September 16, 2025
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UNILAG Lecturers Quit in Droves Amid Poor Salaries, Harsh Conditions

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is facing a deepening brain drain crisis, as no fewer than 239 first-class graduates employed as lecturers between 2015 and 2022 have resigned within seven years, leaving only 17 still in service by October 2023. This revelation was made by the institution’s immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, during The

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ASUU Warns of Looming Nationwide Strike, Calls for Urgent Action

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigerian universities may soon be shut down if the Federal Government fails to address long-standing issues affecting lecturers and the education sector. Speaking at a press conference at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, the Akure Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Professor Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, said the union’s

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FG Shuts Down 22 Illegal Colleges of Education in Nationwide Crackdown

The Federal Government has shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country in a move aimed at sanitising Nigeria’s higher education sector. The action followed a nationwide crackdown carried out by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), which revealed that the institutions were running without proper accreditation or approval. According

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 Tinubu’s Executive Order Fails to Tame Soaring Drug Prices

In June 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed an Executive Order abolishing tariffs, excise duties, and VAT on pharmaceutical raw materials and machinery. The move was designed to cut production costs, boost local manufacturing, and make essential drugs more affordable for Nigerians. The order also directed the Ministries of Health, Finance, and Industry, alongside agencies like

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Pro-Jonathan Group Urges Ex-President to Contest 2027 Election

A pressure group known as “Bring Back Our Goodluck” has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to stage a political comeback and contest the 2027 presidential election. Speaking at a press briefing in Kano on Sunday, the group’s National Coordinator, Dr. Grema Kyari, described Jonathan as the “surest path to rescue Nigeria” from what he

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2027: ADC Faces Uncertainty as Atiku, Obi Delay Membership

With the 2027 general elections drawing closer, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is grappling with internal challenges as two of its most anticipated members, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, are yet to formally join the party. The hesitation by these opposition heavyweights, according to insiders, has slowed down

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PDP Crisis Deepens as Wike Camp Rejects Zoning Talks

Crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified ahead of the party’s National Elective Convention scheduled for November in Ibadan, Oyo State. The faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has rejected the Southern Zoning Consultative Summit held in Lagos, describing it as illegitimate and not representative of the

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President Tinubu Launches Tax Calculator to Show Impact of 2026 Reforms

President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a new Personal Income Tax Calculator designed to help Nigerians understand how the recently signed tax reforms will affect their incomes. The digital tool, which can be accessed at fiscalreforms.ng, allows citizens to input details such as their annual income, pension and health contributions, and housing expenses to compare current

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Alaafin Denies Rift with Ooni, Labels Ultimatum on Chieftaincy as Misplaced

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has denied being in a supremacy battle with any monarch in Yorubaland or beyond. The monarch made this clarification in a statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in Ibadan. The clarification comes in the wake of rising

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PDP Crisis Deepens: Southern Stakeholders Warn Against Clandestine Zoning Decisions

A fresh wave of crisis has engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as key stakeholders from the South-South and South-East zones have openly dismissed a meeting convened in Lagos on Thursday, describing it as “illegal, exclusionary, and unrepresentative.” The meeting, tagged the “PDP Southern Zoning Consultative Summit” and held at the Legend Hotel, Ikeja, was

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