US Halts Students Visa Appointments

US Halts Students Visa Appointments

United States President, Donald Trump’s administration has ordered embassies to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants.

FG Directs JAMB, WAEC, NECO To Blacklist CBT Centres

FG Directs JAMB, WAEC, NECO To Blacklist CBT Centres

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB; West African Examinations Council, WAEC; National Examinations Council, NECO as well as National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, to blacklist Computer-Based Test, CBT, centres and candidates found guilty of examination malpractices.

Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval For $21.5b Loan

Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval For $21.5b Loan

President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three letters to the National Assembly requesting a legislative approval for a new external borrowing plan amounting to over $21.5 billion, and a domestic bond issuance of ₦757.9 billion to settle outstanding national pension liabilities.

Ibas To Defend Rivers Budget Before Joint NASS C’ttee

Ibas To Defend Rivers Budget Before Joint NASS C'ttee

The Leader of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Ibok-Ete Ibas and other key functionaries would defend the state’s 2025 budget before the Joint National Assembly Ad-hoc Committee to Oversee Emergency Rule in Rivers State.

Obi Condemns Alleged N700K Fee Imposed On Onitsha Traders

Obi Condemns Alleged N700K fee imposed on Onitsha traders

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged demand of ₦700,000 from traders to reopen their shops at the Onitsha Head Bridge Market, describing the action as “insensitive” and calling on authorities to reconsider the charge.