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 federal government has suspended the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa state, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, said in a statement on Thursday, that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Yunusa-Ari pending the completion of an…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its air component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated many terrorists in their hideouts in Kaduna state. Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of t NAF, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the terrorists were hit at various locations in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state….
A group under the umbrella of Coalition of Kaduna Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar (aka Mairago) to fill the ministerial slot for Kaduna state. Tinubu had earlier nominated ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai for appointment as minister. However, the senate withheld El-Rufai’s confirmation and those of two…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, struck out the terrorism charge filed against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the proscribed group. The appellate court in a judgment by a three-member panel held that Kanu’s extradition from…
An Abuja Federal High Court has put on hold the state congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) party in Kaduna following a suit filed by five aggrieved members of the party. The congress is scheduled for Saturday at the International Trade Fair Complex along Zaria Road, Kaduna. The aggrieved party members obtained an exparte…
