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OAU students demand normalcy, protest transport crisis, others

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (409+ words) Students of Obafemi Awolowo University Students" Union, on Tuesday, staged a protest on campus, demanding urgent action over lingering welfare and academic concerns. A video from the protest ground showed large numbers of students marching and chanting at the front…...

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Foundation marks World Book Day

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (389+ words) The Alice Ajisafe Foundation has rewarded young readers in Ekiti State as part of activities marking the 2026 World Book Day, in a bid to promote literacy and revive reading culture among children. The event, held at the Dzuels Foundation Library…...

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Global COVID-19 recovery drive reaches millions, targets zero-dose children

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (833+ words) A global vaccination programme inaugurated after COVID-19 has reached 18. 3 million children in 36 countries, helping close immunisation gaps and restart routine health services hit by the pandemic. The programme, known as the Big Catch-Up, delivered more than 100 million doses of life-saving…...

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COWLSO boosts Lagos orphanages with N60m support

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (427+ words) FILE: The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu No fewer than 11 orphanages across Lagos have received N60m worth of household and welfare items in an intervention led by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, as the state…...

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OPM pastor seeks husband for autistic adopted daughter, offers incentives

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (292+ words) The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Chibuzor Chinyere, has announced plans to arrange the marriage of one of his adopted daughters, a 21-year-old autistic woman named Chiemeka Chibuzor. He offered a package of financial incentives and welfare guarantees to any…...

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Hamzat urges youths to lead with integrity

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (670+ words) The convener, Olusegun Odufuwa and the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, who represented the deputy governor. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has urged young Nigerians to take responsibility for leadership roles by developing integrity…...

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OAU seeks truce as students begin lecture boycott over transport

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (418+ words) File: OAU new gate The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has expressed readiness to meet with the leadership of the student body to discuss the transportation challenges confronting students. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun…...

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UN hails NYSC's role in advancing youth development

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (415+ words) The Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs and Head of the United Nations Youth Office, Felipe Paullier, has praised the National Youth Service Corps as a key driver of youth development in Nigeria. According to a post obtained from NYSC's X…...

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[ICYMI] How parents turned inter-house sports into fashion show

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (396+ words) This shift was evident at Sunshine International School, Ibadan, Oyo State, where parents actively participated in a lively and unconventional inter-house sports event that has since drawn widespread attention. Students, dressed in a variety of sportswear and creative costumes, took…...

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Schools" weak IT systems slowing loan disbursement " NELFUND MD

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1671+ words) Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr. Credit: Akintunde Sawyerr In this interview, GRACE EDEMA speaks with the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, about delays, data issues, transparency concerns, and…...