In a major policy shift aimed at widening access to tertiary education, the Federal Government has announced that Mathematics will no longer be a compulsory subject for candidates seeking admission into non-science courses in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The new policy, unveiled on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Education, marks a significant departure from longstanding…
The ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives was further depleted on Tuesday following the defection of three lawmakers from Kaduna state to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Those who announced their defection include Hon. Aliyu Abdullahi (Ikara/Kubau Federal Constituency), Hon. Abdulkareem Ahmed (Kaduna South Federal Constituency), and Hon….
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, requested the senate to confirm Joash Amupitan, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request was conveyed in a letter read by the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads: “ In accordance with the provisions of…
Governor of Enugu state, Peter Mba has said that Mbah his decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a strategic move to secure equitable representation and advance the interests of his state and south east region. Speaking on Tuesday in Enugu at a ceremony welcoming him…
A United States fact-finding mission has made a statement insisting that there’s genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The statement was issued on Tuesday at Hilton Abuja, by Mike Arnold, a former Mayor of the City of Blanco, Texas and founder of Africa Arise International and Africa Arise USA. Arnold said the statement which is published…
