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Nigeria parted with almost a billion dollars to keep its foreign creditors satisfied within the opening two months of 2026, a fresh sign that the weight of external obligations is pressing harder on the country’s finances even as macroeconomic indicators show tentative signs of steadying. Figures drawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s February…
The Federal Government has suspended its proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, following widespread public concerns. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the suspension in a statement on Monday, withdrawing a June 18, 2026 letter…
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has unveiled an education reform blueprint for the 2027 election, promising free education from early childhood through university and the abolition of fees for public examinations including WAEC and NECO. Sowore presented the policy document on his verified X handle on Monday, stating that no child…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man at the centre of one of the most curious impersonation scandals to hit the seat of government in recent years, is scheduled to finally take his plea before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, July 14, as the police move to arraign him over an agency the Presidency…
The demand by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, that Peter Obi apologise to airport workers and settle a N25,000 parking fine has now drawn a pointed legal rebuttal, with a Senior Partner at Justice Chambers, Ekemini Udim, arguing that the minister lacks the authority to pronounce anyone guilty or to…
A single decision by the Federal Ministry of Education has reopened one of Nigeria’s most sensitive debates, pitting the government’s argument about the rising cost of running national examinations against the harsh arithmetic confronting millions of households already stretched to breaking point. The Ministry, in a memo dated June 18, 2026 and signed by…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has extended an unusual invitation ahead of one of the most closely watched elections in the country this year, asking the European Union to send observers to monitor the August 15 governorship poll in the state. The appeal, coming barely a month to the vote, signals both the…
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has raised the stakes in the escalating row over the treatment of Nigerians in South Africa, declaring a nationwide protest that seeks to paralyse the operations of MTN and MultiChoice while pressuring citizens to withdraw their funds from Stanbic IBTC Bank. The NANS President,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has drawn a sharp line under a legislative delay that has quietly stretched into its fifth month, giving President Bola Tinubu seven days to either sign the Federal Audit Service Bill into law, formally tell the National Assembly why he is withholding assent, or step down from office. The…
Three years after her name dominated national headlines and split public opinion, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is once again free to sit Nigeria’s most consequential school examination. The three year sanction the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board imposed on the Anambra teenager in July 2023, following one of the most talked about examination fraud controversies…
