SOCIALIST LABOUR BACKS ASUU WARNING STRIKE, SAYS NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ARE DYING
…Calls for solidarity from workers, students, and civil society Kaduna, Nigeria — October 16, 2025: Socialist Labour has declared its full support for the ongoing warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing it as a necessary action to rescue Nigeria’s public universities from total collapse. In a statement jointly signed by […]
Kaduna Innovator, Al’amin Idris, Wins Global Innovation Challenge in London
Governor Uba Sani congratulates Kaduna’s Al’amin Muhammed Idris, CEO of Interface Africa, for winning the 2025 NextGen Innovation Challenge in London with a clean-energy solution connecting solar providers and users across Africa.
FG Approves Sweeping Admission Reforms; Mathematics No Longer Mandatory for Arts Students
The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive and flexible reform of admission entry requirements for all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, a move projected to increase the annual student intake from 700,000 to one million. ALSO READ: We’ve Rebuilt Mosques, Restored the Dignity of Imams, and Reoriented Public Morality — Commissioner Maihulla The policy, championed by […]
Super Eagles Secure World Cup Playoff Spot Despite Missing Automatic Qualification
The Super Eagles of Nigeria secured a vital 4-0 victory over the Cheetahs of Benin Republic but failed to gain automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup, as South Africa topped Group C. ALSO READ: Evangelist and PFN Founder, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, Dies at 80 The victory, powered by a Victor Osimhen hat-trick and […]
We’ve Rebuilt Mosques, Restored the Dignity of Imams, and Reoriented Public Morality — Commissioner Maihulla
The Sokoto State Commissioner of Religious Affairs, Dr. Jabir Sani Maihulla, says that the Ministry of Religious Affairs is a deliberate, evidence-based instrument of social policy and public welfare programmes and not merely a religious ministry. In a syndicated interview, Dr. Maihulla made a compelling case of how the ministry advances public health, social cohesion, […]
Evangelist and PFN Founder, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, Dies at 80
Renowned international evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, has passed away at the age of 80. ALSO READ: COWA President, Mrs Adeniyi sensitises on Green Border Initiative, RH Measles, Rubella vaccines Ministry sources, including Monye Morris on X (formerly Twitter), confirmed that the revered cleric died in Lagos. […]
Sokoto : COWA President, Mrs Adeniyi sensitises on Green Border Initiative, RH Measles, Rubella vaccines.
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi , wife of the CGC and President, Customs Officers Wives Association ( COWA ) says the association has braced up initiatives to deepen and sensitise on the Renewed Hope Agenda drive for sustained success on Measles Rubella vaccines and Green Border project among women in customs barracks communities. […]
Middle Belt Forum Hails Appointment of Amupitan as INEC Chairman
By Ehis Agbon, Abuja October 13, 2025 The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has congratulated Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) on his appointment as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the choice as a well-deserved recognition of merit, competence, and integrity. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Luka […]
Tinubu Grants Pardon to 175 Convicts, Exonerates Herbert Macaulay and Ogoni Nine
By Ehis Agbon, Abuja October 12, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the pardon and clemency of 175 convicts and former convicts across Nigeria, including prominent figures, remorseful inmates, and victims of historical injustices. The wide-ranging gesture covers illegal miners, white-collar offenders, drug convicts, foreigners, and several capital offenders such as Maryam Sanda, Ken […]
Troops Rescue Kidnapped Mother, Child and Tea Seller in Kwara
By Ehis Agbon Ilorin, Kwara State — October 12, 2025: Troops of the Nigerian Army under 2 Division/Sector 3, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have continued their onslaught against bandits in Kwara State, successfully rescuing three kidnapped victims in coordinated operations within the Babanla Forest on Saturday, October 11, 2025. According to a statement from the Nigerian […]