…Infrastructure and Development Boards or designated state agencies under a counterpart funding model similar to that of UBEC. Under the proposal, state governments would prepare Rural Development Action Plans, provide counterpart funding, implement approved projects and account for the utilisation of intervention funds…
…pathway because it often offers a fast-track route to US citizenship, robust educational funding, and competitive financial benefits.The US Navy releases eligibility requirements for those seeking to join. Photo Kemp/Getty Images>The updated Navy guidelines clarify that one does not need to be a full US citizen to join…
…Adeniyi Adeyemi. The House Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment, funding and operations of the council warned defaulting MDAs that it would deploy its constitutional powers to compel compliance if they failed to appear before the committee with requested documents and officials. Chairman of the comm…
…Committee hearing at which he defended a request for some $67 billion in supplemental funding for the Pentagon. AFP
…surrounding the current allocations. He said any project worthy of government funding should be openly identified and executed in full public view.Atiku demands full disclosure of ₦8.05bn church-mosque budget. Photo speaks on escaping Tinubu's economic trap Recall that Atiku said Nigeria's economic hardship stems from…
…offensives would continue to deny terrorist groups freedom of movement and access to funding. Operation HADIN KAI reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining pressure on terrorist elements across the North-East in collaboration with other security agencies until lasting peace and stability are restored in the region. by Li…
…to strengthen the creative economy through initiatives aimed at expanding access to funding, skills development, digital innovation and international market opportunities. Stakeholders have also increasingly advocated greater investment in children’s creative education, arguing that early exposure to filmmaking, animat…
…to a fight staged in the United Kingdom. Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, who is funding the bout, remains open to hosting it in the kingdom, though only at a later start time to accommodate American viewers, who would otherwise face a 2am ringwalk. London currently lacks the necessary licensing for a fight of that…
…has been locked for almost 18 months, but it has not been completed because of lack of funding. We need the government to intervene urgently and give us a timeline for the completion of the project,” he said. The ARD president added that doctors commute daily from locations as far as Badagry and Ikorodu to the centre,…
…to bear the greatest burden of the humanitarian crisis, noting that insecurity and funding shortages have severely restricted humanitarian access. Despite the deteriorating security situation, he highlighted ongoing regional cooperation, including the reopening of the Kamba border crossing between Nigeria and Niger.He…
…is state-of-the-art equipment.” Onitiju, however, urged government to provide additional funding for the NCAA because the authority carried out Nigeria’s obligations under the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO. On his part, aviation safety and security expert, Group Captain John Ojikutu, retd, also faulte…
…runs from May to June each year, with specific dates subject to variation based on funding availability and university academic calendars. The 2026 cycle closed on 19 June 2026. Monitor the official DOF website and your email for the next cycle's dates.Can students from outside Nigeria apply for the David Oyedepo Found…
…a position of huge patronage. “The high cost of elections has forced candidates to seek funding from Politically Exposed Persons, PEPs,” a development Odinkalu warned could compromise the NBA’s core motto of promoting the rule of law. The Professor argued that “The road to the ballot in #NBADecides2026 has encountered…
…enabling environment for small and medium-scale enterprises. The report also criticised funding for critical sectors, saying allocations to health and education remain significantly below international commitments. According to BudgIT, the health sector received only about five per cent of the national budget, far belo…
…initial $2 billion share sale, followed by an additional $500 million, with much of the funding coming from regional institutional investors.From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram.Strong investor appetite ahead of IPOThe successful private placement comes ahead of the refinery's planned publi…
…about the secret behind building billion-dollar businesses, Aboyeji did not point to funding or luck. “It’s all about systems,” he said. He recalled advice from one of his billionaire mentors, saying: “A billion-dollar company is just a bunch of people who could have individually built $10 million businesses but decide…
…its concern about the Israeli government's decision to allocate significant new funding to settlement expansion in Palestinian territories. The alliance said the development will further entrench settlements in the West Bank and break Palestinian communities, leaving them exposed to greater risks of human rights violat…
…being enacted. He argued that key matters—accountability, operational independence, funding arrangements, constitutional protections, and oversight mechanisms—had not been given sufficient national debate before the bill became law. His intervention is coming on the heels of the 2027 elections intensifies nationwide, p…
…trying to build today is something different – a system. “Systems do not end when the funding cycle closes. They endure because the institutions that make them work have authority, political backing, and a coordination mechanism that holds them together over time. That is what this alignment is designed to be, and that…
…invested in Naira, into Nigerian mid-sized businesses, is the most sustainable pool of funding this continent has, and Series II proves the model is repeatable, not a one-off. FCMBAM is setting the asset management benchmark in this space, and our joint focus now turns to what matters most: disciplined origination, rob…
…represents genuine expertise, innovation, and character. ”By prioritising strategic funding, rigorous accreditation, and robust capacity building over unchecked enrollment, Nigerian higher education can transcend its current growing pains and establish a legacy of uncompromised excellence,” he said. Speaking at the ev…
…illicit gold trading and financial networks, saying the measures are intended to disrupt funding for both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said Sudan's multi-billion-dollar gold trade has been used to finance weapo…
…age for governorship candidates from 35 to 30 years. He also listed reforms in education funding, taxation, electricity, cybersecurity and the digital economy as efforts aimed at expanding opportunities for young Nigerians. With preparations for the 2027 elections gaining momentum, Ihonvbere said young Nigerians remain…
…its corrupt government has failed to address,” and argued that withholding only half the funding meant rewarding a government that “fails to meet such a basic obligation.” He said the amendment does not add new conditions but “only strengthens” the existing ones, and framed it as a matter of accountability. “Foreign ai…
…would be supervised by independent State Police Service Commissions, receive direct funding and operate under strict restrictions against the use of police powers for political, ethnic or religious purposes.Citing examples from countries including Germany, Canada, India and the United States, Abbas said successful fede…