Year: 2025

The Nation Newspaper The Federal Government has introduced a new curriculum for schools that mandates Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) students to pick at least one trade subject to boost practical skills. According to a document developed by the Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC), the six practical skills available are Solar Photovoltaic installation…

A new report by an independent humanitarian non-profit organisation, Plan International Nigeria, said that nearly 80 million Nigerian youths are unemployed, while over 1,500 schools have been shut in the past two years due to insecurity. While raising alarm over the worsening conditions confronting young people in the country, the report stated that the development…

Punch Newspaper The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has assured that the Federal Government will ensure Nigerian children remain in school, dismissing concerns about potential strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. “We will keep our children in school,” Alausa said in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the Gender Inclusion Summit…

Vanguard News Amids the on-going visa restrictions and increased scrutiny on international students and other non-immigrant visa applicants, the United States government and its British counterpart, yesterday, restated their resolve to ban Nigerians, who overstay their visa duration from their respective countries. The warning came amid significant shifts in their immigration rules in both countries,…

The Sun Newspaper The United States Government has given reasons for cancelling visas issued to Nigerians and nationals of other countries. The Embassy of US told Daily Sun, that a recent report on the issue was in the interest of national security. The report titled:‘The quiet revocation: Why is the U.S. silently cancelling Nigerians’ visas?’…

The Federal Government has declared Friday a public holiday to mark the 2025 Eid-ul-Mawlid, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the government in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani.…

Punch Newspaper Federal universities and other higher institutions of learning across the country have begun fresh recruitment of academic and non-teaching staff to replace retired and migrated workers, The PUNCH has learnt. The recruitment drive follows the reversal of the ban on employment in tertiary institutions earlier imposed by the administration of the late former…

The Federal Government revealed on Tuesday that the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Trade Fair Complex (TFC), and other blue-chip enterprises are among the 91 enterprises to be privatised or concessioned soon. Others include Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), refineries, and several other enterprises, including five international airport terminals. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the Director-General (DG) of…