VP’s Aide Tope Fasau: ‘Traditional 9 to 5 Jobs Are No Longer Engaging for Young People’

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…

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Minister Denies Reports of FG Abolishing JSS and SSS Programs

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…

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Kwankwaso Faction Dismisses Convention Resulting in Agbo Major’s Appointment as NNPP Chairman

The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the national convention that produced Agbo Major as the party’s National Chairman. Major was elected as the NNPP national chairman at a national convention held at the RockView Hotel in the Apapa area of Lagos on Thursday. Several other persons were elected…

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Ohanaeze Youths Criticize House of Representatives for Rejecting Proposal for Five New States in Southeast

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…

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Scholz Slams US Sanctions on ICC: ‘Wrong Thing To Do’

BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. “I don’t think it’s right to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court,” Scholz said on Friday between election campaign events in the southwestern German city of Ludwigsburg.It is perfectly…

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