Trump Threatens Additional 10% Tariffs On Nigeria, Other BRICS Partners

United States President Donald Trump says countries aligning themselves with the ā€œAnti-American policies of BRICSā€ will be charged an additional 10 percent tariff. ā€œThere will be no exceptions to this policy,ā€ Trump said in a Truth Social post. His announcement comes as the US begins formally notifying affected countries of the tariffs declared earlier this…

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FLASH: FG Declares All Admissions Into Tertiary Institutions Outside CAPS IllegalĀ 

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…

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JAMB: 29 Less Competitive Courses In Nigeria In 2025 And Their Cut-off Marks

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…

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‘Order Yahaya Bello To Use The Ultra-Modern Hospital He Built In Kogi Instead Of Traveling To UK’, EFCC Begs Court

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…

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UNN Student Kills Lady Over N15,000 Dispute After Sex

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…

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UPDATED: JAMB Announces 150 As Cut-Off Mark For Universities; Polytechnic, CoE 100, 140 For Nursing Colleges

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,…

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FLASH: LP To Expel Peter Obi Over Anti-Party ActivitiesĀ 

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…

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