Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has explained that the Federal Government’s recent decision to remove Mathematics as a mandatory requirement for admission into arts and humanities programmes is intended to curb result forgery among candidates. Oloyede, who spoke on Sunday in Ibadan during the opening of the Jihad Week organised by the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), University of Ibadan, and the launch of Ad-dhikr magazine, said the move merely realigned the nation’s education policy with long-standing but neglected provisions. He said many candidates had resorted to falsifying results or using…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared all correctional facilities across the country as red zones ahead of Monday’s planned nationwide protest calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Service cautioned members of the public to stay clear of all custodial centres, stressing that prisons remain restricted areas under federal protection and that any unauthorised presence around the premises would be treated as a security threat. In a public notice issued in Abuja on Sunday, the NCoS Public Relations Officer, Umar Abubakar, warned that the Service would not…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is expecting a formal response from the Federal Government on Monday as its ongoing two-week warning strike enters its sixth day today (Sunday). Speaking  in Abuja, ASUU National President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, said the union was awaiting feedback from the Ministry of Education following stalled talks over key unresolved issues. “We are awaiting feedback from the ministry on Monday. There’s nothing further to report at this moment,” Piwuna said. The nationwide strike, declared on October 13, followed the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government on September 28,…

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has demanded the disclosure of all legal fees paid by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to lawyers and law firms that represented Nigeria in the controversial Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) case. HEDA’s Chairman, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, made the demand in a letter addressed to the CBN Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, invoking the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, 2011. The organization requested the full list of legal representatives and firms engaged in the case, along with detailed records of all payments made during and after the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas account for ₦18.6 billion allegedly missing from a National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) office complex project. SERAP, in a letter dated October 18, 2025, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, called on both presiding officers to publicly disclose the company that received the controversial payment, including its directors, shareholders, and official address. The rights group said its demand followed revelations from the 2022 Auditor-General’s report, which exposed “glaring financial irregularities” and a breach of public…

The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a dramatic twist as the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over an alleged forgery of his signature on a convention notice submitted to the electoral umpire. Anyanwu, in the petition dated October 15, 2025, accused some party officials and their alleged collaborators within INEC of criminally forging and cloning his signature on a letter notifying the commission of the PDP’s forthcoming national convention. According to the petition…

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Nigerian leaders to introduce a daily allowance of ₦200 for every pregnant woman in the country as part of efforts to fight malnutrition and improve maternal health. Speaking at the 2025 Nutritious Food Fair in Kano, organised by Propcom, the emir said poverty and malnutrition remain major threats to women and children, warning that the situation, if unchecked, could cause irreversible damage to newborns. Represented by the District Head of Shanono, Dr. Mahmoud Yashi, Sanusi said: “If every pregnant woman gets as little as ₦200 daily, it could go…

The Osun State Government has described as false and baseless the allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ademola Adeleke bribed the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to keep away from local government secretariats. Reacting on Sunday, the spokesperson to Governor Adeleke said the accusation was another desperate attempt by the opposition to distort facts and undermine judicial authority. According to the spokesperson, the claim “is a manifestation of the APC’s disregard for the rule of law and a reflection of its shameless embrace of impunity in a democracy governed by laws and…

The Chairman of Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State, Hon. Surajo Aliyu Daudawa, on Sunday, personally ventured into a forest to negotiate directly with armed bandits and secured the release of 26 kidnapped victims. The victims, reportedly abducted from Tafoki and neighbouring communities, were freed following face-to-face talks between Daudawa and a notorious bandit leader identified as Isiya Kwashen Garwa. Despite warnings from security authorities against holding peace talks with criminal groups, Daudawa met the armed men—who are said to have a history of violent attacks across the state—under what sources described as a tense but peaceful atmosphere. Images…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs ingeniously concealed in frozen snails, electric bulbs, and female clothing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The agency said the narcotics, which were bound for the United States, United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were uncovered during a series of coordinated operations carried out this month. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, disclosed that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizures. According to him, a cargo agent, Boladale Riliwan, was nabbed on October 7 after…