How To Apply For FG N50m Student Venture Capital Grant

How To Apply For FG N50m Student Venture Capital Grant

Federal Government don officially open portal for Student Venture Capital Grant (S‑VCG) wey go give student-led businesses up to N50 million equity-free funding. Di initiative dey target students across 37 states plus FCT, and e dey specifically focus on ventures wey dey inside STEMM fields, Science (biotech, agriculture, research), Technology (software, AI, digital solutions), Engineering (machinery, infrastructure), Mathematics (analytics, financial modeling), and Medical Sciences (health-tech, devices, public health). Students fit […]

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National

Light Workers Threaten Nationwide Shutdown Over Staff Brutality

Di National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) don threaten nationwide shutdown after dem allege say staff of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for Egbu 132/33kV Substation, Imo State, face brutal attack. According to di Acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike, workers on duty allegedly dey beaten, held hostage at gunpoint and some even abducted by armed police officers wey dem say act on top orders from di state. Di officers reportedly […]

November 17, 2025 8

National

Gunmen Kill Vice Principal, Kidnap 25 Schoolgirls For Kebbi

Gunmen from one criminal gang don kidnap 25 people and kill one staff for one girls’ secondary school for northwestern Nigeria early Monday morning, police talk so. Di attack happen more than ten years after nearly 300 Chibok girls dem bin abduct, wey make international wahala. Police talk say di gang wey carry “sophisticated weapons” dey fire anyhow, waka enter Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School for Kebbi State around 4:00 […]

November 17, 2025 8

National

Nigerians Go Stop To Pay Five Common Bank Charges From January 2026 — Oyedele

Millions of Nigerians go begin feel major financial relief from January 2026 as Federal Government don plan scrap five common bank charges under dia big tax reform agenda. Di move na part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu fiscal overhaul wey dem sign into law on June 26, 2025, to ease cost of doing business, boost economic growth and support households and small enterprises. Di reforms dey inside four new laws, […]

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National

Dangote Refinery Talk Say Price Cut Na Wetin Make Pump Price Fall

Dangote Petroleum Refinery don clear say di recent reduction wey oil marketers do for pump price no be because Federal Government reverse di 15 per cent import tariff. For statement wey dem release on Monday, di refinery talk say di tori wey dey link price cut to tariff reversal na fake news, wey dey mislead people and no match wetin dey really happen for market. Dem yarn say di reason […]

November 17, 2025 8

Lagos

Major Jam For Lagos-Ibadan Expressway As Cars Dey Burn For Crash

Major wahala for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway dey paralyse movement on Monday as heavy traffic jam hold commuters for hours. Di congestion don spill for both sides of di highway, with motorists wey dey comot Lagos jam long long tailback wey start from Alausa corridor reach Fatgbems/OPIC roundabout wey dey go Mowe. People wey dey enter Lagos sef no better, as traffic don build from Long Bridge reach di same area. Di […]

November 17, 2025 8

Lagos

Sanwo-Olu Promise Better Environment For MSMEs

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, don reaffirm say im administration dey committed to make business environment better for di state, especially for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Di governor yarn dis one yesterday during di closing ceremony of di 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair wey happen for Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island. Sanwo-Olu wey Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, represent, yarn say im government don put eye […]

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National

Manufacturers Dey Run From Bank Loans Because Interest Rate Too High

Against di backdrop of high-interest-rate regime, leading manufacturers don reduce dia bank borrowings sharply as dem dey run from expensive credit. Financial results for di first nine months of di year (9M’25) show say dia combined bank loans fall by 20.3% to N2.014 trillion from N2.526 trillion for 9M’24. Further findings by Financial Vanguard show say many of di firms don shift funding go equities, corporate bonds and retained earnings, […]

November 17, 2025 9

International

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Programme 2026/27 – Make You Apply Before 9 December 2025

Di Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Programme na one of di three Master’s-level awards wey Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) dey offer for UK, under di UK Government commitment to international development and di Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan. Di programme dey find academically strong people from different backgrounds wey get leadership potential and capacity to contribute to development for dia countries. E dey support talented but financially disadvantaged applicants from Least Developed […]

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