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…
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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…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of admissions into Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria, marking a major milestone in promoting transparency, efficiency, and optimal capacity management in secondary school placements. The initiative, driven by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, ensures that…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The Management of National Youth Service Corps has condemned the ridiculous assault on one of its corps members in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. NYSC said its findings revealed that a group of operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group forcefully entered a…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has urged Nigerian tertiary institutions to adopt technology in teaching, research, and administration. Echono warned that billions of naira invested in ICT infrastructure risk being wasted due to underutilization. Speaking at a 2-Day Workshop on…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has established a 23-member special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Abuja. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, lamented the increasing sophistication of exam fraud, noting that 6,458 candidates’ results are…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja Nigeria has restarted its commitment to partnering with Pakistan in tackling global challenges. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, while congratulating Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Dar, on the country’s independence anniversary. “Nigeria…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has described media as a critical partner in achieving its short, medium and long-term goals, pledging close collaboration with journalists not only for media coverage. Special Assistant to the Minister, Saleh Momale, speaking at a two-day workshop on the ‘Role of Conflicts-Sensitive…