Editorial Team

Group demands explanation over delay in capital projects funding, threatens nationwide protest

A civic advocacy group, Legislative Watch, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to explain why funds appropriated for capital projects across the country have not been released despite their inclusion in successive national budgets. The group said the continued delay in funding approved capital projects has stalled budget implementation, left contractors unpaid, and raised…

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No Child Should Learn In Unsafe Environment, Says Otti

[mc4wp_form id=33047] Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti ha⁠s reaffirmed that school sec‍urit⁠y remains a cent‌ral p‍illar of his admi‍nistrat⁠ion’s education reform program‌me⁠, declaring that no ch‍ild should le‍arn‍ i‍n an unsafe‌ en‍vironme⁠nt. The Govern‍or made‌ the declaratio‍n‍ on Wed‌nesday in his office, while receivin⁠g a delegation fro⁠m the Nati‍onal Safe S‌chool Integrated Command a‌nd…

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10 Processed Foods That Taste Awesome But Will Probably Kill You — Or At Least Make You Super Fat

Even with the Trump administration working to Make America Healthy Again, highly processed, unhealthy foods remain common in many pantries across the United States. Processed foods are those which have been altered from their original state. This includes washing, packaging, cooking, pasteurizing, heating or chopping. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by…

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bola tinubu independence parade EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army Personnel Petition Tinubu, National Assembly Over Alleged Embargo On Voluntary Discharge, Accuse Authorities Of Holding Them Against Will

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army Personnel Petition Tinubu, National Assembly Over Alleged Embargo On Voluntary Discharge, Accuse Authorities Of Holding Them Against Will

Some serving personnel of the Nigerian Army have petitioned President Bola Tinubu, the leadership of the National Assembly and top defence authorities over what they described as an alleged unofficial embargo on voluntary discharge from military service. The soldiers, however, accused the Army of unlawfully retaining personnel who have applied to leave the force. In…

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NANS lists 39 institutions yet to refund students after NELFUND tuition payments

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has identified 39 tertiary institutions across the country that it says are yet to reimburse students who paid their tuition fees before the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) settled the same fees on their behalf. The student body said the affected institutions had already received tuition payments from…

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