Nigeria's student loan program has handed out cash to nearly 789,000 kids since the thing went live, and they've processed over a million applications total. The fund dropped about 82 billion naira on tuition payments to 262 schools, plus another 58 billion went straight to students for living expenses.
The agency says the whole operation has moved around 141 billion naira since launch, with roughly 36,000 new applications getting wrapped up in the last week alone. Over 3,000 fresh requests came through on a single day, and the program keeps chugging along at that pace.
A journalist group in Kano says political drama between state officials and former governor Ganduje is pulling security forces away from actual crime-fighting work. The forum warned that beef between political camps is making rural areas less safe, and criminal networks are using the chaos as cover for their operations.
The group called out leaders for trash-talking each other instead of fixing problems, and they want everyone to chill with the inflammatory comments. They pushed for a coordinated security setup across the northwest region with shared intelligence and joint patrols, since fragmented responses keep failing against cross-border gangs.
Abia State officials rolled out electric buses that they claim will cut transport costs and eliminate exhaust fumes for riders. Transport Commissioner Chimezie Ukaegbu announced at a summit that 20 vehicles arrived already, and another batch lands soon. The state built terminals and installed AI traffic signals around Umuahia to streamline operations.
Some buses were modified for disabled passengers, and terminals will feature digital ticketing plus enhanced security systems. Officials say the whole setup aims to make public transit cleaner and more accessible across the region.
Ogun State officials are setting up free lead-poisoning tests for people living near those battery-recycling plants in Ogijo after some viral videos sparked contamination concerns. Health Commissioner Dr Tomi Coker says the testing center at Ogijo Primary Health Centre is ready to go with all the gear and staff lined up.
The government already shut down six battery facilities and paused ingot exports while they figure this out. Environment Commissioner Dr Ola Oresanya warned that any company failing the upcoming process audit gets closed until they fix their operations completely. He told local community groups to stop prioritizing money from these companies and quit selling land for factories in residential zones, since the state will...
The Nigerian Air Force dropped bombs on terrorist camps in the northwest and northeast regions, and they say they took out a bunch of militants. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame confirmed the strikes happened after intelligence teams spotted the targets.
Fighter jets hit two separate locations in Katsina State, with the first run taking out a fortified base used by a kidnapping and cattle-theft ring operating around Kankara, Faskari, and Malumfashi. A second airstrike later that day hammered another terrorist hideout in Danfako, destroying their supply depots and equipment.
Meanwhile, in Borno State, ground forces from the 28 Task Force Brigade fought off an attack on Chibok by ISWAP and Boko Haram fighters, and air support followed up...
Nigerian Army troops pulled off a late-night rescue in Kano State's Tsanyawa area after locals rang them up about bandits causing chaos. Operation MESA forces teamed up with the air force and police units to track down the attackers, and they managed to free seven people who'd been grabbed. The militants had already killed a 60-year-old woman before security showed up.
Soldiers chased the armed group toward Rimaye and lit them up with heavy fire, which made the bandits ditch their captives and bolt toward Katsina State. Four other kidnapped people are still missing. The brigade commander gave props to the troops for moving fast, and he's asking residents to keep feeding intel to security forces working the border areas.
Open Forum just called out Akwa Ibom officials for letting Uyo turn into a pothole-riddled mess with garbage piling up in weird spots around town. Matthew Kofi Okono from the group said one trash dump sits right next to a primary school entrance and the Township Stadium, which is basically asking for health problems while making the whole area look terrible.
The organization wants local councils to handle road repairs and sanitation instead of waiting for state agencies that apparently can't get anything done despite the governor ordering fixes ages back. Okono pointed to some accounting expert's grant model that would let municipalities patch their own roads using money from higher levels of government. Water fountains around the city...
Youth from Ifon in Ose Local Government just hit the streets demanding that Ondo State install a new traditional ruler after their last king got shot by highway bandits half a decade back. Oba Israel Adewusi died after gunmen ambushed him on the Benin-Owo-Akure road while he was heading home from a government meeting in Akure, and the throne has been empty ever since.
The Ifon Development Youth Forum marched through town with signs asking Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to approve a successor through the proper chieftaincy process. Community reps said the vacancy has killed social programs and administrative functions, and they warned that keeping a large town without leadership creates dangerous instability. Princess Aderiike Odogiyan told...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from Kogi Central just called out Senator Osita Ngwu from Enugu West on Facebook over some deleted WhatsApp messages between lawmakers. She told him to repost her removed comments in the senators' group chat, or she would drag the whole thing onto the Senate floor and make it public.
The threat comes after Akpoti-Uduaghan finished a six-month suspension that happened because of sex allegations she made against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. She got back to work in September and recently admitted that most of her colleagues ghosted her during the suspension because they were scared of political blowback. She said some senators reached out privately to show support but avoided public backing to protect...
