•Tinubu The federal government has stepped up engagement with the World Bank for a fresh $1.25bn loan to support economic reforms, job creation, and competitiveness, as findings by our correspondent showed that the facility has reached a critical stage in the lender’s approval process. The proposed loan, titled Nigeria Actions for Investment a...
•Nude women protest Women from the Alesa community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State today embarked on a nude protest over the controversial Memorandum of Understanding recently signed between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited and two Chinese firms for the rehabilitation and operation of the Port Harcourt Refining Com...
•JAMB candidates Candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in colleges of education will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced this today during JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting in Abuja. Under the new guidel...
•JAMB candidates The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, today announced that the federal government has retained 16 years as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Alausa made the announcement during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja, noting that the decision follow...
•Secondary school students The federal government has introduced stringent new measures to combat drug and substance abuse in secondary schools, including mandatory drug testing for students and temporary suspension for those who repeatedly test positive after undergoing treatment and rehabilitation procedures. Under the new policy, all newly ...
•Tinubu The federal government has called on media organisations and public institutions to ensure accuracy in the official appellation of President Bola Tinubu in all publications and communications. In a press statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, today, the office expressed concern over...
The federal government has commenced arrangements to evacuate Nigerians willing to return home from South Africa following renewed anti-foreigner protests and rising tensions in parts of that country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this, yesterday, after a telephone discussion with South Africa’s Minister o...
•Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa The federal government has today banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage. It declared that the use of the title by such recipients constitutes a misrepresentation of academic credentials, which will henceforth be treated as aca...
•Information minister, Mohammed Idris (C) The federal government yesterday declared that Nigeria is positioning itself as a global hub for tackling fake news and misinformation, as top government and security officials underscored the critical role of a free but responsible press in safeguarding democracy, national security, and development. M...
•Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, warned the federal government over poor economic management, citing the drop in external reserves despite rising oil earnings. Also, Nigeria’s external reserves fell to $48.45 billion as of April 24 from $48.72 billion recorded the previous week, representing a decline of about $1.57 bill...
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