Nigeria has plunged into another wave of shock and outrage after terrorists abducted 215 pupils from Lungu Community Primary and Junior Secondary School in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, prompting the Federal Government and several Northern States to shut down vulnerable schools immediately. The attackers, estimated at over 70, according to security sources,…
Panic has spread across Niger State following a fresh school attack in which armed bandits abducted several students, just four days after 24 schoolgirls were seized from the Government Secondary School, Kuchi, in Munya Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The latest incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at Government Day Secondary School,…
For the families of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, the release of their daughters’ names has brought a mixture of relief, hope, and lingering fear. Since the attack, communities in Maga and surrounding towns have been gripped by anxiety, as parents waited for any news of their…
In the stillness of Monday, November 17, 2025, Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, became the scene of a horrifying attack. Around 4:00 a.m., a gang of armed bandits stormed the school, leaving a trail of blood and fear. Vice-Principal Hassan Yakubu Makuku was killed in the…
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) on Friday, November 14, 2025, declared an indefinite Nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of deliberately refusing to implement the long-negotiated adjusted Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), more than 12 years after discussions first began in 2013. The decision followed a resolution reached at the union’s expanded National Executive…
Lawmakers cite infrastructure gaps, risk of disenfranchising rural students, and demand mid-term readiness report from WAEC by 2028. In a landmark decision, the National Assembly has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to suspend its planned full transition to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) until 2030, over concerns that many Nigerian secondary schools are ill-equipped to…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has intensified its warning to the Federal Government, insisting that a Nationwide shutdown of Public Universities may be unavoidable if ongoing negotiations continue to stall. Speaking at a Press briefing held at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Professor Biodun Olaniran,…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the 2025 Batch C orientation exercise will commence on Wednesday, November 19, across all designated orientation camps in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, registration at the camps will run from November 19 to midnight of…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied reports claiming it has imposed restrictions on subjects that candidates can register for in the forthcoming 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Mrs. Moyosola Adeshina, described the circulating…
A sweeping probe by the Delta State House of Assembly has exposed a financial scandal rocking the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, leading to the suspension of the institution’s Rector, Professor Emmanuel Achuenu, and its Bursar for six months. The Assembly reached the decision after adopting the report of its investigative committee, which found evidence of…
