Post-UMTE tests inimical to education growth, say Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the education sector have advocated scrapping of the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME), to enhance access to quality higher education in the country. Post-UTME exam is a form of interview or screening test administered by universities and other tertiary institutions for admission to their programmes, following the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), organised […]
Nigeria secures HIV drug deal at UNGA
The Federal Government (FG) has secured a price reduction of the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, from 28,000 dollars to just 40 dollars per person. Mrs Toyin Aderibigbe, Deputy Director, Public Relations and Protocol Division, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The Director-General of NACA, Dr […]
PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU AT UNGA
THEME: BETTER TOGETHER: 80 YEARS AND MORE FOR PEACE, DEVELOPMENT, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, 24th SEPTEMBER 2025 Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates, The chaos that shadows our world is a reminder that we cannot afford the luxury of inaction. We would have been consumed by our differences had there […]
Two-state solution, path to lasting peace in Palestine, FG declares
The Federal Government on Wednesday says the two-state solution remains the most dignified path to lasting peace for the people of Palestine. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said this during the general debate at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The Nigerian leader said […]
Nigeria demands permanent seat at UN Security Council
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the call for a proper representation of Nigeria on the United Nations Security Council. Tinubu made the call in his address at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Tinubu was represented by the Vice-President, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The president […]
I-G, others pay tribute to Arase
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun and some other former I-Gs on Wednesday in Abuja paid tribute to the late Solomon Arase, a former I-G in celebration of his life and times. Speaking at a “Day of Tribute”, Egbetokun said Arase was a rare blend of intellect, discipline, and humanism since he joined […]
Tinubu receives Ogoni dialogue report
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to immediately engage the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Ogoni people, and other relevant stakeholders with a view to finalising the modalities for the resumption of oil production in Ogoniland. He issued the directive on Wednesday, following the presentation […]
I ended seven un-endable wars in seven months, Trump boasts
The U.S. President, Donald Trump says he ended “seven unendable wars” in seven months. Trump touted his success in ending intractable conflicts, trade wars while delivering his statement to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York. Yet the UN offered little help, he said, asking: “What […]
Zelensky, presidents of Iran, Syria, to speak at UN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to give a speech on Wednesday, the second day of the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa are also on the schedule of the meeting, which will start at 9 am (1300 GMT) at the UN’s New York […]
Woman begs court not to grant husband’s prayer for divorce
A housewife, Fauziya Ibrahim, on Wednesday begged an Area Court in Ilorin not to grant her husband Hamza Musbau’s prayer for divorce. She told the court that she does not want her marriage dissolved. “I have been married to my husband for 16 years and I want to remain in this marriage,” she told the […]
