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  The Federal Government has proposed a 12-year basic education model but has denied scrapping Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS).  This is according to a statement by the Director of Press of the Federal Ministry of Education Folashade Boriowo. Boriowo said the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa...

The Anambra State government mourns the passing of Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly who represented Onitsha North State Constituency I. The government commiserates with the Speaker and members of Anambra State House of Assembly, his family, and constituency, among others, and prays for...

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State and currently the Commandant in Akwa Ibom State, over his alleged involvement in a N3 billion fraud. Yusuf, along...

The Federal Government has proposed the abolition of the 6-3-3-4 education system in Nigeria and recommended a 12-year basic education model. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa spoke on the transition during the 2025 Extraordinary National Council of Education meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The 6-3-3-4 policy provides that a...

The House of Representatives has clarified recent media reports suggesting that it is proposing the creation of 31 new states. “This information is inaccurate and misrepresents the legislative process,” a statement by Akin Rotimi, Jr., spokesman, House of Representatives said. According to the statement, “During plenary on Thursday, February 6,...

The ongoing infrastructural development in Anambra state has received a commendation from the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Dr Nneka Onyali-Ikpe, who was amazed that the numerous projects undertaken by Governor Charles Soludo were state-funded without plunging the state into debts. Dr Onyali-Ikpe, whose curiosity was...

In a massive push for youth employment and engagement, Governor Ademola Adeleke has inaugurated and inducted 10, 000 youth into the Imole Youth Corps. At a grand ceremony held at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, the State Governor said the occasion is “a major highlight of his administration’s push to address...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are Su Dong Fu, Zheng Xian Tao, Wang...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has counter the decision of the Police Service Commission (PSC) ordering immediate retirement of senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above 60, the IGP has ordered all police officers affected to stay in office. A...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has mounted strong opposition against the plans by the Federal Government to toll selected federal roads in the country, as a means of revenue generation. President of TUC, Festus Osifo condemned the policy on Thursday, while presiding over the 1st Quarter 2025 National...