The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has suspended the foreign scholarship component of its intervention for lecturers in public tertiary institutions. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, spokesperson of TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, cited the excessive cost of training in foreign institutions as one of the reasons for the suspension of the scheme. He added…
By Abiodun Oluwadare The recent arrest and remand of the former governor of Kogi State on allegations of fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have once again thrust Nigeria’s judiciary into the spotlight. Nigerians are anxious and watching closely, not just for the drama surrounding a high-profile corruption case, but for the…
The Kaduna state governor, Uba Sani, on Thursday, received the first set of “repentant bandits” in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. The governor also opened the cattle market in the area, said to have been closed for about 10 years due to insecurity. This was disclosed in a statement in Kaduna on…
