Suspected bandits have abducted 10 worshippers, including the Imam, in Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that the bandits invaded the mosques at dawn on Thursday while worshippers were performing their early morning (Subhi) prayer. The spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, confirmed…
Tope Fasau, the Special Adviser on Economic Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, has called for the abolition of the traditional 9-to-5 work structure. On Thursday, Feb. 6, while speaking at a town hall meeting, Mr Fasau argued that shorter working hours could help attract young Nigerians into public service and boost the…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has denied media reports claiming the federal government has scrapped the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) and replaced them with a new 12-year uninterrupted basic education model. The minister during the 2025 Extraordinary National Council of Education held in Abuja on Thursday, February…
The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rejected the proposed additional five states for the South-East. Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review on Thursday, February 6, proposed the creation of 31 new states in the country. If the proposal scales through, the Nigerian state will…
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, has clarified that proposals for the creation of 31 new states are not resolutions of parliament. During Thursday’s plenary, Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the House and chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, revealed that the lower legislative chamber had received proposals for new state…
