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The Federal Government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by empowering polytechnics to award degrees, marking a major reform aimed at repositioning technical and vocational education as a key driver of national development. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement in Abuja while addressing a high-level retreat of council chairmen, commissioners of education, rectors, registrars and bursars of polytechnics across the […]

The Osun State Government has pledged stronger institutional support for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in its efforts to combat counterfeit and substandard drugs across the state. The assurance was given on Wednesday in Osogbo when Governor Ademola Adeleke received the Osun State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr. Stephen Aina, alongside members of the agency’s management team at the Government House, Oke-Fia. Welcoming the delegation, […]

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerians that amendments to the Electoral Act will be concluded in time for the 2027 general election. The assurance was given in response to concerns raised by AdvoKC Foundation, a civil society organisation, over delays in the consideration of the Electoral Bill 2025. Akpabio’s position was conveyed through his Special Adviser on Constitutional Matters, Dr. Monday Ubani (SAN). Addressing journalists, Ubani said the Senate […]

Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has announced that she is now a three-time Guinness World Record holder, following confirmation that her September 2025 achievement also earned her an additional global title. Baci revealed on Tuesday that her record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice had simultaneously broken the record for the largest serving of rice overall. She shared the news via Instagram, updating her profile to read “Chef […]

The Ondo state government has cordoned off the construction site of a two-story building that collapsed in the Adegbola district of Akure, the state capital. The building, under construction, reportedly collapsed around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, injuring several workers. The Minister of Land Management and Urban Development, Sunday Olajide, ordered the immediate closure of the site during an inspection with ministry officials on Tuesday evening. Mr. Olajide stated that the […]

The identities of the 177 worshippers abducted from the ECWA Church and the Cherubim and Seraphim 1 and 2 churches in the Kurmin Wali community of Kajuru County, Kaduna State, have been released. This underscores the scale of the weekend attack and its devastating impact on the community. The victims were abducted on Sunday during a church service when armed assailants stormed the premises, opened fire indiscriminately, and forced worshippers […]

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, to work together to tackle insecurity in the South West and promote regional development. Igboho made the appeal amid the ongoing disagreement over the rotational chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas between the two monarchs. His call also came as […]

The Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, following unrest on campus linked to the use of the institution as a temporary orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The directive was issued by Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq as tensions escalated and security agencies intervened to prevent a breakdown of law and order. In a statement signed by the Acting Registrar, AbdulHafis Aminl, […]

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has criticised delays in passport processing and warned immigration officials against collecting illegal charges during an unannounced inspection of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) passport office in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The minister stressed that Nigerians must not be made to pay any amount beyond officially approved passport fees, warning that inefficiency and sharp practices in service delivery would no longer be tolerated. During the visit, Tunji-Ojo […]