No fewer than 150 youths and women involved in mining within the Osun West Senatorial District have been awarded a collective grant of N7.5 million following their completion of specialised training in modern mining techniques. The training programme, facilitated by the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Dr Lere Oyewumi, was held in Ikire, Osun State, and conducted by the Mining Cadastre …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Monday announced the successful disbursement of N20,000 monthly stipends for July to 20,371 students from six tertiary institutions. A statement released by the Fund in Abuja listed the institutions as follows; Bayero University Kano; Federal University, Dutsin-Ma; University of Ilorin; University of Benin; University of Ibadan and the University of Maiduguri. The statement which …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said he would have Phil Foden, Ederson, and Ruben Dias in his matchday squad for the visit of Wolves on Saturday. The trio missed out on the trip to Nottingham Forest due to illness. “Phil Foden and Ruben Dias are okay. “(Ederson’s injury) looked worse than it is. He trained yesterday and feels good. …

The traditional ruler of the Ukpo kingdom in Anambra State, Igwe Robert Eze has conferred the title of “Enyi Ndigbo” on the Vice President, Kashim Shettima. Similarly, Igwe Eze conferred the title of “Agu Naechemba Ndigbo” on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The title “Agu Naechemba” means “Lion that protects the public,” and “Enyi …