Author: Samson Adeyanju Uwala
The new Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa, has revoked the controversial 18-year entry age policy for university admission, re-establishing the age limit at 16. This policy reversal comes in response to mounting concerns that the previous guideline, implemented by former Minister of Education Professor Tahir Mamman, was undermining efforts to tackle the issue of out-of-school children. During his press briefing on Tuesday, Alausa expressed that the 18-year admission age had negative implications for the education sector, particularly affecting the federal government’s agenda to increase school enrollment. He stressed that the 16-year minimum would remain standard, but “gifted children”…
The national power grid has once again collapsed, leaving Nigeria in a widespread blackout. This recent collapse marks a continuation of the country’s ongoing power struggles, as October alone witnessed multiple disruptions. Despite repeated assurances from the Federal Government of a long-term solution, the power situation remains grim. This latest breakdown occurred on Saturday, October 19, 2024, adding to a string of failures that make this the eighth recorded grid collapse this year. Within just one week, the grid has failed three times, further frustrating citizens and industries that depend on stable electricity. As of 2:35 p.m on the day…
The Ogun state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed its members who owns accounts with Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTbank) to shut it down with immediate effect. The directives comes on the heels of continuous detention of a member of the council, Seun Odunlami in connection with an alleged investigative report involving the bank and it’s Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje. Recall that Seun Odunlami and 3 others were arrested in a gestapo manner, and has been remanded at the Ikoyi correctional center for more than a month, with efforts to get bail proving difficult. Speaking…
The Ogun State Government, through the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, has taken disciplinary action against a teacher and school principal following the death of Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi The teacher involved has been suspended, with allegations that his actions, involving beating and punitive measures, contributed to the student’s death on Friday. The teacher’s immediate arrest followed the incident, while the school’s principal, Mrs. Tamrat Onaolapo, received a formal query for allegedly permitting corporal punishment on the pupil, contravening the state’s educational guidelines. “The principal was given 24 hours to explain her…
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President Bola Tinubu has restricted Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies of the Federal Government to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. No additional vehicles will be assigned to them for movement. This was made known by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga in a post via X.com. According to him, the cost-cutting measure was announced on Thursday in a statement signed by President Tinubu. The release states, “In January this year, President Tinubu took significant steps to reduce government expenditure by reducing his entourage on foreign trips from…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that there is no deadline on the circulation of old N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes. The spokesperson of CBN, Sidi Ali Hakama disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. This comes amid speculations that the old Naira notes will cease to be legal tender from December 31, 2024. However, the apex bank clarified that the claim is false, while stressing that all bank notes remain legal tender. The statement reads, “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to discussions at different fora suggesting that the old…
The House of Representatives has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure the effective circulation of the redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes and phase out the old currencies as the deadline approaches. This resolution was passed during a plenary session on Thursday, following a motion raised by Adam Victor Ogene, representing the Labour Party (Anambra). The motion came in response to the Supreme Court’s order setting December 31, 2024, as the deadline for the old notes to cease being legal tender. The lawmakers emphasized the necessity for the CBN to ensure that the new notes are…
The four journalists standing trial before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, in the alleged cyberstalking and defamation case filed by Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), holding company of GTBank, have narrated how they were coerced by the police to write statements without access to legal representation. The defendants in suit number FHC/L/774C/2024 insisted that despite their requests to consult with their lawyers, the police forced them to write statements, threatening to deny them custody leave unless they complied. It will be recalled that the four journalists—Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, Rowland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami—were arrested in September 2024 by the…
President Bola Tinubu has dropped five of the ministers, while another seven were newly appointed for different portfolios, in the recent cabinet reshuffling. Tinubu, expressed his gratitude to the outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council for their contributions and dedication to the nation, wishing them success in their future endeavours. While he urged the newly appointed ministers and their reassigned counterparts to view their roles as a call to serve the nation. Tinubu emphasized the administration’s urgency and commitment to putting Nigeria on an irreversible path to growth, charging all appointees to dedicate their best efforts to achieving the…