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  The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Friday announced the commencement of upkeep disbursements to student beneficiaries who have updated their bank account details from digital wallet platforms to commercial bank accounts.   A statement by the Director of Corporate Communications of the Fund, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the development marks ...

  The Lagos State House of Assembly has moved to improve landlord-tenant relations as the state’s Tenancy Bill passed the second reading stage on Thursday.   During plenary, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa said the bill aimed to redefine the legal framework for tenancy agreements, rights, responsibilities, and eviction processes in Lagos. ...

  A former governor of Osun State and interim national secretary of the African Democratic Congress Coalition, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed optimism that the party would defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in the next general elections.   To this end, the former governor called on party members to ...

  The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission has said there will be bye-elections anywhere a ballot box is snatched during the conduct of the Saturday local government elections.   The chairman of LASIEC, Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.) said this on Thursday during a press briefing ahead of the poll.   ...

  The All Progressives Congress has extended its congratulations to Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, following the Supreme Court’s validation of his victory in the September 21, 2024, governorship election.   In a statement released on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party also praised the ...

  The House of Representatives Sub-Committee on the Protection of Critical National Assets on Thursday dismissed the corruption allegation against the Nigerian Electricity Liability Management Company by a civil society group, the Association for Public Policy Analysis.   The association had, through its President, Princewill Okorie, accused NELMCO of misappropriation ...

  Suspected bandits have abducted three persons, including two palace administrators, and burned several houses in the Bunyun community, Bashar District in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.   The attack, it was gathered, occurred on Wednesday around 7:30 pm, and is believed to be linked to last Sunday’s ...

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, was globally pursued in connection with the controversial OPL 245 oil deal.   Jonathan, who spoke through former Senate President, Pius Anyim, made the revelation on Thursday in Abuja during the public presentation of Adoke’s ...

  Immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has reaffirmed his support for the retention of Nigeria’s presidency in the South in 2027.   He insisted that the region must be allowed to complete its eight-year term before power returns to the North.   He made this known at ...

  The Nigerian Army’s 223 Light Battalion, Zuru, successfully repelled a large-scale attack by over 400 armed bandits on Ribah town in the Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.   The operation, which took place on Wednesday, saw the troops respond swiftly to the invasion, engaging the attackers ...