ABUJA, Nigeria — In a major crackdown on digital misinformation, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a 27-year-old university graduate for allegedly fabricating and circulating a viral false alarm claiming that financial tech giant OPay Digital Services Limited was shutting down its operations across Nigeria. Tripod Times reports thatContinue Reading

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Broadcasting icon and mass literacy expert, Biodun Bello, (popularly known as Double B) has warned that the long-term survival of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) hinges strictly on institutional transparency, structural loan recovery strategies, and checking arbitrary tuition hikes by tertiary institutions. Featuring as guest onContinue Reading

ABUJA — The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has commended the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for its aggressive deployment of digital innovations to curb certificate racketeering and fraudulent activities within the scheme. Tripod Times reports that the commendation was given in Abuja during a working session withContinue Reading

Reopen El-Rufai’s Files: MBF Demands Fresh Investigation Into Southern Kaduna Killings KADUNA, Nigeria – The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has demanded an independent and comprehensive investigation into the mass killings and alleged financial payments to bandits during the eight-year administration of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The socio-cultural groupContinue Reading

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that approximately 100,000 women across the state have directly benefited from the World Bank-supported Nigeria for Women Programme (NFWP), highlighting extensive economic intervention as a vital, strategic tool deployed by his administration to combat poverty and structurally strengthen localContinue Reading