The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not directed corps members to upgrade their accounts for payment of N70,000 minimum wage. The NYSC said this in a statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Mr Megwa, the misleading information making the rounds…
Abubakar Lawal, a Nigerian footballer, has died after allegedly falling from the third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Uganda. Lawal was a striker for Viper SC, a club in the top flight of Ugandan football. Ugandan Police confirmed the footballer’s death in a post on Monday. The authorities said Lawal had fallen “from the…
Nigeria’s public debt has reached an all-time high of N134.3 trillion, as of the end of the second quarter of 2024. This represents a sharp increase compared to the N121.7 trillion recorded just a few months earlier in the first quarter. The main reason for the increase is the devaluation of the country’s currency, the…
Nigerian students are transforming their aspirations of studying abroad into achievable goals, fueled by determination and innovative financial strategies. Despite economic hurdles and stringent visa requirements, a growing number of students are successfully pursuing international degrees. The game-changer in 2025 lies not in the destinations, but in the diverse funding approaches. Below are seven ways…
The senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Kalu has claimed that President Bola Tinubu used to move around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja to monitor the sufferings Nigerians are currently facing. The lawmaker and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress disclosed this on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. “The…
Salt, also known as sodium, is essential for life. It helps with fluid balance, nerve function, and muscle contractions. It also serves as a preservative. But like many other things, too much of it becomes dangerous. Taking too much can be inimical to your health, making your immune system prone to various diseases. Health experts…
Mercy Chinwo, the gospel singer, has filed a lawsuit against social media critic VeryDarkMan (VDM) for alleged defamation. Last month, in a series of Instagram posts, VDM accused Chinwo of diverting funds from shows without remitting them to her former label, owned by Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu. The social media critic also claimed that Chinwo violated contractual…
National Youth Leader of the Labour Party (LP), Kennedy Ahanotu, has called for the suspension of the LP Senator representing Edo South in the Senate, Neda Imasuen, from the party for his unsavory handling of the Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan case. He said the LP was unimpressed with Senator Imasuen’s performance as Chairman of the Senate…
President Bola Tinubu’s administration appears to have upped the petrol price from N650 to N855, according to pump price displays on Tuesday on fuel dispensers at the government NNPC stations. Amid a lingering fuel scarcity and crisis, petrol prices on dispensing machines of government-backed NNPCL stations in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday showed N855 per…
The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. However, the minister said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree…
