Nigeria ranked 116 out of 120 countries reviewed in the 2025 edition of the Chandler Good Government Index. It dropped six places from its place in the 2024 edition of the Index. The 120 countries were reviewed across seven good governance pillars of capabilities and outcomes. Nigeria was ranked 110…
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Chidimma Uchegbu The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Tuesday officially released the Guidelines for Public Tertiary Institutions on the administration of the landmark student loan scheme. In a statement signed by Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director, Strategic Communications, NELFUND said the guidelines provide a clear framework for universities, polytechnics, and…
By Mohammed Bwago By the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has two more years remaining in his first term and is constitutionally eligible to seek re-election for a second term of four years. Given his track record…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has commiserated with the government and people of Kebbi State over the passing of the Emir of Zuru, Major General Sani Sami II (Rtd). Governor Aliyu described the death of the late Emir as a monumental loss, not only to Kebbi State but to…
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto has promised to embark on the reconstruction of the burnt portion of the Sokoto Central Market. The governor made the promise while receiving the report of a committee set up to investigate the contract awarded by the past administration for the reconstruction of the…
By Emmanuel Ado “A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.” — Lee Bolman Two years and some months into Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto’s administration, the transformation of Sokoto State rather than slow down has continued to gather an amazing momentum not as an act of chance, but as a…
By Louis Achi In conceptualizing sustainable budgeting and development planning, it’s clear that hope is not a strategy. It is little wonder then that, historically, budgeting and development planning remain twin, weapon-grade tools that progressive states deploy to accelerate human development. This line of thinking appears to have informed the…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said that upkeep loan disbursements will now be strictly tied to the academic session of each institution. It said that with this directive, students shall only be entitled to upkeep loans for their current academic session. According to NELFUND, upon…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja Nigeria is poised to forge better collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in tackling migration crisis, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said. This is as she attributed the spate of illegal migration of Nigerians to the country’s huge demography explaining…
Chidimma Uchegbu In a significant move to save lives, reduce both physical and financial suffering, especially amongst vulnerable Nigerians; the Federal Government has approved a new subsidy scheme to ease the cost of dialysis for patients. The price per dialysis session under the subsidy scheme, is now N12,000 as against…