The Imo State Government has banned graduation parties for graduation ceremonies and parties for Kindergarten, Nursery, and Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students in a bid to ease financial pressure on parents and focus attention on academics. It also warned Proprietors to desist from frequent textbook changes in private and faith-based schools, describing the practice as a financial burden on families. To this end, the state government directed that approved textbooks be used for at least four years, allowing siblings to share them across sessions. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, announced the policy in a memo dated August 15,…
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President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the Nigeria government’s commitment to producing world-class transportation students to address the dearth of human capacity in the transportation industry with a deep focus on Nigeria’s rejuvenated railway system. The President gave the assurance at the second matriculation ceremony of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, 2024/2025 academic session. Tinubu noted that while the institution would address the dire need for a transport focused education, training, and research-based, it will also produce Nigerian experts that would utilise policy, law and industry practice to make the transport sector the pride of Nigerian economy. He stated…
As the nation holds by-elections in 12 states of the federation, the Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) has expressed mixed feeling over the low voter turn-out of the elections and the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Executive Director of the KDI, Mr. Bukola Idowu, at a media briefing to present the preliminary statement on the conduct of the election, on Saturday in Abuja, said that the low voters’ turnout was a concern, especially that there were series of agitations to get the elections conducted. He said that apart from low voters’ turnout, the rampant vote trading and pockets…
Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) has expressed worry over the recent computer-based interview exercise conducted by the Emeka Ezeh led Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Service Commission for the appointment of Directors. Reports and testimonies indicate that the entire exercise was marred by serious irregularities, technical failures, and a lack of due process. The Chairman and Chief Executive of the group, Comrade Michael Briggs in a statement issued Sunday Abuja alleged that candidates that sat for the interview were subjected to malfunctioning computer systems, frequent network breakdowns, and faulty platforms that significantly hindered their performance. He added that this…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a total of 875,000 bottles of codeine based syrup worth over N6.1 billion in street value at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers state. The agency also recovered 3,500,000 pills of trodol benzhexol valued at N1.7 billion were recovered from five containers under intelligence tracking and watch-list during joint examination with Customs Service and other security agencies on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th August at the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) of the Onne port. Its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday also revealed…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N16.7 billion for the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa Bridge in Niger State. TheHintsNews reports that the bridge was destroyed by flooding in May. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this in Abakaliki on Saturday after a meeting with the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi. Idris, who is leading a Federal Government delegation on a three-day tour of projects and citizen engagements in the South-East, said the approval underscores the administration’s responsiveness to urgent infrastructure needs. “We want to thank Mr. President and we want to thank…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a new half-year revenue record collecting ₦89.2 billion between January and June 2025, while stepping up enforcement against smuggling with high-profile seizures. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Area Command, Comptroller Joy Edelduok disclosed this during a press briefing on Friday in Lagos. She stated, “The first half of 2025 was active and productive, driven by a firm commitment to increasing revenue, supporting legitimate trade, and tackling smuggling in all its forms. “During the period under review, the Command recorded a total revenue collection of ₦89,205,500,741.85. This figure represents a…
A graduate of the humanities believing he understands the wealth of a nation better than Dr. Ngozi Iweala is delusion taken too far. It is not just because she is a practising economist with impeccable credentials, but because she also brings unquestionable, off-classroom experience to back it up. What you offer in countering her is merely democracy at work—the democracy of public opinion, not superiority of knowledge. There is nothing the Tinubu government has done in rescuing the economy that any government with honest intentions would have approached differently in re-ordering our macroeconomic structures, which for so long stood on…
The National Security Adviser (NSA) has revealed that the federal government has recorded a significant breakthrough in the war against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Ansaru and Mahmuda. Ribadu while addressing a press conference on Saturday in Abuja said the two terrorists on the wanted list of Nigeria, US, UK and UN were captured in an operation which was conducted between May and July 2025. He said the men were captured in a high-risk, intelligence-led, counter-terrorism operation which led to their capture. Ribadu revealed that they are leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, commonly known as…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has told the federal government that the recent comments by the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was the state of the Nigerian economy and not meaningless stability. The opposition party berated the federal government for ignoring the real message in the recent comments by choosing instead to celebrate the headlines. Its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi in a statement issued Friday said government officials and their media surrogates have amplified only one soundbite from her remarks, where she credited the administration for “stabilising the economy,” while deliberately ignoring her…