Author: Akintayo Adams

On Thursday (Today), the House of Representatives passed the Student Loan Scheme Bill for a second reading. Leader, Julius Ihonvbere read the executive bill titled “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2023 and Enact the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Bill, 2004 to Establish the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as a body corporate to receive, manage and invest funds to provide loans to Nigerians for higher education, vocational training and skills acquisition and for related matters,” on the floor of the House. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Abbas Tajudeen…

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Kemi Nandap, has ordered the resumption of Personnel to their duty posts & lifting of restrictions on movement at Nigeria- Niger border. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Service Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Kenneth Kure, on Thursday in Abuja. The order follows the directive of the Federal Government for the reopening of the borders between the two countries which has been closed for a while. The CGI directed all Comptrollers stationed at States and Border Commands along the Nigeria-Niger Republic border to promptly resume and lift all restrictions on human…

On Wednesday, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla disclosed that there has been no record of piracy on Nigerian territorial waters in the last two years. He said this while addressing participants of Naval Warfare Course 8, on his vision and mission for the Nigerian Navy. He gave credit to the sustained efforts of the navy against piracy on Nigerian waters, since his assumption of office. He revealed that the force under him have conducted series of operations to maintain credible presence at sea to put piracy and robbery in check. Criminalities on the sea have reduced…

Senator Abdul Ningi says he has disclosed what is going on in the Senate and he cannot be silenced. Ningi, who is representing Bauchi Central had raised allegations of padding the 2024 budget brought before it by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – GCFR. The Senator made the claim when he granted an interview to BBC Hausa over the weekend before it escalated and gained massive interactions. He was suspended on Tuesday despite claiming he was misinterpreted. Speaking on a program on AriseTV after his suspension, Ningi said some senators are after him and want to silence or arrest him. “That…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned parents against registering minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This was contained in a statement credited to the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who was reacting to a ₦100m suit filed by a parent, Mrs Ifeanyi Eke, against the board, over alleged inappropriate text messages sent to her 15-year-old daughter during the course of her registration. Oloyede said the board was ready to meet with the woman, and that the sender of the message was not its list of employees. “How is your girl of 15 years ready…

To explain the rationale behind the irrationale increase in the cost of cement across the country, the House of Representatives, on Wednesday summoned major cement manufacturers in the country to appear before it. This is not unrelated to the order given by the house to its committees on Solid Minerals Development, Commerce, Industry and Special Duties to investigate the illogical increase in the price of cement by manufacturers in the country and report back within four weeks. Nigerians have cried out over the incessant hike in the cost of cement which hovers between ₦10,000 and ₦15,000 per bag, up from…

In the Ona-Ara Local Government of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, barely 24-hours ago, many residents of the ancient city watched as their houses were pulled down by the Oyo State Government. This was not unconnected with the claims of the state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akinfunmilayo who disclosed that the government acquired 500 metres of space for the road project on both the right and left. “I just enquired from the team that went there, and they said just a little over 50 were touched and some of the residents have even been removing the…

Access Holdings Plc has announced the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its Non-Executive Chairman as he replaces Mr. Abubakar Jimoh who remains on the board as an Independent Non-Executive Director. This was disclosed by the company secretary of Access Holdings, Sunday Ekwochi at the Nigerian Exchange on Wednesday. “The return is in response to the untimely passing of the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, and following extensive consultations with key stakeholders, the Holdco Board unanimously decided to invite Mr. Aig-Imoukhuede to the helm of governance.” “With an illustrious career spanning several decades…

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono has moved to dispel speculations that the launch of the student loan scheme has been postponed indefinitely. Speaking at the TETFUND Headquarters where he received Gov. Abdul Rahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, he said the scheme was only suspended by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Administration for weeks to make sure that there are no difficulties in the proper implementation of the scheme. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer on Tuesday had said, “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to commit to a specific date. We…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger, as well as lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Nigeria opens land and air borders with Republic of Niger, lifts other sanctions.’ “President Tinubu has also approved the lifting of financial and economic sanctions against the Republic of Guinea,” reads the statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. This comes just days after the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, which Tinubu doubles as their…