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In a bold move to support young Nigerians beyond the classroom, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced plans to roll out a dedicated job portal by 2026. The platform aims to connect student loan recipients with employment opportunitie, locally and globally, marking a major step towards bridging the gap between education and economic empowerment. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, made the announcement during a media briefing in Abuja as the agency marked one year of operations. He clarified that while the portal won’t guarantee jobs, it will play a key role in easing graduates' transition into the workforce. Listings from both the public and private sectors, as well as international employers, will be featured on the portal.  “We don’t just disburse loans and walk away. This job portal is our way of staying committed to the student’s journey toward financial independence,” Sawyerr said. Repayment Begins Only After Employment Sawye...

By AKOGUN IYIOLA OYEDEPO Twenty-six years of democracy should now be due for review, examination and analysis. An adult of twenty-six, that lives on milk instead of solid food must have had stunted growth, his gory sight will not be appealing. What makes organization, community or nations great, is leadership. Slavery is of different brands and categories, but it means loss of freedom. There is mental slavery, loss of freedom of a prisoner, poverty induced incarceration, etc. If the socio/economic development of Kwara State is sluggish and at big variance with abundant opportunities in human and material resources available in the state; then many people have thus been arrested and there is certainly loss of freedom and prosperity by Kwara and the people of the state. There is no royal way to the development and prosperity of a state. Economic development in Kwara state in the years of democracy, especially in the making of leaders cannot be obtained on the platter of gold....

By Insight by Oppy | June 20, 2025 Four Months Gone, a Secret Return, and a State Left Guessing—What’s Really Going On? In Nigeria’s ever-dynamic political arena, few stories have captured national attention like the mysterious disappearance and secretive return of Taraba State’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Alkali. After vanishing for four months with no official explanation, his quiet reappearance has only deepened the mystery. Is this a genuine health recovery or a political drama with deeper implications? Insight by Oppy dives into the facts, the speculations, and why this story resonates far beyond Taraba State. The Disappearance: Silence Speaks Loudest In November 2024, Deputy Governor Alkali suddenly dropped out of the public eye. No press statement. No formal announcement. Just silence. Soon, unconfirmed reports suggested he suffered a stroke, first treated in Abuja and later in Egypt. For four months, until May 2025, his whereabouts remained unknown to the public....

THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes and destitution of military rule to take its rightful place as the only mode of governance of our resilient and beloved people. 4. With every footstep I took through these hallowed halls up to the moment I now stand before you, I remembered that we still have much further to go. 5. To achieve this progress, we sought an elective office to lead this nation forward. Thus, I hereby affirm before our Merciful and Almighty God and all men my resolve to do all that I can to safeguard and build our democra...

Published by Insight by Oppy | May 28, 2025 In what many are calling an economic bombshell, the latest data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has exposed a glaring imbalance in Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) distribution system for the first quarter of 2025. The data, shared by @thecableindex on X (formerly Twitter), has ignited a firestorm of criticism, particularly from the South-west and South-south regions, who appear to be unfairly burdened under the current fiscal structure. The Numbers That Sparked Outrage According to the FAAC Q1 2025 report: South-west contributed ₦929.87 billion but received only ₦258.19 billion, which amounts to just 28% of what it put into the national VAT pool. South-east contributed a mere ₦28.37 billion but astonishingly received ₦104.50 billion – a 368% return. North-east contributed ₦30.04 billion and got back ₦124.20 billion, a 345% gain. North-west put in ₦68.05 billion and was allocated ₦176.74 billion, representing 260% of it...