The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the attack on Government Girls School in Maga, Kebbi State, which led to the killing of the Vice-Principal and the reported abduction of 25 students. UNICEF issued the condemnation in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, signed by Communication Specialist Sussan Akila. She described the incident as…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has strongly condemned the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Mrs Tinubu requested a minute of silence from the Wives of Service Chiefs during their visit to the State House, Abuja, to honour…
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has named Dangote Cement Plc as the country’s most tax-compliant company for 2025, recognising the firm’s robust adherence to regulatory standards and its substantial contribution to national revenue. The award was announced at the 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair and confirmed on Monday by Mojisola Ogunlade, the company’s Group…
University lecturers in Nigeria have warned that the country may face another wave of industrial action unless the Federal Government urgently addresses long-standing disputes affecting public higher education. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja Zone, issued the warning at a press conference in the capital on Monday. The Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Al-Amin Abdullahi—represented…
A fresh wave of terror has swept through the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State after armed bandits carried out a midnight attack on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The assailants stormed the school on Sunday night, killing the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducting 25…
Tensions between former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose resurfaced on Monday after Fayose sent an inflammatory message accusing Obasanjo of belonging “in the zoo”. The message, released to the media by Obasanjo’s spokesman Kehinde Akinyemi, was sent shortly after the former president attended Fayose’s 65th birthday ceremony. Rather than a routine…
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to rescue the female students kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, following a violent attack that also left school officials dead. In a statement on Monday, conveyed by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Tinubu condemned the assault and expressed solidarity with the families of…
Bello Matawalle, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, has denounced the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, which resulted in the abduction of 25 students and the death of Vice Principal Malam Hassan Makuku. Speaking in Abuja on Monday, Matawalle said President Bola Tinubu had instructed security agencies to…
Senator David Mark, chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has paid tribute to the late Dan Agbese, a highly respected editor and veteran of Nigeria’s media industry. In a statement released by his media adviser Paul Mumeh in Kano on Monday, Mark described Agbese as “a brother and a pathfinder of enormous value,” noting…
The Kano Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cautioned that Nigeria could face another nationwide university strike if the Federal Government fails to address unresolved issues affecting public higher education. Speaking in Kano on Monday, Dr Abdulkadir Muhammad, Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, said the union was frustrated that negotiations had stalled…
