President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate employment of 200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honorees into the Federal Civil Service. The president also awarded each of them the sum of N250,000 as well as a scholarship to obtain postgraduate studies at any Nigerian university.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will be compelled to halt all emergency food and nutrition assistance for 1.3 million people in northeastern Nigeria by the end of July. In a statement released on Wednesday, the UN attributed the move to severe funding shortages, which coincide with a surge in violence and unprecedented levels of hunger across the region. “WFP’s food and nutrition stocks have been completely exhausted. The organization’s last supplies left warehouses in early July, and life-saving assistance will end after the current round of distributions is completed.”
More states are now planning to reduce electricity tariffs within their territories following a new directive from the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), which slashed the Band-A electricity rate from N209 per kilowatt-hour to N160/kWh for Main-Power Electricity Distribution Limited, starting August 1, 2025. This move, however, sparked strong opposition from power generation and distribution companies. The Generation Companies (GenCos) warned that such actions could destabilize the power sector, pointing out that the industry already owes them over N5 trillion.
The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of Mr. Ezekiel Imoleayo Adeniran, Registrar of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED). This confirmation was made during a phone conversation with Channels Television by the command's Public Relations Officer, Olusola Ayanlade. Ayanlade revealed that the Registrar passed away in the early hours of Thursday, July 17, noting that the incident was reported at the Finibi division in Akure.
President Bola Tinubu is expected in Kano today (Friday) to pay a condolence visit to the government and people of the state, as well as the family of the late elder statesman, renowned businessman, and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata. This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday by the governor's spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa. The president's visit comes in the wake of the recent death of the respected industrialist.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed relevant federal agencies to address recent visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians by the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His directive focuses on enhancing intergovernmental cooperation and improving systems that verify the identities of Nigerians seeking consular services abroad. These actions follow policy shifts by both countries. Last week, the U.S. reduced most non-immigrant visas issued to Nigerians from multi-entry, multi-year visas to single-entry, three-month permits. According to U.S. officials, the changes stem from "the current rate of visa overstays by Nigerian nationals" and the need for "better access to applicant record."
