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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Thursday noted that upkeep loan disbursement is now strictly tied to the academic session of each institution. This was disclosed in a statement signed by NELFUND’s Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. NELFUND further advised interested loan applicants are required to apply for the loan at the beginning of every academic session to be eligible for both institutional charges and upkeep for that particular […]

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has officially approved the nomination of Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Following the governor’s endorsement, Ladoja is set to be formally installed at a coronation ceremony scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025, at Mapo Hall in Ibadan. A delegation by the state government, its gathered, met yesterday with Ladoja and other members of the Olubadan-in-Council at his Bodija, Ibadan residence. A media […]

The International Council for Ifa Religion on Wednesday called on President Bola Tinubu to give equal recognition to Isese adherents in Nigeria by declaring August 20 and 21 as public holidays. The council’s President, Fayemi Fakayode, made the call in a statement issued in Ibadan, Oyo State, to commemorate the 2025 Isese Day celebration. Recall that Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, and Osun state governments had declared Wednesday a work-free day in […]

Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has described his journey to the throne of Olubadan of Ibadanland as bumpy and filled with trials. Ladoja said this while addressing hundreds of Ibadan residents that besieged his Bodija residence on Monday evening to welcome him. He recalled his over three-decade journey through the Ibadan traditional chieftaincy hierarchy, which uniquely requires aspirants to climb 36 carefully arranged steps, beginning from Jagun Balogun. The former governor of […]

Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has arrived his family house at Isale-Osi in Ibadan South-West local government area on Monday. Oba Ladoja, who came into town at 1:20pm headed straight to his family house where he was received by family members and friends.   He has arrived his Ondo Street residence in Bodija, Ibadan, where he was received by a crowd of well-wishers. His family members organized a special prayers both […]

The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has issued a directive to visa applicants, mandating the disclosure of all social media usernames and handles used over the past five years as part of the visa application process. The directive, announced in a post on the Mission’s official X account on Monday, comes as the US Department of State recently reiterated its commitment to bolster national security through enhanced screening measures. U.S. Mission […]