposition parties in Nigeria, claiming the APC...
Plateau to host Miss Tourism Africa, mister tourism international 2025
Plateau State, Nigeria, has been officially named the host of the 2025 edition of Miss Tourism Africa and Mister Tourism Africa International, marking a...
ICC jails two former CAR militia leaders for war crimes against...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced two former leaders of the Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic (CAR), Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard...
Kwankwaso accuses Tinubu’s govt of neglecting northern Nigeria
Former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of marginalizing Northern Nigeria...
Ex-NHIS boss, BDC operator convicted for $2.2m money laundering in Lagos
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, and a...
Police rescue 37 trafficking victims, arrest 10 suspects in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has rescued 37 victims of human trafficking and apprehended 10 suspected traffickers following a coordinated operation in Minna, the...
