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Oct
11
2025
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NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan

NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan

Education, Empowerment, FGN
NELFUND: Full List Of 203 Schools That Failed To Submit Students’ Data For Loan The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. The Guardian reports that institutions are required to upload their students’ information onto the agency’s Student Loan Application System (SLAS), which allows the students to apply for the loan. A statement late Friday by the Fund’s Director of…
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Oct
11
2025
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NELFUND Reopens Students Loan Portal For 2024/2025 Academic Year

NELFUND Reopens Students Loan Portal For 2024/2025 Academic Year

Education, FGN, News Flash
NELFUND Reopens Student Loan Portal For 2024/2025 Academic Year Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the reopening of the student loan portal for interested students to apply for tuition fees for the 2024/2025 academic year alongside the optional monthly stipend to enable tertiary institutions that are yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so. NELFUND had announced the closure of the loan application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session effective Tuesday, September 30, marking the conclusion of the second full cycle of the scheme to enable it finalize the processing of pending. Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director, Strategic…
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Oct
11
2025
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When Tweets Meet Policy: How Social Media Shapes Economic Expectations In Africa – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke, University of Abuja

When Tweets Meet Policy: How Social Media Shapes Economic Expectations In Africa – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke, University of Abuja

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Information Technology
When Tweets Meet Policy: How Social Media Shapes Economic Expectations in Africa By Professor Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke, University of Abuja The Big Question Can WhatsApp, X (Twitter), and TikTok really influence how citizens respond to government policies?My latest research—“Rational Expectations, Social Media and Policy Ineffectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa (2000–2024)”—set out to answer this. The Research Journey We examined how fast-spreading digital information affects the traditional link between macroeconomic policy and economic growth.The guiding idea was simple: when everyone receives policy news instantly, they adjust their expectations sooner—possibly neutralizing policy impact. Data and Methods To capture twenty-five years of evidence (2000–2024),…
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Oct
10
2025
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Sowore Meets Jonathan In Abuja Over Nnamdi Kanu

Sowore Meets Jonathan In Abuja Over Nnamdi Kanu

Judiciary, Human Rights, News Flash, Security
Sowore Meets Jonathan In Abuja Over Nnamdi Kanu Activist Omoyele Sowore on Friday met with former President Goodluck Jonathan over the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) on terrorism charges. Mr Sowore is planning a march to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on October 20 to demand Kanu’s unconditional release. He said in an X post that the ex-president agreed with him that there is an “urgent and compelling need to address this matter decisively and justly.” Sowore thanked Jonathan “for recognizing the…
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Oct
10
2025
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Our Movement From PDP To APC Defines Our Resolve To Put The People, And Our Ongoing Projects In Enugu State Above Political Correctness. – Peter Mbah.

Our Movement From PDP To APC Defines Our Resolve To Put The People, And Our Ongoing Projects In Enugu State Above Political Correctness. – Peter Mbah.

Politics
Dateline 14th October, 2025, it was a political tsunami of sorts as almost the entire political structure of the Peoples Democracy Party PDP in Enugu State defected to the All Progressive Congress APC in a move that was clearly long overdue considering the protracted unwillingness of the PDP to heed the position of the South East Caucus concerning the leadership crisis that had become the Archiles Heel of the Party, unfortunately the PDP took the informed position of the South East Caucus lightly. The very many troubles with the PDP and its unwillingness to heed the call of the South…
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Oct
09
2025
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Benjamin Kalu: When No: 6 Becomes An Anathema – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Benjamin Kalu: When No: 6 Becomes An Anathema – By Ebere Uzoukwa Ph.D (SSA To Governor Otti On Public Affairs)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia State, National Assembly
Benjamin Kalu: When No. 6 Becomes an Anathema By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD In the evolving political landscape of Abia State, one figure has increasingly drawn attention not for the depth of his contributions, but for his tendency to wield political rank like a weapon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member representing Bende Federal Constituency, has in recent times turned his so-called “Number 6” position on the national protocol list into a symbol of political arrogance rather than service. Instead of leveraging his influence to uplift his people, Kalu appears more preoccupied with using it…
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Oct
09
2025
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Allerged Certificate Forgery: Why I Resigned As Minister – Uche Nnaji Breaks Silence

Allerged Certificate Forgery: Why I Resigned As Minister – Uche Nnaji Breaks Silence

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash, Personality
Alleged Certificate Forgery: Why I Resigned As Minister – Uche Nnaji Breaks Silence Uche Nnaji, former minister of innovation, science and technology, says his resignation from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet is not an admission of guilt but a mark of respect for due process. Nnaji resigned on Monday following allegations of certificate forgery against him. An investigation by PREMIUM TIMES revealed Nnaji did not complete his university education and that both the bachelor’s degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate he presented to Tinubu, as well as to the offices of the secretary to the government of the federation…
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Oct
09
2025
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Nigeria Has Pulled Back From Economic Collapse – Emir Sanusi Hails CBN Reforms

Nigeria Has Pulled Back From Economic Collapse – Emir Sanusi Hails CBN Reforms

CBN/Commercial Banking, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy
Nigeria Has Pulled Back From Economic Collapse – Emir Sanusi Hails CBN Reforms Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi, has praised the current leadership of the apex bank for what he described as a “remarkable turnaround” in Nigeria’s monetary and economic stability. Speaking on recent economic developments, Sanusi said he had “nothing but positive words” for the CBN’s policies, noting that the institution had successfully stabilized the exchange rate and curbed the reckless monetary expansion that once threatened the economy. “We came from a period of very high instability due to loose monetary policy and uncontrolled…
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Oct
09
2025
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2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu – Orji Kalu Declares

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Interviews, Politics, Presidency
2027: Atiku, Obi, Jonathan Can’t Defeat Tinubu  –  Orji Kalu Declares Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, is confident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, insisting that no opposition figure, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, or Labour Party’s Peter Obi, can defeat him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Kalu said Tinubu has performed creditably in steering Nigeria’s economy and governance, maintaining that his achievements and political strength would guarantee him victory in the next general elections. “None of these people parading can defeat President Tinubu,”…
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