Category: Nigeria News

Kwara Finalizes July 26 for JSS Placement Exam

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The Common Entrance (Placement) Examination for junior secondary schools in all 16 local government areas of the state will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, according to the Kwara State Government. This was revealed on Wednesday at the Ministry’s offices in the state capital of Ilorin by Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, the state commissioner for education and human capital development. “Necessary arrangements have been concluded to ensure the smooth conduct of the examination,” the commissioner said in a statement provided on Thursday by Peter Amogbonjaye, Press Secretary, Ministry of Education…

Nigerian Communications Commission Unveils Modernized Licensing Framework for Tech Innovation

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In order to promote innovation and increase prospects for startups and technology-driven businesses in the telecommunications industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission has unveiled a new license system. This was revealed by the NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Dr. Aminu Maida, during a stakeholders’ forum on the Draft General Authorization Framework on Thursday in Abuja. Barrister Rimini Makama, the Executive Commissioner for Stakeholder Management, spoke on his behalf. According to Maida, the General Authorization Framework was created to provide a more adaptable and responsive method of telecom licensing that acknowledges and supports…

JAMB Approves 150 as Minimum Cut-Off for Universities

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has established 150 as the minimum score required for university admission for the 2025/2026 school year. This decision was revealed on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. The board stated that the cut-off mark is 140 for colleges of nursing sciences, while both polytechnics and colleges of education have a cut-off mark of 100. For the next academic session, the minimum scores for admission are set at 150 for universities, 100…

Ondo Doctors Begin Three-Day Warning Strike Over Unpaid Allowances

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Medical doctors in Ondo State, who are members of the National Association of Government General and Dental Practitioners, have started a three-day warning strike to protest what they say is the state government’s gross neglect of the health sector. The strike, which started on Monday, has stopped medical services in all of the state’s government-owned hospitals. Dr. Richard Obe, the State Chairman, and Dr. Adekunle Owolabi, the Secretary, both signed a statement in which the doctors complained about the lack of staff. They said that some hospitals only have one…

Gary Lineker quits BBC role after social media post sparks backlash

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Former England football captain Gary Lineker will leave the BBC at the end of the season, it was confirmed on Monday, days after he shared a social media post that contained anti-Semitic imagery. “Gary Lineker will leave his presenting role following the conclusion of Match of the Day for the 2024/25 season,” the BBC said in a statement. “He will not be part of the BBC’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season’s FA Cup coverage.” Last week Lineker apologised “unreservedly” for sharing an Instagram story about Zionism,…

Suspected IPOB fighters kill soldier who sneaked out to attend party

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A Nigerian Army soldier attached to Operation Udoka has been killed by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra after sneaking out of his duty post to attend a party in Anambra State. The incident was said to have occurred on the evening of Saturday, May 18, 2025, at the Forward Operating Base in Uli. It was gathered that the soldier had attended the event — a strippers’ party titled “Ladies’ Jamboree” — while wearing his military camouflage uniform. According to a security source, the soldier was discovered…

Navy arrested 215 oil theft suspects, destroyed 468 illegal refineries in 2024

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The Nigerian Navy says it apprehended no fewer than 215 suspected oil thieves and 26 vessels in 2024. It also said that 468 illegal refinery sites were deactivated within the period under the auspices of Operation Delta Sanity. The Chief of Policy and Plans (Navy), Rear Adm. Ibrahim Dewu, made this known on Monday in Abuja during a news conference on the activities lined up to commemorate the 69th Anniversary Celebrations of the Navy. Dewu said that an estimated quantity of 6.5 million litres of stolen crude oil and seven…

Radda mourns as ex-Katsina military administrator Akaagerger dies at 69

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The Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Radda, has received news of the passing of Colonel Joseph Akaagerger, who served meritoriously as Military Administrator of Katsina State from August 1998 to May 1999. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Katsina According to the statement, Radda remembered the immense contributions of Col. Akaagerger to the state during a critical transition period in Nigeria’s history. “In the brief but impactful period he spent steering the affairs of…

Olubadan suspends two chiefs over land grabbing

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The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin has suspended two family chiefs known as Mogaji, and removed their traditional beads over land grabbing. They are Mogaji Kukula, Kamorudeen Kolawole of Kukula family, Oke – Ofa Baba Isale in Ibadan North East Local Government, and Mogaji Samsudeen Bello of Ekerin Ajengbe family, Isale Osi in Ibadan South West Local Government of Oyo State. The suspension order, which takes immediate effect, was given on Thursday, during the Olubadan Land Matters Committee meeting at the Old Olubadan Palace, Oja Oba, Ibadan, the…

Solve LP crises before vying for presidency, Akpabio taunts Obi

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday threw a jab at ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, urging him to focus on resolving the internal crises within his party before aspiring to lead Nigeria. Akpabio issued the taunt during the Valedictory Session in honour of the late Niger Delta elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark. He suggested that Obi’s fixation on national issues would be better grounded if he first demonstrated leadership within his own party, which is enmessed in protracted leadership crises. “If you…