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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has revealed that women now outnumber men in higher education globally, although inequalities in access, completion rates, and leadership opportunities continue to persist across regions. UNESCO disclosed this in its first global trends report on higher education released on Tuesday, showing that…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has announced that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the conviction and sentence of a human trafficking convict for trafficking, procurement for prostitution, and organising foreign travel that promotes prostitution. NAPTIP disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, noting…

Suspected kidnappers have abducted a businessman in Irawo, Atisbo Local Government Area, in an attack that also left a 10-year-old girl with gunshot injuries. The incident occurred on Monday after the victim was allegedly trailed from Kraal Market in Ago-Are to his filling station in Irawo before the assailants followed…

The Enugu State Government has announced the arrest of a woman, Mrs Ogechi John, over the alleged killing of her nine-year-old stepdaughter, Amanda John, in Enugu. In a statement released on Monday through Governor Peter Mbah’s WhatsApp media platform, the government identified the suspect as an indigene of Oderiko in…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday played a video recording in which a Zaria-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdulkadir Sani, standing trial over an alleged coup plot, told investigators he had warned suspected conspirators that their mission would fail and that members of the group would eventually betray one…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the list of top-performing candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin from Ekiti State emerging as the highest scorer nationwide. The list was unveiled on Monday during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions…

Photo: Ilebaye Odiniya, 2023 BBN All-Star winner The father of former Big Brother Naija All Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, has spoken publicly for the first time following the viral family altercation involving his daughter, claiming he was provoked before allegedly assaulting her during a confrontation at their residence in Abuja.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for the Rivers State House of Assembly has dismissed as false a purported list of cleared and uncleared aspirants for the 2027 elections, saying the document did not originate from the committee or the party leadership. Reports had earlier emerged that the committee…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has retained 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities for the 2026/2027 academic session. The decision was announced on Monday during the board’s annual policy meeting held in Abuja, following a vote by vice-chancellors and other stakeholders present at the meeting.…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for the Rivers State House of Assembly has disqualified 32 aspirants reportedly backed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including former factional Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo and two other lawmakers loyal to the governor. The committee, however, cleared 29 serving lawmakers aligned with the Minister of…