IN a landmark policy shift, the Federal Government has announced that Mathematics will no longer be a compulsory requirement for students seeking admission into tertiary institutions to study courses in the Arts and Humanities. The Federal Ministry of Education made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the decision was part of a broader reform to eliminate unnecessary barriers to higher education while maintaining academic standards. For decades, candidates in Arts and Humanities like their counterparts in the Sciences and Social Sciences were required to secure at least five credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics, in their Senior School Certificate Examination…
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THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman Pakistan, is alleged to have launched a vicious social media attacks on the Office of Vice President Kashim Shettima as EFCC deepens fraud investigations. Credible sources have confirmed to this newspaper that Mr Pakistan is allegedly personally directing and coordinating the attacks on the VP’s office through many social media warriors and influencers majorly from Kano. The social media warriors, popularly known as “sojojin baka” in Hausa, have launched series of unprovoked attacks on Vice President Kashim Shettima and his top aides…
THE Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed October 16 to rule on whether the Managing Director of SunTrust Bank, Halima Buba, can cross-examine a prosecution witness presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an ongoing $12 million money laundering trial. News Point Nigeria reports that Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the case for ruling following a heated legal argument between the prosecution and defence counsels over the propriety of certain questions posed to the EFCC’s first witness, Mr. Suleiman Ciroma, during cross-examination. During the session, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, counsel to the EFCC, raised an objection to…
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dismissed the Federal Government’s directive enforcing the “No Work, No Pay” policy on striking lecturers, vowing that no amount of intimidation or coercion will force the union to back down. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, ASUU President, Dr. Chris Piwuna monitored by News Point Nigeria, said the union remains resolute and will not yield to what he described as the government’s “divide-and-rule tactics” aimed at weakening the academic community’s collective voice. “We don’t respond to threats, and nobody can threaten us,” Piwuna declared confidently, underscoring ASUU’s defiance in the…
THE Federal Government has disbursed over ₦300 billion to 8.1 million households through the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme. News Point Nigeria reports that the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Yusuf Sanunu, disclosed this on Monday at a roundtable event to mark this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in Abuja. “As a ministry, under the Hope Agenda of Mr. President, the Ministry has, through the National Social Investment Agency, has done very well in improving the resilience of the local community. “As of today, in terms of conditional cash transfer, over 8.1 million households in…
A CLOSE ally of the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Garba Kore, has drawn widespread outrage after a controversial remark in which he boasted that the APC would “break the law” if necessary to reclaim Kano in the 2027 general elections. News Point Nigeria reports that the statement, captured in a viral podcast now circulating widely across social media, has ignited heated political debate and raised concerns about the health of Nigeria’s democracy. In the recording, Kore acknowledged that the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), led…
AS the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) begins a two-week total and comprehensive warning strike, the Federal Government has restated its resolve to enforce the “No Work, No Pay” policy if academic activities are disrupted across the nation’s public universities. In a statement released on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Folasade Boriowo sent to News Point Nigeria, the government reaffirmed that the policy remains a subsisting provision under Nigeria’s labour laws and will continue to guide its response to industrial disputes in the education sector. “The Federal Government…
A HEATED altercation between two adult sisters threw the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, into chaos on Sunday after the duo missed their scheduled United Airlines flight and descended into a violent brawl. News Point Nigeria reports that the two sisters, who had both booked seats on the same flight, arrived at the terminal shortly after the boarding gate had closed. Frustrated by their inability to board, they began arguing over who was to blame for the delay. “What started as a mild exchange of words quickly turned into a fierce fight,” an airport staff member recounted. “They were shouting,…
THE Federal Government has opened high-level diplomatic engagements with the United States following renewed allegations by some American lawmakers accusing Nigeria of state-backed persecution and genocide against Christians. News Point Nigeria reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Nigeria had formally reached out to the U.S. government through its missions in Washington and Atlanta, rejecting what it described as baseless and misleading claims being circulated by a section of the U.S. Congress. The controversy was triggered on September 11, when Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate titled “Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability…
SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has declared that the National Assembly will not be held hostage by the “disruptive instincts” of any of its members. A statement issued by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, on Saturday, titled ‘The Trials and Triumphs of a Resilient Nigeria’s 10th Senate’ sent to News Point Nigeria, Akpabio said the legislature’s insistence on enforcing its rules was not about silencing dissent but about preserving order and the sanctity of democratic institutions. He noted that the upper chamber must uphold discipline and respect for its rules to preserve the sanctity of Nigeria’s democracy. Akpabio’s comments followed disagreement…
