House of Reps Propose Jail Term, ₦100k Fine for Nigerians Who Abstain from Voting The House of Representatives is reviewing a new bill that would make it a crime for eligible Nigerians to abstain from voting without a valid reason. Under the proposal, defaulters could face up to six months
Nigeria must commit at least $10 billion (approximately N14 trillion) each year for the next 10 to 20 years if it hopes to resolve its persistent electricity problems, according to Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. He made the statement while commissioning a 600kW solar photovoltaic power plant at the Nigerian
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday harped on the need to address the age long discrimination between HND and university degrees. Abbas made the call while declaring open a public hearing on three bills by the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education in Abuja.
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the alleged technical error responsible for the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion of Urgent Matter of Public Importance by Rep. Adewale Adebayo (PDP-Osun) at plenary on
The management of the National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2025 Batch A Stream II Orientation course will commence on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The scheme made the announcement in a statement signed by its Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Thursday. The PUNCH
2025 UTME Mass Failure JAMB, MINISTER FACE N10bn SUIT OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF MINORS ’ RIGHTS A human rights lawyer, Evans Ufeli, has filed a N10 billion suit against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the Minister of Education over what he described as widespread irregularities and technical
Labour Party national leader, Peter Obi, on Thursday, condemned the recent technical glitches that disrupted the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination results, affecting the academic prospects of nearly 380,000 candidates. Obi’s remarks follow a public admission by JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed deep remorse over the
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, YOLA (AUN) RELEASES POST UTME/DE ADMISSION FORM FOR 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION This is to inform the general public of the 2025/2026 Undergraduate Admission form of the American University of Nigeria. Interested candidates are to fill the application form online and submit it. See requirements and procedures
GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY (GSU) SECURES FULL ACCREDITATION FOR SIX MAJOR PROGRAMMES GSU Now Has All 63 Undergraduate Courses Fully Accredited In a major academic milestone, Gombe State University (GSU) has secured full accreditation for six of its academic programmes across three key faculties. The announcement was made public through
EMIRATES COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (ECOHSAT) RELEASES ADMISSION FORM FOR THE 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION The management of Emirates College of Health Sciences and Technology (ECOHSAT), Kabuga Satellite Town, Kano, has officially announced the commencement of its 2025/2026 academic session admission exercise. The institution, widely known as a