Education Minister Reaffirms Tinubu’s Directive to Keep Students in School, Says Talks with Unions Nearing Conclusion
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s directive that Nigerian students must remain in school, assuring that the federal government is close to finalizing lasting agreements with all tertiary education unions.…
Labour Party Senator Kelvin Chukwu Defects to APC, Strengthening Ruling Party’s Grip on Senate
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday strengthened its majority in the Senate following the defection of Senator Kelvin Chukwu, representing Enugu East Senatorial District, from the Labour Party (LP) to the APC. Senate President…
British Airways Flight Diverted to Barcelona After Retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal Dies Onboard
A British Airways flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona in the early hours of Monday after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal from Anambra State died onboard. The flight departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October…
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for Pioneering Immune System Research
American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, along with Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their pioneering research into how the immune system distinguishes healthy cells from harmful ones,…
PENGASSAN dissolves NGIC, NGML branch executives over Dangote gas strike
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has dissolved the branch executive councils of the Nigeria Gas Infrastructure Company Ltd (NGIC) and NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML). The action followed the executives’…
Retired Generals, Northern Elders Call for State of Emergency to Tackle Boko Haram
Some retired senior military officers have backed calls by former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), for the declaration of a state of emergency to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency. In his new book, Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko…
Boko Haram Attack: Borno Governor Zulum Says He Notified Military but Was Ignored
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has raised alarm over renewed Boko Haram attacks in Kirawa town, Gwoza Local Government Area, following the withdrawal of Cameroonian troops stationed there. On Friday, Zulum mobilised civilian Joint Task Force…
Nigerian Bar Association Faults Universities for Excessive Law Student Admissions
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, SAN, has raised alarm over what he described as a deepening crisis in Nigeria’s legal education system, attributing it to universities’ disregard for admission quotas. In a media briefing…
20-Year-Old Brit Dies in Dubai After Swallowing Cocaine Bag That Burst in His Stomach
A 20-year-old British man has died in Dubai after a bag of cocaine he swallowed before boarding a flight burst inside his stomach. Jensen Westhead, from Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, ingested several packages of cocaine at a Manchester hotel on…
Presidency Dismisses U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s Claim of Christian Killings in Nigeria as “Malicious Lies”
The Presidency has dismissed as “malicious and contrived lies” a claim by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz that Nigerian officials are ignoring and even facilitating the mass killing of Christians. Cruz had alleged that Islamist extremists were carrying out “mass…