Author: Alade Adisa

The controversy over Nigeria’s tertiary institution admission age policy just took a new turn as a 15-year-old student has taken the education ministry, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to court. Chinaemere Opara, the senior secondary student (SSS), filed the suit at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday through his father, Maxwell Opara, who is a lawyer. The education ministry had in July introduced a policy adopting 18 as the minimum age for tertiary institution admissions. It said the policy, which is to take effect in 2025, will ensure candidates are…

The leading global financial institution, the World Bank has said that for Nigeria to significantly transform its economy, it must maintain its current reforms for the next 10 to 15 years. This was the submission of the Senior Vice-President of the World Bank Group, Indermit Gill. Gill spoke on Monday at the ongoing 30th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES), organized by the NES Group (NESG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Budget and National Planning. Themed “Collaborative Action for Growth, Competitiveness, and Stability,” the three-day summit is being held in Abuja. The World Bank chief, in his welcome address, said the…

The men’s national football team, the Super Eagles have finally arrived in the country from Libya. The players and their officials landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport on Monday night. The contingent was stranded at the Al Abaq Airport in Libya for several hours after arriving in the North African country on Sunday. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) took the decision to pull out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter following the inhumane treatment the players were subjected to in Libya. The encounter was earlier scheduled to hold in Benina on Tuesday. Neither the…

A forum association of governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum, (PDP-GF), has commiserated with Senator Ahmed Makarfi, a former governor of Kaduna State over the death of his son. Faisal, the eldest son of the former governor died in a car accident on the Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening. Chairman of the forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, made the condolence in a statement issued by its Director-General, Emmanuel Agbo, on Monday in Abuja. Also, commiserating with the Makarfi family, friends, and the people of Kaduna State over the loss, Mohammed said…

A Hezbollah drone strike on Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) training camp near Binyamina, a town located about 20 miles south of Haifa in northern Israel, has killed four Israeli soldiers and injured 61 others. According to the IDF, who confirmed that seven of the injured soldiers are in critical condition following the strike, the Hezbollah attack was in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Beirut last Thursday. Also, Hezbollah’s media office confirmed that the group used a “swarm of drones” to attack the Golani Brigade camp, marking one of the largest assaults on an Israeli military position in…

By Dave Oludare Oso One-time governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that the ongoing feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has deteriorated beyond reconciliation. Fayose, who spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television, described the situation as “very unfortunate” and emphasized that he advised Fubara in good faith when he assumed power to “avoid Wike’s trouble.” The former governor had offered this advice shortly after Fubara won his election to become governor. The two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains have…

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State on Monday, officially flagged off the dry run for the 20th Carnival Calabar in the state capital, marking the beginning of preparations for the main event in December. There are seven competing carnival bands at the event. Represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, the governor said this year’s carnival theme, “Our Shared Prosperity,” promises to be the largest and most impressive yet. He also invited visitors and tourists globally to partake in the 20th anniversary of Africa’s grandest street celebration, which he said will feature 30 days…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have slated a meeting for either Tuesday or Wednesday to finalize agreements on the cost and lifting of petrol from the plant. The Dangote refinery reportedly told the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) to resend its request for petrol lifting on Sunday. The development came as PETROAN expressed optimism that the cost of petrol might reduce in the coming days once the competition in the downstream oil sector sets in fully, as marketers load the commodity from the refinery. Also, the Independent Petroleum Marketers have…

A former goalkeeper of the Green Eagles of Nigeria (as it was called then), Peter Fregene, is dead. He died after a protracted illness. He was aged 77 years old. A fellow international teammate and close friend of the deceased, Segun Odegbami broke the news in a heartfelt Facebook post on Sunday night. Odegbami said the Nigerian football legend died in the presence of Tina, his wife, and two of his children after a protracted illness. Odegbami, who recently solicited financial assistance for Fregene, 77, expressed gratitude to those who supported the ex-goalkeeper during his illness. The post reads, “And…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has restated the federal government’s commitment to implementing reforms that will overhaul the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The minister, who spoke on Sunday during the presentation of the report on the “National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults Deprived of Liberty,” said the Nigeria Correctional Service Act of 2019 mandates a focus on reforming, rehabilitating, and reintegrating juvenile offenders into society. In a statement issued by Ozoya Imohimi, the ministry’s spokesperson, Tunji-Ojo expressed concern over the number of correctional centres in relation to the inmate population across the country. In a…