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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (Nelphund) has announced that its portal of applications for the academic session of 2024/2025 will close on Tuesday 30 September 2025, while it moves to a new cycle of operations for the academic year 2025/2026. The closure marks the end of the second complete cycle of the interest -free student loan regime, which has continued …

The Nigerian Senior Oil and Gas Staff Association (Pengassan) has directed its national members to continue the ongoing strike, rejecting social media claims that the court orders have arrested industrial actions. In official memos to members, Kawan Lumumba Okugbawa’s National Executive Officer praised oil and gas workers for their resilience and convinced them that the association remained committed to achieving …

A notorious leader of the gang, Ikyoga Joka Biam, whose kingdom of terrorism left the safety agents and residents in the city of Zaki-Biam in fear, was killed with firearm shots on Monday morning, 29 September 2025 near the slaughterhouse near the church of Nkst in the area of ​​the local government of Ukum (LGA) by Benue State. The residents …

A coalition of three leading civil society organizations in the state of Osun has issued a spicy open letter to the President of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing the government of Governor Ademola Adeleke “intentionally destroying the regional government government” and transferring the funds intended for the development of grassroots. Groups – Osun Grassroot Development Initiative (OGNI), Osun Renaissance Movement (ORM), …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the General Federation (Agof) accounting firm firmly rejected the accusation that they secretly released the allocation of local government to fire the chairman and board members of all the progressive congress (APC) in Osun state. Appearing before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, legal advisers for the two institutions rejected the …

The Federal Government is blocked in a meeting behind the doors closed with the leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Pensassan and representatives of the refinery of Dangote at the Minister of Labor and the Conference of Labor, Abuja. The meeting was due to the Minister of Labor and Employment, Mohammad Maigari Dingyadi, to …

Apex IGBO’s socio-cultural organization, Ohanaze Ndigbo Worldwide, has rejected a report that claims to have supported the Ball President Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 General Election. In a very strong statement, President General Ohanaze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta Mbata, considers the claim to be wrong and misleading, insisting that the group was truly non-party. “This (support) is not my knowledge. …

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has stepped up to avoid what can be the main energy crisis, holding back the Nigerian Senior Petroleum and Natural Gas Staff (Pengassan) from cutting the supply of oil and raw gas to petroleum refineries and Petrochemical assessments. Judge Emmanuel Subilim, in the verdict submitted on Monday, gave a temporary order after the former …

A prominent defense group based in Abuja, Vanguard for credible representation (VCR), has issued a severe warning for oil and senior staff of the natural gas association of Nigeria (Pengassan) and Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (Nupeng), warning the unions against actions that could interrupt economic stability and safety energy in the country. Citing unacceptable risks for …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (Pengassan) on Monday Sealed off the Headquarters of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). The head of the NMDPRA Branch, Kawan Tony Iziogba, said that the strike was triggered by alleged …