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 15-year-old student sues Education Ministry, JAMB, NUC over admission policy Master Chinaemere Opara has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the government’s policy which seeks to limit admissions into Nigerian universities to applicants who attain the age of 18. Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, filed the suit through his guardian, Mr. Maxwell Opara, his father and a lawyer, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the originating motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1512/2024 dated Sept. 30 and filed Oct. 14 by Wayne Elijah, the SS 2 student listed the ministry, JAMB and NUC as 1st to 3rd respondents respectively. In his six reliefs, the applicant sought a declaration that the respondents’ minimum age for admission policy to restrict the age of Nigerian citizens for admission into universities in the cou...

 New Leadership of ECOWAS Court of Justice Sworn-in  Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves has been elected as the new President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, for a two-year term of office. Following an election by the college of five judges of the Court, Justice Ricardo succeeds Justice Edward Amoako Asante who led the Court for six years since assuming office on July 31, 2018. A statement by ECOWAS recalls that Justice Ricardo was sworn-in on Thursday, October 6, 2022 in Guinea Bissau by Former President of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Community, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a non-renewable  term of four (4) years. The statement also confirms the election of Justice Ricardo Sengu Mohamed Koroma as Vice-President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

 New Education Curriculum To Commence In January 2025 – Minister The Federal Ministry of Education on Monday announced that the new curriculum for basic education will commence across schools in the country by January 2025. The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman who disclosed this in Abuja, at a stakeholders meeting on the implementation of the new curriculum, said the new curriculum for senior secondary education would also commence by September 2025. Professor Mamman stated that the new curriculum will address problems of learning crises and employability as the new skills acquisition to be introduced will have a multiplier effect by equipping students with 21st-century skills. He noted that the next three months will be used for the preparatory stage, including preparing teachers’ guides in using the curriculum. The Director of Curriculum, Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Dr Garba Gandu, explained that the new curriculum will provide prer...

 Libya threatens legal action over Nigeria’s withdrawal from AFCON qualifier The Libyan Football Federation has condemned Nigeria’s decision to withdraw from the scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, threatening to take legal action to protect its national team’s interests. The Super Eagles cited safety concerns after being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours following an unexpected diversion on Sunday, prompting Nigeria to pull out of the match, initially set for Tuesday, October 15. In its statement shared by The Libya Observer, the LFF accused the Nigerian Football Federation of failing to cooperate in organising the match and causing the confusion that led to the current situation. The statement read, “The Libyan Football Federation condemns the measures taken by the Nigerian Football Federation by refusing to play the Libya-Nigeria match in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, stressing that it will take all legal measure...

 NFF Narrates Super Eagles’ 20-Hour Ordeal In Libya The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has recounted how the Super Eagles’ 20-hour ordeal in Libya. Players and officials were stranded for hours at a Libyan airport and denied access to food and the internet as they prepared to honour their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with the Mediterranean Knights. It took diplomatic efforts and social media callouts for the team to be cleared to finally leave Libya. After they landed in Nigeria, the NFF’s Director of Communications Ademola Olajire narrated how the team and officials were held in Libya. In a 20-point statement, he wrote: 1) The chartered ValueJet aircraft departed from the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo at 11.55hours on Sunday, 13th October 2024, and landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano at 13.10hours, for the completion of immigration formalities and for the aircraft to refuel. 2) The aircraft took off from Kano at 15.18hours, for the 3 h...

  The Tunisian pilot who flew Nigeria to Libya explained what really happened. Watch video below. 

 Blessing follow me, This is more than just a car” – Omoni Oboli breaks down in tears as she receives a brand new car at movie premiere Omoni Oboli couldn’t hold back her tears as she received a brand new car at her movie premiere. We reported that the movie star, who took a break from Cinema movies, made her grand return this week with the release of her movie, The Uprising, which premiered on Sunday night. Taking to her Instagram page, the box office Queen revealed that she had received a new car from her partners. Sharing a clip of the emotional moment, Omoni stated that it wasn’t just a car but a symbol of her growth, passion, and impact on shaping Nollywood.