Workers, parents shut 120 Unity Schools, education ministry
• Stall resumption, demand reversal •Students turned back as gates remain locked From Gabriel Dike and Fred Ezeh, Abuja Workers and parents, yesterday, shut the gates of the 120 Federal…
Don’t engage partisan lecturers as electoral officers, ADC tells INEC
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against engaging lecturers who have openly endorsed political candidates as Returning and Collation…
Dangote Refinery IPO stampede crashes trading apps
The massive rush by Nigerians to buy shares in Dangote Petroleum Refinery has overwhelmed some local investment and trading platforms, with investors reporting difficulties accessing the apps as the much-awaited…
2027 UTME: JAMB introduces pre-registration app, shifts exam time
•Candidates to make course, subject choices on phones •First session now begins 8:30 a.m. From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a National Digital…
Tinubu orders release of funds to regional commissions, warns against corruption
• Says era of white elephant projects over •NEDC moves from ISO standards to implementation From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Okwe Obi, Abuja and Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, ordered…
2027: 68% of Reps seek return as 20 ex-lawmakers stage comeback
• Abbas seeks 5th term, Wase, Doguwa, Betara 6th •Elumelu, Onyejeocha, Ikpeazu among ex-lawmakers seeking return as Ihonvbere, Akpatason, others crash out From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja About 68 per cent…
2027: Atiku, Obi’s ego sinks opposition coalition
• Makinde, Sowore, Adebayo, others decline to align •Opposition risks repeat of 2023 split From Fred Itua, Abuja The plan by Nigeria’s opposition parties to field a single candidate against…
Abia PDP guber candidate promises welfarist tax regime, tax policy overhaul
• Vows to abolish levies on barrow, truck pushers The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has promised a welfarist tax regime and a…
Terror plots: Adeleke orders security review, alerts worship centres
From Lateef Dada, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered a review of security arrangements across the state following alleged plots by terrorists to attack places of worship. The…
Alia’s infrastructure, $5bn investment’ll bury PDP –Kula
The Benue State Government has declared that Governor Hyacinth Alia will go into the 2027 election relying on his record of infrastructure development, workers’ welfare and investment drive, rather than…