Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned tertiary institutions, especially universities, to stop admission of underaged persons, describing the development as “illegal”. He said that illegal admission, such as admitting underaged, should be stopped. Oloyede made the assertion at the opening of the seventh biennial conference of Committee…
A man, Shuaibu Yushau, who climbed a high broadband mast at Aso Radio in Katampe, Abuja, in an attempt to commit suicide, has been sent to the Social Development Secretariat for mental evaluation. Yushau, from Borno State, who was taken into custody by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday, will undergo a…
The Northern Patriotic Agenda, NPA, has condemned a call allegedly made by the former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, asking lawmakers to criticize the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. According to reports, Kwankwaso had allegedly written a letter to all federal lawmakers elected under the platform of the NNPP, directing…
The House of Representatives has passed the Diaspora Voting Bill for second reading. The bill, co-sponsored by the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen and Sodeeq Abdullahi, seeks to amend the 2022 Electoral Act and provide opportunities for Nigerians in Diaspora to vote. Leading debate on the bill, Abdullahi said the proposed legislation will benefit every Nigerian outside…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and other Allied Institutions (NASU) staged a protest on Tuesday over the Federal Government’s decision to withhold their salaries for the past four months. Comrade Alasan Abdullahi, NASU Chairman at the Federal University Dutse (FUD), disclosed this after the protest…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has appealed to the National Assembly to liaise with the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage to set up mechanisms for regular and systematic review of wage levels to ensure they keep pace with inflation and cost of living. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call on Monday in…
Residents of Abuja, Nasarawa and other surrounding states have continued to groan over long fuel queues in filling stations amid Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s assurance to boost supply. Since last week, motorists in affected cities have lamented the pain of queueing for hours to get fuel. This has been the situation across filling stations…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has urged government at all levels and donor agencies to invest more in the nation’s health and education sectors. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, the former Anambra State Governor made the call at Grimard College of Nursing Sciences, Anyigba, Kogi…
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has visited National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN and warned against spending money not appropriated by the National Assembly. Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata, who made this known during the visit, said the lawmakers will not shy away from oversight which is…
Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti Governor, Ayo Fayose, has urged singer, Davido, to handle his ongoing child custody battle with his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, with wisdom. According to him, wisdom is important in dealing with multiple baby mamas. He gave the advice in a video message shared via his Instagram account recently….
