A United Nations report has revealed that Nigeria ranks fourth globally for “grave violations” committed against school-age children during armed conflict. The UN Secretary-General’s 2024 report on children and armed conflict, published in 2025, confirmed a total of 41,370 verified violations, the highest number in nearly 30 years. These grave violations encompass abduction, recruitment, sexual violence, killing and maiming, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access. Nigeria recorded 2,436 such violations in...

As agitation over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning arrangement continues to gain momentum, Osun and Lagos States stakeholders have staged rallies, declaring the zoning formula of the main opposition party “null and void” and adopting Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, as their preferred candidate. In Osogbo, the rally converged at the City Hall and was led by the South West Coordinator of the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), Alhaji Abass Olaniyi. It featured prominent party stakeholders...

The Abia State Government has announced a new policy barring the transfer of students from Senior Secondary 2 (SS2) to Senior Secondary 3 (SS3), in a decisive move to tackle examination malpractice. Goodluck Ubochi, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday. He explained that the restriction applies to both public and private schools in the state. According to him, all SS2 students will now be required...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has firmly rejected the Federal Government’s proposed five per cent tax on petroleum products, denouncing it as a “reckless act of economic wickedness” and issuing a 14-day ultimatum for its withdrawal. According to a statement jointly signed by TUC President Festus Osifo and General Secretary Nuhu Toro, the union described the proposal as an unacceptable burden on already over-taxed Nigerians. They warned that failure to rescind the policy within two...