Day: July 25, 2025

‘Embargo,’ Nigeria Sets 12-Year New Minimum Age For JSS 1 Admission

Abibat Babalola

A new policy document on Non-State Schools launched by the Federal Ministry of Education last week has pegged the entry age for pupils seeking admission into Junior Secondary Schools after completing six years of primary education at 12. Non-State Schools, also referred to as independent or private schools or non-government schools, are educational institutions not managed by the government. They are typically financed by tuition payments as well as donations from individuals, businesses, communities, faith-based organisations and foundations. READ ALSO: Immigration Seizes, Then Returns Senator Natasha’s Passport At Abuja Airport,…

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Immigration Seizes, Then Returns Senator Natasha’s Passport At Abuja Airport, Cites ‘Security Orders’

Abibat Babalola

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s international passport was briefly seized by Nigerian immigration officers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday morning, July 24, causing a momentary travel scare before she eventually boarded a British Airways flight to London. According to eyewitnesses at the airport, the senator, representing Kogi Central, arrived at the international terminal with her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, and was stopped by immigration officials as she was about to board a London-bound flight. The immigration officers were said to have flagged her as a “national security risk.”…

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Tinubu Government Developing Southern Nigeria At Expense Of North — Kwankwaso

Abibat Babalola

The strongman of Kano politics, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration for what he described as the neglect of the northern region of Nigeria and the concentration of the nation’s resources on developing the southern part of the country where the president comes from. “Let me advise the Federal Government on the distribution of federal resources,” the former Kano governor said on Thursday at the Kano State Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the 2025 Constitutional Amendment. “From the information available to us, it’s like most of the national budget…

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UK Doctors Begin Five-Day Strike Despite PM’s Plea

Abibat Babalola

Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal. Doctors were out on picket lines outside hospitals after negotiations with the government went down the wire late Thursday, without reaching an accord. The move comes after the doctors accepted a pay rise offer totalling 22.3 percent over two years in September, soon after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour party took power. Resident doctors — those below consultant level — have said they felt…

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‘Nurturing Young Talents,’ Lagos, PlotWeaver Unveil Storytelling Contest

Ganiyu Amodu

The Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVCB) has announced its partnership with PlotWeaver, an innovative AI-powered storytelling and film production platform, to launch the maiden edition of the Lagos Youth Storytelling Competition. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, the Executive Secretary/CEO of LSFVCB, Mrs. Adebukola Agbaminoja, said the competition is targeted at nurturing the creative talents of youths aged 13 to 20, using storytelling as a tool to spotlight their imagination and promote the state’s cultural heritage. “As the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, we…

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