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FG Sets 16 as Admission Age, Declares Admissions Outside CAPS Illegal

The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions and declared any admission conducted outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) as illegal. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced these policy directives in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and […]

Don’t Down Tools: Students Beg ASUU to Keep Universities Open

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned strike over the delayed payment of June salaries. In a statement signed by the association’s Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Felicia Akinbodunse, NANS urged ASUU to avoid disrupting the stable academic calendar […]

Going Public: Why the US Wants to See Your Social Media Before Granting a Student Visa

The United States Mission in Nigeria has begun screening the social media accounts of Nigerian applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas, as part of new security vetting procedures. In an announcement posted via its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the embassy stated: “Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, […]

North Fully Supports Tinubu’s 2027 Re-Election – APC Scribe

Senator Ajibola Bashiru, National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed rumours of a northern conspiracy against President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, affirming that the North remains firmly supportive. Speaking on Monday in Ibadan at a media roundtable organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone B, Bashiru described the alleged […]

ADC Alleges Plot to Disrupt Growing Opposition Coalition

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged a coordinated plot to undermine and destabilise Nigeria’s growing opposition coalition. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the party’s interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, claimed that some former ADC state chairmen and key officials from the North-East and North-West had been invited to a […]

2027: ADC Accuses Tinubu of Panic-Driven Reforms, Says Govt Has ‘Weaponised Poverty’

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Tinubu administration of entering panic mode over the growing influence of the opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement on Sunday, the interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said recent policy shifts announced by the presidency were motivated not by concern for […]

Still Struggling: Nigeria Lags Behind War-Torn Libya on World Bank Income Scale

The World Bank has once again classified Nigeria as a lower-middle-income economy, placing it behind war-torn Libya and Gabon in its 2025/2026 country income report. While Nigeria retained its lower-middle-income status, countries such as Algeria, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Gabon, Mauritius and South Africa were ranked higher among upper-middle-income economies. According to the World Bank, […]

Tinubu Orders Military to Crush Terrorists, Vows Continued Support for Troops

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian military to decisively confront insurgents, bandits, separatists, and other criminal elements threatening the nation’s peace and sovereignty. The president issued the directive during the grand finale of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day celebration in Kaduna State. Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu pledged continued investment in modern […]

Peter Obi Declares 2027 Presidential Bid, Rules Out Running Mate Role

Opposition leader and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has confirmed he will contest for the presidency in 2027, dismissing speculation that he might run as a deputy to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “I’m going to contest for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and […]

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