Year: 2025

The Cable News Executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Idris Bugaje, has defended the push for polytechnics to award bachelor’s degrees. Bugaje said the move would eliminate the long-standing discrimination against higher national diploma (HND) holders. In an interview with TheCable, Bugaje described the perceived superiority of university degrees over HNDs…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the adoption of Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ogun State, as a federal university. This makes it the first federally owned tertiary institution in the Ogun East senatorial district. The announcement was made in a press release on Sunday, signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the…

Vanguard News •Yakassai, AZ Sani, Suleiman, Lukman, Fagge, Sufi, Kwankwaso, others speak Although, the February 20, 2027 presidential election is exactly 715 days away, the polity is already aflutter with posturing and permutations. Potential aspirants and their foot soldiers are already consulting and networking in search of votes-delivering alignments and re-alignments. Mid-last month, Dr. Abdullahi…

The Nation Newspaper The Federal Government has outlined 154 health facilities across Nigeria for free treatment of women who have obstetric complications. An obstetric labour complication is a difficulty or abnormality that arises during the process of labour or delivery or the postpartum period, potentially affecting the mother’s or baby’s well-being. The Coordinating Minister of…

Dr Ibrahim Wada, a medical expert, has suggested that advancements in modern medicine could extend human lifespan by up to 250 years within the next 40 years. Wada, Founder of Nisa Medical Group, made this assertion while delivering the Second Nimi Dimkpa Briggs Legacy Lecture Series at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Thursday.…

The Nation Newspaper A former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe died on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was 72. Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. Details surrounding his passing remain unclear at the time of filing this report. Here…

A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe has been feared dead.  Family sources confirmed he died on Friday at 71.  Okupe served as a senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and later as the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign. He later resigned from the Labour Party after the 2023 general elections. Details…

Daily Trust The federal government, on Thursday designated and listed some individuals including Simon Ekpa and entities on the Nigeria Sanctions List following their involvement in terrorism financing. The individuals and entities were recommended for designation by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee during a meeting that was held in Abuja on Thursday. According to government documents,…

A Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Supreme Court judgment on the political crisis in Rivers State has shed light on why the apex court restored the Hon Martin Amaewhule-led leadership of the State House of Assembly. In a 62-page judgement obtained on Thursday by our correspondent, the apex made it clear that there was…

The Nation Newspaper The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions has recommended a six-month suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central.  The committee’s decision followed her allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. During Thursday’s plenary session, the committee advised that her salary and security details be withdrawn.  Presenting…