INTRODUCTION THE CONTEXT AND CONTRADICTIONS OF NIGERIA’S MINIMUM AGE POLICY FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION Let me today discuss an issue that is at once emotive as it is controversial: minimum age to enroll into a tertiary institution. My dissertation is therefore,…
THE National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N5,974.55 recorded in July 2024 to N6,430.02 in August 2024. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for August 2024…
Some Automobile Experts have said that cars using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) save 70 per cent in maintenance and running expenses compared to those running on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) They made the assertion during separate interviews with the…
VICE-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), made this known…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election, on his victory at the polls. Senator Okpebholo was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja on Sunday forecast thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi and Borno states. It said thunderstorms are expected…
DURING a visit to Haiti on Saturday, Kenyan President William Ruto expressed his openness to Kenya’s anti-gang mission evolving into a full United Nations peacekeeping operation. Ruto was in Haiti to assess the progress of the Multinational Security Support…
EGYPT has claimed the top spot in Africa for quality of life, according to the Best Countries Rankings 2024 by US News & World Report. This prestigious ranking, which assesses nations on factors such as quality of life, cultural influence, economic strength, and…
MALI marked its 64th anniversary of independence from French rule on Sunday, with President Assimi Goita leading the celebrations in the capital, Bamako. The commemoration comes just days after a deadly terrorist attack on the Faladie Gendarmerie School claimed the lives…
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has departed Nigeria to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in the United States. This was contained in a statement by Shettima’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha, on Sunday. At…
