Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr The Managing Director, Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to ensuring that quality education is accessible and affordable for all. He gave the assurance in a statement on Friday to mark the International Day of Education with the theme, ‘AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automation.” Sawyerr said the student loan innovative products are designed to support students in achieving their dreams and aspirations. He said: “We are excited to showcase our NELFUND Student Loan and new…
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The minister of state for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, says Nigeria is called “the world capital of skin bleaching” or “the skin-lightening hothouse of the world”, due to its recognition as having the highest usage rates of skin-lightening products across the globe put at 77% among Nigerian women by the World Health Organisation (WHO). While acknowledging that it is the highest rate in the world, he said it reinforced the prevalence of a cultural and societal preference for lighter skin tones in the country. The minister noted that despite the well documented harmful effects, the use of skin…
How World’s darkest model Made $9m fortune An Ethiopian-born American model of South Sudanese descent, Nyakim Gatwech made a total estimate of $9 million fortune for embracing her dark complexion as a badge of honour, transforming it into a symbol of beauty and empowerment. Nyakim Gatwech, who will turn 32 on January 27, 2025, has become a global phenomenon, using her journey to challenge conventional beauty standards and inspire millions around the world. Reports from ‘South Sudan News Now’ indicate that she now has an estimated net worth of $9 million, built through lucrative endorsements and a strong social…
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has revealed a concerning decline in the number of medical consultants in the country, with only 6,000 remaining as of February 2024. Disclosing this during the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Ilorin yesterday, MDCAN President, Prof. Muhammad Mohammad, outlined the alarming trend, noting that 1,300 consultants have left Nigeria in the last five years due to the ‘Japa’ syndrome — a phenomenon where professionals migrate for better opportunities abroad. Mohammad highlighted that with an aging workforce, the situation is set to worsen. “Around 1,700 consultants are over 55, meaning…
Our attention has been drawn to an advertorial published in The Nation newspaper of January 22, 2025, by an amorphous group that goes by the name: Concerned Members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State, where the authors, in what was purely a politically motivated hatchet job, maliciously concocted a rich cocktail of lies and blackmail against the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD. The undisguised intent of the purveyors of the inane advertorial was to cause a strain in th
“If you ask for the books, I will give the books but don’t ask for anything extra than what is in the books because I will not give.”–Governor Umo Eno By Shadrach Okon The burden of democracy demands a leader to stand daily in public court to be judged by the citizens of the state. In doing this, the Press opens ‘the books’ daily and read to members of the public the services and deeds of their leaders. The books in the context of this discourse is a metaphor for accountability. Every time the media community demands for the books,…
Hundreds of transgender United States federal prisoners have been gripped by fear following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, mandating the transfer of transgender inmates to facilities aligned with their biological sex. Speaking with newsmen on the issue, lawyers raised alarms about the potential dangers faced by transgender women who will now be moved to male prisons, warning of severe risks. “It’s going to be incredibly dangerous,” attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen told DailyMail.com. Meltzer-Cohen, who represents Donna Langan—a transgender woman serving a life sentence for bank robbery—expressed concerns about the safety of her…
-says he is not for political gamesmanship. By Shadrach Okon Governor Umo Eno has reminded his critics that his duty is to give good governance to Akwa Ibom people rather than engaging in political gamesmanship. Governor Eno made this known in a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor to refute an advertorial by a faceless political group called Concerned Members of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State who go about blackmailing the governor. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor in his Press Release to refute such blackmail said: “Our attention has been…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Thursday night, described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, as a transactional politician who bites the hand that feeds him. He said the minister is a friend who is “unreliable and fair-weather.” Mohammed also said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) provided opportunities for him to ascend in politics, but it is disheartening that he has chosen to be a willing tool for its denigration. He made this statement in a media release signed and made available to journalists on Thursday night by his Special Adviser on Media and…
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has revealed that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are involved in drug abuse. Mrs Adeyeye, a professor, disclosed this during the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth-focused initiative, “Catch Them Young,” held on Wednesday at Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She noted that research indicates one in four high-risk drug users in Nigeria has been arrested for drug-related offences. According to her, these arrests comprise 73 per cent for drug possession, 12 per cent for theft, five per cent for sex…