BREAKING: VCs set admission benchmark at 150 for varsities
Heads of universities at the 2025 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board set the 2025 minimum admission benchmark for universities at 150 on Tuesday. This means that JAMB will permit no university in the country to admit any candidate who scores below 150 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. […]
Court to rule on Yahaya Bello’s application to travel abroad for medical July 17
Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, fixed July 17 for ruling on an application filed by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello seeking to travel out of the country on health grounds. At the resumed hearing of the money laundering case filed by the […]
Nigerian govt sets minimum admission age for tertiary institutions at 16
The federal government has officially set the minimum age for admission into the country’s tertiary institutions at 16 years. The government also cautioned that any admission carried out outside the Central Admission Processing System, CAPS, would be deemed illegal, and those responsible would face prosecution. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this on […]
ASUU orders members to begin nationwide strike
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has stated that all of its branches throughout the country would cease operations owing to the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries. The union highlighted the adoption of its “No Pay, No Work” resolution as the cause of this action. ASUU sections at […]
Nine Chinese jailed one year over Ponzi scheme
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment for operating a Ponzi scheme linked to terrorism financing, uncovered in Victoria Island, Lagos, in December 2024. The convicts are Qin Xiao Yong, Luo Mao Yang, Liu Ni Ni, Liu Gang, Sun Qi (also known as Wan Jin […]
Man burnt with hot oil for stealing in Lagos market
A yet-to-be-identified man was left in a critical condition after being scalded with hot oil by a mob for allegedly stealing groundnut oil in a market near the Alakara Police Station in the Mushin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened on Friday. A resident who preferred anonymity while citing personal […]
Kenya anti-government protests leave 10 dead, dozens injured
AT least 10 people have been killed in protests in Kenya, according to a state-run human rights body – the latest in a wave of anti-government rallies that began last year. Police opened fire on demonstrators and earlier on, a medic at Eagle Nursing Home in Kangemi, Dr Aron Sikuku, on the outskirts of Nairobi, […]
US Embassy begins screening Nigerian students’ social media accounts
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas must now adjust their social media account’s privacy settings to “public.” F, M, and J visas are nonimmigrant visa categories issued by the US government for individuals coming to the country for educational and exchange purposes. The […]
Stakeholders bemoan 53% cement price increase amid Tinubu govt’s reforms
Nigerians are lamenting the rise in the price of cement across the country despite the commitment by Dangote cement and other manufacturers to reduce the price of the commodity. This comes as DAILY POST gathered that the price of various brands of cement in Nigeria has remained high, between N12,000 and N9,500, across various locations. […]
Police arrest man with woman’s body part, rescue kidnapped driver
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Samuel Eze, for being in possession of a woman’s breast part. The police also rescued a kidnapped driver and recovered a truck loaded with custard powder worth N9.5 million and arrested three suspects involved in the criminal act. This was disclosed in a […]