Author: Khadija Abubakar

NIGERIA is one of the beneficiary countries of $80 billion in clean technology investments by Chinese firms over the past year as they sought new markets to absorb a supply glut, according to a report by Australian research group Climate Energy Finance (CEF). Released on Sunday, the report said that many countries also deepened their cleantech cooperation with China in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, bringing China’s total overseas direct investments in green technology to more than $180 billion since the start of 2023. Chinese firms dominate supply chains for clean technologies such as critical minerals processing,…

THE Federal Government has offered a 40 per cent salary increase to academic staff in Nigerian public universities as part of renewed negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), highly placed sources confirmed on Monday. News Point Nigeria reports that the proposal was tabled before the union ahead of a fresh negotiation session with the government’s committee led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed. The latest development followed ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja on Sunday, where branch leaders agreed to return to the negotiation table. They are expected to…

INDIAN authorities have arrested 50 Nigerian nationals in what has been described as one of the country’s largest coordinated operations targeting a transnational drug syndicate with deep links to money laundering, sex-trafficking logistics, and encrypted narcotics distribution systems. The arrests followed months of surveillance and joint intelligence work by the Delhi Police Crime Branch and the Telangana Police’s EAGLE (Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement) unit, with additional support from law-enforcement teams in Noida, Vizag and Gwalior. According to an NDTV report on Thursday, the crackdown dismantled multiple layers of a drug-distribution network responsible for moving methamphetamine and cocaine…

A NEWLY married man, Abubakar Abdulkarim, popularly known as Dan Gaske, has been allegedly stabbed to death by his wife just three days after their wedding in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. News Point Nigeria reports that she tragic incident, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, November 23, 2025, has plunged the community into shock and raised questions about the circumstances leading to the groom’s violent death. Abdulkarim, who married Zainab Muhammad on Thursday, November 20, was reportedly attacked while asleep in their home at Tashar Buja Quarters, where he sustained a deep knife wound to the…

THE Bauchi State Government has announced the immediate closure of all schools across the state following heightened security concerns. The directive affects all primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, including Federal Government-owned and private schools operating within the state. The announcement was contained in a statement sent to News Point Nigeria on Sunday by the Information and Public Relations Officer of the state Ministry of Education, Jalaludeen Usman. According to him, the decision was reached after extensive consultations and in response to what he described as “overwhelming security concerns affecting the safety of students, teachers and school communities across the state.”…

THE Federal Government has released N68 billion for vaccine financing and deployed N50 billion to settle outstanding arrears for health workers. News Point Nigeria reports that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced this on Thursday at the 66th meeting of the National Council on Health in Calabar, Cross River State, themed, “My health, my right: Accelerating universal health coverage through equity, resilience, and innovation.” Pate said the N68 billion has already been credited to the account of the National Primary Health Care Agency, with the Central Bank of Nigeria set to process the funds…

THE nation’s electricity supply may face a major crisis as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has threatened a nationwide shutdown, following an alleged attack on the staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, by armed police officers at Egbu 132/33kV Transmission Substation in Imo State. News Point Nigeria reports that the union, in reaction to what it described as a “brutal invasion,” has already directed its members to halt power supply operations in Imo State until further notice. NUEE said the decision became necessary after workers on duty were allegedly beaten, held hostage at gunpoint, and some…

THE Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Salako, says Nigeria is not yet capable of producing vaccines locally. Salako spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday monitored by News Point Nigeria, addressing the nation’s vaccine production capacity. When asked if Nigeria could produce vaccines now, he replied, “Unfortunately, not. One of the key elements Nigeria is driving under the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Health Value Chain is to promote local vaccine development.” He explained that producing vaccines requires careful economic and technical consideration and that local production must be economically viable. “It is not enough…

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 180 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Libya. The returnees, who arrived aboard an Air Libya flight with registration number 5A-BAE, landed at the Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. In a joint operation coordinated by NEMA’s Lagos Operations Office in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and Port Health Services, the returnees were received and profiled on arrival. A breakdown…

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will host editors of print, online, broadcast organisations and news agencies, under the umbrella of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), arriving from across the federation for their yearly conference, scheduled for November 12 and 13. No fewer than 500 members of the NGE, government officials, members of the business community and diplomatic corps, as well as people from all walks of life, are expected at the two-day conference to be held at the Presidential Villa Banquet Hall, Abuja and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre, Jahi, Abuja. NGE President, Eze Anaba and General…

