United States President Donald Trump says countries aligning themselves with the “Anti-American policies of BRICS” will be charged an additional 10 percent tariff. “There will be no exceptions to this policy,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. His announcement comes as the US begins formally notifying affected countries of the tariffs declared earlier this…
The Federal Government has declared that any admission into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education not processed through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) is illegal. This was announced by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, during the 2025 JAMB policy meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. Dr Alausa emphasised that the government…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has backed down from its earlier threat to embark on strike action, following the late disbursement of June 2025 salaries to its members. Chairman of University of Abuja branch of ASUU, Dr. Sylvanus Ugoh, confirmed this in an interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday. Dr. Ugoh said the union…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Okeke Chinedu Christian from Anambra State as the top scorer in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with an impressive 375 out of 400. The announcement was made by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2025 Policy Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday approved 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025 academic session. The decision was reached during the board’s annual policy meeting on admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. According to JAMB, the minimum benchmark…
Justice Marianne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, reserved ruling till July 17, 2025, on an application filed by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha…
Shock and horror gripped the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as police arrested a 200-level student of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, Emmanuel Gambo, for the alleged murder of a 22-year-old female undergraduate, Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem, in a chilling hotel room incident. According to Enugu State Police Command spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the suspect, who hails…
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board on Tuesday announced cut-off points for admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the 2024 academic year. The decision was reached during the board’s annual policy meeting on admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. In a statement on its official X page,…
Abayomi Arabambi, the factional national publicity secretary of the Labour Party, has disclosed that Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, will soon be expelled for engaging in anti-party activities. Arabambi said Obi, who recently declared support for the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC), is aware that it is unconstitutional for him to belong to…
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water. Among the dead were at least 27 girls and counselors who were staying at a youth summer camp on a river when disaster struck over the…