FG Reverses 18-Year Entry Age to tertiary institutions, Adopts 16

JAMB Fixes 150 as Varsity Cut-Off, 100 for Polytechnics and Colleges The Federal Government has officially pegged the minimum age for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions at 16 years, with a stern warning to institutions to strictly comply with the new directive or face sanctions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday at the opening of the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held at the...

Governor Radda: 90% of Bandits in Katsina Are Locals

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has said that the overwhelming majority of bandits terrorising communities across the state are not strangers, but locals well-known to the people. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Radda explained that “ninety-something percent” of the bandits are homegrown, adding that many of them are familiar faces within their communities. “Most of the perpetrators of this banditry are from our own area. They are not...

Gov Buni Directs Council Chairs, Traditional Rulers To Curb Drug Abuse

Worried about the growing menace of drug abuse across Yobe state, the 17 Council Local Government Chairmen in the State have been directed to cooperate with traditional rulers to take proactive measures to curb the menace. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, who gave the directive Tuesday in Damaturu while addressing the council chairmen and traditional leaders at a forum focused on strengthening the primary healthcare system, expressed concern over the rise of drug...

Bandits Kill Over 70 Vigilantes In Plateau

No fewer than 70 vigilante members were on Monday, killed in an ambushed attack at the Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. Aliyu Baffa, Chairman of the vigilante group in Kukawa, who confirmed the incident, said his team came under heavy surprise attack when a combined team of vigilantes from different formations in Wase LGA were on their way to identify bandits’ hideouts. “The team ran into an ambush...

NSCDC Apprehends 16 Suspected Vandals, Illegal Miners

Sixteen suspects have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, for vandalism, theft, and illegal mining across various parts of Abuja, the Nation’s capital. FCT Commandant of the Corps, Dr Olusola Odumosu, who disclosed this, stressed zero tolerance for vandalism, urging residents to report criminals and help safeguard national assets vital to Abuja’s daily functioning. Dr Odumosu stated that the arrests followed late-night operations by the CNAI Tactical Squad, which...

Enugu State Government Launches State Commercial Airline – Enugu Air

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, officially launched Enugu Air, the Enugu State-owned commercial airline, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. In his speech, Keyamo applauded the Enugu State Governor’s proactivity in matters of the state, which he said gives him an edge over intending gubernatorial candidates come the 2027 general election in Nigeria. “Governor Peter Mbah was the first governor to visit me immediately after I...

Tinubu: We’re Using Fuel Subsidy Money to Build Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the money saved from removing fuel subsidy is not being wasted. According to him, it is being channelled into crucial infrastructure, social protection programmes, and economic reforms aimed at restoring public confidence and building a more inclusive nation. Speaking through the Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, at a national conference on public accounts and fiscal governance held in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu explained why...

Presidency to Obi: You’ve Joined the Same ‘Structure’ You Condemned

The Tinubu administration has taken a jab at Labour Party’s Peter Obi for joining forces with politicians he once publicly condemned, calling the new opposition alliance a gathering of “internally displaced politicians.” Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala, in a post on X on Sunday, mocked the former Anambra governor for aligning with familiar political faces ahead of the 2027 elections—faces Obi had previously criticised as lacking integrity. “One of the members of the coalition of internally...

ADC or Whatever, We’re Not Jittery – APC responds to newly formed opposition coalition

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is not losing sleep over the newly formed opposition coalition seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections. Felix Morka, the APC’s national publicity secretary, made this clear during an interview on Arise TV on Sunday, saying the party is confident in its performance and has no reason to panic. “The All Progressives Congress is not jittery; we have no reason to be jittery at...

Nigerians Reject Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ Over Hardship, Insecurity, Poll Reveals

A new nationwide poll has revealed a crisis of confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, with 83 per cent of Nigerians saying they have lost trust in the federal government, nearly two years into his presidency. The findings were released in the Nigeria Social Cohesion Survey 2025 conducted by the Africa Polling Institute (API). The report paints a grim picture of public opinion, showing widespread disillusionment across the country over the government’s handling of...

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