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released subject combinations for 2026 examination. News Point Nigeria reports that under the new arrangement, Science students can no longer take Economics. Likewise, students in the Humanities, those in Literature, Government, or History, are also barred from taking Economics. According to the new subject list, only students in the Business department are allowed to take Economics. The WAEC exam, has its subjects combinations structured with a minimum of seven and a maximum of nine subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. With all things remaining equally, generally, Science students focus on Physics, Chemistry, and…
THE Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released a list of 203 tertiary institutions that failed to upload their students’ data for the 2024/2025 student loan application exercise. It also announced the reopening of the portal for 48 hours to allow institutions yet to comply to do so. News Point Nigeria reports that institutions are required to upload their students’ information onto the agency’s Student Loan Application System (SLAS), which allows the students to apply for the loan. A statement late Friday by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the portal will be accessible from 12:00 a.m.…
MINISTER of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has revealed that he has tripled his personal security following multiple death threats from individuals and companies whose mining licences were revoked as part of the Federal Government’s renewed crackdown on non-compliant operators in the sector. News Point Nigeria reports that speaking on Friday at a pre-event media briefing ahead of the 10th edition of the Nigeria Mining Week, scheduled to hold from October 13 to 15, 2025, in Abuja, the minister disclosed that the threats became “frequent, direct, and credible”, forcing him to strengthen his security detail as a precautionary measure.…
THE House of Representatives on Thursday mandated its relevant committees to investigate the non-functionality of state-owned petroleum refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna despite the use of about $18bn for their rehabilitation in the past two decades. News Point Nigeria reports that the resolution of the House followed the consideration and adoption of a motion moved by Lagos lawmaker, Oluwaseun Whingan, during a plenary session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Benjamin Kalu. The Federal Government owns four petroleum refineries in Port Harcourt (with two plants) and a plant each in Warri and Kaduna. Managed by the Nigerian…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to the Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, on the occasion of his birthday, commending his outstanding record of service, transformational leadership, and commitment to the welfare of the people of Gombe State. In a message released on Thursday, October 9, 2025, by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga obtained by News Point Nigeria, Tinubu joined the governor’s family, friends, and political associates in celebrating what he described as a day that marks both personal milestones and visible developmental strides achieved in Gombe under Yahaya’s leadership.…
JUSTICE Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Thursday adjourned hearing in the alleged money laundering case instituted against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to November 12 after the EFCC called its sixth witness. When the case was called for continuation of hearing, the Prosecution first called its fifth witness, Victoria Oluwafemi, a compliance officer with Polaris Bank. The witness told the court the total credit to the account in question, which came from different senders, adding that the transfers from the account were in multiples of N10 million. He said the total…
A MAJOR political alliance appears to be forming around the demand for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has joined the campaign initiated by activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, calling for his immediate release. Sowore, in a bold declaration on Wednesday via his verified X (formerly Twitter) account sighted by News Point Nigeria, announced plans for a protest march to Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja to demand Kanu’s release from prolonged detention. The activist also extended an open invitation to prominent political…
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested members of a suspected armed robbery gang allegedly involved in the tragic death of ARISE News staff member, Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Mr. Barnabas Danlami, following a violent robbery at Unique Apartment, Gishiri Village, Katampe District, Abuja. News Point Nigeria reports that the harrowing incident occurred in the early hours of September 29, 2025, around 3:30 a.m., when armed robbers stormed the residential complex, terrorising occupants and carting away valuables. According to police findings, Ms. Maduagwu, a rising television journalist with ARISE News, reportedly jumped from the…
FORMER Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, is confident of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today monitored by News Point Nigeria. He stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi cannot trounce Tinubu in the next general elections. “None of these people parading can defeat President Tinubu,” Kalu said. “We know ourselves. All of us know ourselves. What are they going to offer Nigerians that we are not offering?” When asked if Jonathan,…
THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the temporary suspension of enforcement of the tinted vehicle glass permit, following a court order halting the exercise. The decision, according to the Force, will remain in effect until the judiciary delivers its final verdict on the ongoing case challenging the legality of the enforcement. The clarification was made on Wednesday by the Spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, during a live interview on AIT monitored by News Point Nigeria. SP Adeh confirmed that the suspension came immediately after the police officially received the court order restraining…