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FG Raises Application Fee for Private Universities to N25m

The Federal Government has increased the application fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria from N5 million to N25 million, according to a memo issued on Monday by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu. The NUC stated that the decision aims to reposition private universities to better serve the […]

Rising Food Prices Persist Despite Harvest as Transportation Costs, Inflation Blamed

Prices of essential foodstuffs, especially farm produce, are surging across Nigeria, even during the harvest season, as rising transportation costs and inflation take their toll. In Owerri, residents link the price hikes to the removal of fuel subsidies. Cassava farmer  Chikaodi Igbokwe lamented the skyrocketing costs of moving produce from farms to markets. “Transporting goods […]