Education
FUTA Suspends MBBS Admission for 2026/2027 Session
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has suspended admission into its MBBS programme for the 2026/2027 academic session. The decision...
Women Empowerment
Katsina Govt Allocates ₦500m to Boost Women Entrepreneurship
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has announced that the Katsina State Government will provide an additional ₦500 million...
EducationNECO
NECO Releases 2025 SSCE External Results With 71.63% Pass Rate
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External results, recording a 71.63 per...
MSMEs
Polaris Bank Assures MSMEs of Export Finance
Entrepreneurs in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria have been assured of access to finance by...
Education
MDCN Doctors, Dentists to Verify Credentials via DataFlow Portal
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has announced an update on credentials verification for medical and dental practitioners. The...
Startups
Nigerian startups raised over US$520 million in equity funding in 2024
Nigerian startups raised over US$520 million in equity funding in 2024, reinforcing the country’s position as one of Africa’s leading...
Fellowship
Apply: Commonwealth Young Leaders Fellowship (CYLF) Technical Committee
Commonwealth Youth Council has opened applications for Commonwealth Young Leaders Fellowship (CYLF) Technical Committee, inviting qualified individuals to help design...
Fintech
Nigeria records 11 billion digital payment transactions in 2024
Nigeria’s digital payments system processed about 11 billion transactions in 2024, highlighting the rapid scale Nigeria has reached in real-time...
Business
80 Million Clean Cookstoves Project Can Earn Nigeria $5bn Yearly
Greenplinth Africa, working with its development partners, has announced that its flagship 80 Million Clean Cookstoves Project could earn Nigeria...
AIDigital Economy
Google, African universities launch WAXAL speech dataset for 21 languages
Google has partnered with leading African research institutions to launch WAXAL, a speech dataset aimed at expanding access to artificial...
Business
Ekiti urges BEDC to open power operations to private investors
The Ekiti State Government has urged the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), through its subsidiary, Benin Electricity Ekiti Limited (BEEL),...
Finance
Nigeria set to launch Africa Energy Bank by April
Nigeria has completed its final obligations for the launch of the Africa Energy Bank, clearing the way for the institution...
Economy
Nigeria Pushes Local Content Beyond Compliance at 2026 Energy Summit
At the 2026 Nigeria International Energy Summit, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, represented by Abdulmalik Halilu,...
Education
FG says “Living History” textbook not approved for Nigerian schools
The Federal Ministry of Education has reacted to misleading reports and discussions surrounding a History textbook titled “Living History,” including...
Agriculture
FG to Digitally Register 30,000 Farmers Cooperatives
The federal government has announced plans to digitally register and capture about 30,000 farmers’ cooperative societies nationwide as part of...
Livestock
FG inaugurates NEC technical sub-committee on livestock development
The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) Technical Sub-Committee on Livestock Development, reaffirming its commitment to repositioning...
Empowerment
Apply: CRSMEDA REDI Phase 2 for Retirees in Cross River State
The Cross River State Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency, CRSMEDA, has announced the official commencement of applications for Phase 2...
N-Power
FG assures N-Power beneficiaries of outstanding stipend payment
The federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, has assured N-Power beneficiaries that outstanding stipends...
Fellowship
Young Innovators of Nigeria opens YIN Campus Ambassadors Program 2026
Applications are now open for the Young Innovators of Nigeria (YIN) Campus Ambassadors Program 2026. YIN said the programme is...
Agribusiness
BOA begins application verification for RHNAMP Agricultural Program
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has said it is currently verifying all submitted applications under the Renewed Hope National Agricultural...