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an extension of the 2025 admissions deadline for public universities across Nigeria from October 31 to November 17, 2025. A statement posted on JAMB’s official X handle sighted by News Point Nigeria noted that the decision was taken following emerging circumstances to give institutions more time to complete their admission processes. The Board recalled that the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held on July 18, 2025, and chaired by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, had earlier fixed October 31, 2025, as the deadline for all public universities to conclude…

NIGERIA’s health sector has been thrown into a fresh state of uncertainty as over 11,000 resident doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced an indefinite nationwide strike at midnight on Saturday. News Point Nigeria reports that the industrial action is affecting 91 major health institutions across the country, including teaching hospitals, Federal Medical Centres, specialist facilities, and some private hospitals, raising fears of a crippling impact on healthcare delivery. Confirming the development in a phone interview with this newspaprt, NARD President, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, said the association resolved to down tools after the Federal Government failed to…

THE National Human Rights Commission said it received a total of 371,622 complaints of human rights violations in September, with the North-Central geopolitical zone leading the list. News Point Nigeria reports that the Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, said this on Monday in Abuja at the presentation of the 2025 September Dashboard report. Ojukwu explained that every month this platform allows an honest look at the state of human rights in Nigeria. “Not merely as figures or trends, but as reflections of lost lives and shirked liberties. “In September, the commission received a total of 371,622…

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved the admission of 85 underage candidates, following what it described as a rigorous and exceptional screening process designed to identify outstanding young students below the age of 16. In a statement signed by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin sent to News Point Nigeria, JAMB said the decision followed “meticulous evaluation” and was consistent with global best practices, where underage admissions are treated as rare exceptions rather than the norm. “After thorough verification and interviews, 85 candidates who met the established criteria have been duly cleared to proceed to their…

THE Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command, has announced the interception of two containers laden with motor vehicles used to conceal illicit drugs worth ₦5.3 billion. A Friday statement by the Tin Can Island Port Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC OE Ivara obtained by News Point Nigeria, noted that while addressing members of the press, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, highlighted the seizures as a testament to the Command’s resolve to safeguard Nigeria’s borders and ensure compliance with international trade regulations. According to the Area Controller, the first container, with number HLXU8500072 and Bill of Lading…

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 13 new confirmed cases of Lassa fever within the 40th epidemiological week, covering September 29 to October 5, 2025. In its latest situation report shared on the Commission’s official X handle sighted by News Point Nigeria, the NCDC said the new infections were recorded in Ondo and Edo States, two of the hardest-hit areas since the beginning of the year. The update showed that the country has now recorded a total of 924 confirmed cases and 172 deaths across 21 states and 106 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 2025.…

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the two-week warning strike it began on October 13, 2025. News Point Nigeria reports that the strike, which was set to expire next Monday, was suspended following renewed commitments from the Federal Government and the National Assembly to address the union’s demands. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, citing recent interventions and engagements with the Yayale Ahmed-led committee and the Deputy Senate President as the reasons for suspending the action before its scheduled end. However, the lecturers urged the government to…

THE Federal Government has commenced a nationwide revenue recovery exercise aimed at boosting inflows into the Federation Account and plugging financial leakages across key revenue-generating agencies. This formed the crux of a meeting held on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the headquarters of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission in Abuja, where its Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Shehu, OFR, hosted the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, for the formal inauguration of consultants engaged for the revenue recovery exercise. A statement signed by the RMAFC Head of the Information and Public Relations Unit, Maryam Yusuf obtained by…

A TOTAL sum of N2.103 trillion, being September 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. The revenue was shared at the October 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja. The N2.103 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N1.239 trillion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N812.593 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N51.684 billion. A communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) obtained by News Point Nigeria indicated that total gross revenue of N3.054 trillion was available in the…

THE Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has commended Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, for his administration’s decision to revert Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education back to its original status as a College of Education. News Point Nigeria reports that the commendation came during the Union’s 32nd Executive Council Meeting, held on Friday, October 3, 2025, where the governor was also honored with a Special Recognition Award for his contributions to educational development in the state. According to the Union’s North-West Secretary, Dr. Hussaini Yahaya, who presented the award on behalf of COEASU, the governor’s commitment to…