On 25 July, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) officially filed an appeal against the Western Cape High Court’s judgment regarding the EZAGA interdict. This appeal followed a statement from NSFAS, issued on 15 July, in response to the court’s ruling, which had deemed the termination of contracts with EZAGA and other payment partners … Read more
The House of Representatives said that it would ensure that federal universities were removed from the Band A electricity tariff plan to lessen the huge electricity bill. Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja after the committee’s oversight of the federal universities in … Read more
South African Police Service(SAPS) Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the men and women in blue will thoroughly investigate allegations that 95 Libyan nationals arrested at a farm in White River, Mpumalanga, were using the farm as a military training base. The immigrants were taken in for questioning on Friday following an intelligence-driven operation. SAPS COMMISSIONER WEIGHS … Read more
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to ensure that Nigerians taking part in the forthcoming protest are protected by the country’s security agencies. Mr Effiong, in a letter to the IGP on Friday, contended that peaceful protest was not against any law in Nigeria. The protest Some … Read more
Bafana Bafana striker Fagrie Lakay has signed a new contract with Pyramids FC amid PSL interest, according to iDiski Times. Lakay extended his stay until June 2025. The 27 year old originally joined the Egyptian club in January 2022 from Cape Town City and has made a significant impact since arriving. Lakay wasted no time … Read more
The Director-General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies ( MINILS), Ilorin, Issa Aremu, has called for an all-inclusive national social dialogue led by Organised Labour on the current economic challenges in Nigeria, saying dialogue should be prioritised over street protests to address the hardship in the country. He made the call at the … Read more
The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has slammed its youth league leader Collen Malatji’s attack on premier Panyaza Lesufi and his executive. . While addressing a community gathering in Bekkersdal, Malatji said there are untouchable golden boys who are rewarded with positions in the executive while they fail to do their work. ANC GAUTENG … Read more
A group of Islamic clerics have appealed to young Nigerians to shelve the planned protest schedule for August, saying it won’t yield any positive result. The clerics said this following their meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. The president held separate meetings on Thursday with APC governors, traditional rulers from around the country, and … Read more
The Museum of Dogs, markedly South Africa’s very first museum of its kind, will open its doors on Saturday, 27 July 2024. The museum is located on Keerom Street in Cape Town’s city centre. Founder’s tribute to man’s best friend Karel van der Vyver is the founder of this unique museum. It will be housed … Read more
The administration of President Bola Tinubu may be contemplating the dissolution of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) following the expiry of its current operating licence. This development comes after the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, declined to renew the tenure of the current Managing Director/CEO of the company, Nnaemeka Ewelukwa. Mr Ewelukwa succeeded … Read more
