NiDCOM: Ukraine Returnees Got $100 Each Nigerian citizens who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine were given $100 (about 48,000) each on Friday by the federal government, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said. NiDCOM spokesman Abdur-Rahman Balogun disclosed this via a statement on Friday in...

EFCC: Four Fidelity Bank Staff Hacked Five Accounts to Steal N874m The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented its second witness in the ongoing trial of four staff of Fidelity Bank Plc accused of N874 million fraud. The staff of the bank standing trial...

Buhari Donates $1m to Afghanistan The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has donated $1 million to Afghanistan. Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, disclosed this in a statement. Commending the Nigerian government, Taha said OIC remains committed to supporting Afghanistan. “The Secretary-General of...

IMF, World Bank Partner On $5.2bn To Support Ukraine   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group have announced they will respond to Ukraine’s request for urgent financing with about $5.2bn cumulatively. They disclosed this in a joint statement titled, ‘Joint IMF-World Bank Group statement...

Russia-Ukraine: FG Approves $8.5m To Evacuate Stranded Nigerians   The federal government has approved the release of $8.5 million for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine. To this end, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the sum be released to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...

TETFUND : N12bn spent on training Nigerian researchers in 2021 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) announced that it had spent N12 billion on training researchers across twelve universities in Nigeria by 2021. This falls within the agency's mandate to support the country's educational sector. Kashim Imam,...