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Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the major stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Thursday morning.
FG out to rescue Unity Schools from decay, PTAs criminal enterprise – Alausa
Amid protests over the concession of King’s College, Lagos, to its Old Boys’ Association, Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has defended the Federal Government’s decision, painting a grim picture of a school system he said had degenerated into dungeons of stench, darkness and decay unfit for training Nigeria’s future leaders. Read more here.
Tinubu, Atiku, Nollywood mourn, pay tributes as Olu Jacobs dies at 84
President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and leading figures in Nollywood have joined a flood of tributes for veteran actor Olu Jacobs, whose death at 84 has thrown Nigeria’s entertainment industry into mourning. Read more here.
Atiku’s eligibility suit: I didn’t submit forged NYSC certificate to INEC – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have denied submitting a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as they moved to knock out a suit seeking to disqualify them from the 2027 presidential election. Read more here.
UTME format outdated, says JAMB Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun a fundamental overhaul of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), declaring its largely subject-based format outdated after more than three decades and questioning its effectiveness in identifying candidates likely to succeed in tertiary institutions. Read more here.
2027: Obi engages US Congressional Black Caucus on Nigeria’s democracy
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has engaged members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the United States Congress on developments in Nigeria, democratic governance and the need for credible elections. Read more here.
