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…Warns of deep learning crisis in schools Daud Olatunji Nigeria’s education system is grappling with a deepening crisis of learning and access, as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that only one in four students in the country can read correctly and perform basic calculations by age 14. UNICEF has also expressed concern that more than 20 million Nigerian …

From Victor, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified its crackdown on alleged illegal access and unauthorized disclosure of sensitive voter data belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Police have arrested an election official and questioned Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, over the controversy surrounding leaked voter information. Senior …

The Accord National Leadership has disowned Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbuden, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, called on the public to ignore the report naming Olawepo-Hashim as Accord’s presidential candidate. Mgbuden said the purported presidential primaries in which Olawepo-Hashim would emerge as the candidate …

… He cites possible political and economic reasons Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere has called for a thorough investigation into allegations that recent kidnappings in Oyo State may be politically motivated, warning that insecurity in the South West has taken on a more complex and dangerous dimension.. The group, which has raised fresh concerns over escalating attacks across the region, said …

By Ayo Kehinde Four years after one of Nigeria’s deadliest attacks on a place of worship, the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the terrorist attack on worshipers of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo, Ondo State. The court, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, found that …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market lost another N2.28 trillion at the close of trading on Wednesday as bearish sentiment continued. This follows a plunge in the prices of shares such as Wapco, Zichis, and Learn Africa, among others, on the stock exchange floor. The benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) fell to 243,132.61 points from 246,686.66 points on the previous trading …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, to death by hanging. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, found that the Department of State Services (DSS) had been able to prove the case against the accused. Judge …

Nigeria’s production and manufacturing sector attracted only 1.47% of the total capital imported into the country in the first quarter of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the bureau in its latest Capital Import Report released on Wednesday, the two sectors attracted $152.27 million of the $10.37 billion in capital imported into the country in …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left over 40 people dead and more than 100 worshipers injured. The trial judge, Emeka Nwite, delivered the verdict after finding the quartet guilty of nine counts of …

By Ayo Kehinde Panic gripped citizens of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday after gunmen abducted the younger sister of the immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons. The victims were identified as Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. The accident occurred in the early hours of …