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…
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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…
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, has confirmed that Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a promising anchor with Arise News, lost her life after plunging from the third floor of her apartment building during an armed robbery attack in Katampe, Abuja. News Point Nigeria reports that the heartbreaking incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at Unique Apartments, a three-storey twin building with 18 flats located around the Gishiri axis of Katampe under the Mabushi Divisional Area. Speaking on Wednesday during an appearance on Arise TV, CP Adewale explained that police officers arrived at the scene to…
THE Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says it has begun implementing the new pension increments for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). News Point Nigeria reports that the increments of ₦32,000, 10.66 per cent, and 12.95 per cent will take effect from the September 2025 payroll cycle. PTAD stated that the move followed President Bola Tinubu’s approval of an emergency budgetary allocation, which was earlier announced in August 2025. The Directorate confirmed that ₦20.188 billion had been released by the Federal Ministry of Finance from the approved ₦45 billion. “This milestone clearly reaffirms the Federal Government’s dedication to safeguarding…
KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has charged his political appointees and senior government officials to place integrity at the core of their service, warning that corruption, dishonesty, and lack of accountability will undermine the state’s progress. The governor gave the admonition at a three-day retreat themed “Anti-Corruption, Financial Fraud, Transformational Leadership, and Ethical Values in the Workplace,” jointly organized by ANHI Consultants International and the Kano State Government in Kaduna over the weekend. In a statement issued Monday by his spokesman, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofam made available to News point Nigeria, Governor Yusuf stressed that only honesty and…
THE International Organization for Migration has facilitated the safe return of 151 Nigerian nationals from Sudan through a charter flight as part of its Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme. The IOM disclosed this in a press statement made available to News Point Nigeria on Thursday. The organization said the operation marks the third of such flights this year as Sudan grapples with a protracted conflict that has left nearly 10 million people displaced. IOM data showed that as of August 26, 2025, an estimated total of 9,819,680 Internally Displaced Persons were recorded across 10,847 locations in 185 localities across all 18…
THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has carried out a sweeping management reorganisation, barely ten days after a train derailment on the Kaduna–Abuja corridor left at least 20 passengers injured. According to an internal memo obtained by News Point Nigeria late on Thursday, the restructuring, which took effect from September 1, 2025, was approved by NRC’s Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, and involves major redeployments, new appointments, and the creation of strategic offices aimed at tightening oversight and improving service delivery. The shake-up affects nearly all of NRC’s operational corridors, with Regional District Managers (RDMs) and senior officers either reassigned, elevated,…
THE Federal Government has declared Friday, September 5 as a public holiday to mark Mawlud, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. This was disclosed in a Wednesday statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani made available to News Point Nigeria, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Ajani congratulated Muslims across the country and in the diaspora on the occasion, urging them to emulate the Prophet’s virtues of peace, love, humility, tolerance, and compassion. She also encouraged Nigerians of all faiths to use the celebration to pray for peace, security, and…