Nasarawa: Outrage as principal allegedly beats student, father reportedly arrested

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/beaten-student.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/beaten-student.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/beaten-student-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/beaten-student-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/beaten-student-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/beaten-student-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>Tension has gripped Ugya community in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State following allegations that the principal of Junior Secondary School, Ugya, beat a JSS 2 student and that the student&#8217;s father was taken to a police station after confronting him over the incident.</p> <p>A resident, Huzaifa Yusuf, who disclosed the incident, said the student was allegedly beaten by the principal for failing to participate in manual labour after school hours.</p> <p>According to Yusuf, the student&#8217;s father subsequently visited the school to protest what he considered excessive punishment and warned the principal against treating his child in such a manner.</p> <p>The father was, however, reportedly taken to the police station following the confrontation.</p> <p>The incident has sparked concern among residents, who have called on the Nasarawa State Ministry of Education and other relevant authorities to investigate the allegations, establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure that justice is served.</p> <p>As of the time of filing this report, no official statement had been issued by the school authorities, the police or the state Ministry of Education regarding the incident.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/09/nasarawa-outrage-as-principal-allegedly-beats-student-father-reportedly-arrested/">Nasarawa: Outrage as principal allegedly beats student, father reportedly arrested</a></p>

INEC begins voter register verification, PVC collection in Benue

<img width="1108" height="701" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PVCs.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PVCs.jpg 1108w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PVCs-300x190.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PVCs-1024x648.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px" /> <p>The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed October 9 to commence the verification of the Preliminary Register of Voters, consideration of claims and objections, and collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, across Benue State.</p> <p>The exercise, which will end on October 15, 2026, will be conducted in all 276 Registration Areas across the state, including weekends, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily.</p> <p>The Commission announced the development in a statement issued by Haliru Haruna, Head of Voter Education and Publicity, on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Benue State.</p> <p>INEC explained that the exercise was being conducted in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2026, which requires the Commission to make the Register of Voters available for public scrutiny at least 90 days before a general election.</p> <p>The electoral body called on registered voters to visit designated centres to confirm that their personal information had been correctly captured in the register.</p> <p>It advised voters to pay particular attention to their names, photographs, dates of birth, polling units and other registration details to identify any inaccuracies that may require correction.</p> <p>The Commission also urged members of the public to use the designated period to raise legitimate claims or objections concerning entries in the register, noting that the process would help identify and correct errors before the elections.</p> <p>According to INEC, maintaining an accurate and credible voter register is fundamental to ensuring transparent, free and fair elections.</p> <p>The statement further disclosed that PVCs belonging to individuals who registered during the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, held between August 18 and December 10, 2025, would be distributed at the Registration Area level during the exercise.</p> <p>The cards would later be available for collection at designated Local Government Area offices, the Commission added.</p> <p>INEC encouraged all eligible voters in Benue State to participate in the verification exercise and collect their PVCs, stressing that possession of the card remains necessary for voters to exercise their franchise during elections.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/09/inec-begins-voter-register-verification-pvc-collection-in-benue/">INEC begins voter register verification, PVC collection in Benue </a></p>

Benue seals two schools over alleged forced purchase of textbooks

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Benue-state.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Benue-state.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Benue-state-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Benue-state-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Benue-state-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Benue-state-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) has sealed two schools in Makurdi, Orenda and Opal schools, over alleged victimisation of learners and the alleged forcing of parents to buy exercise and test books directly from the schools.</p> <p>The Executive Secretary of BEQAEB, Dr Terna Francis, led officials of the board’s Directorate of Enforcement and Compliance to seal the schools following complaints from parents.</p> <p>Francis said the schools allegedly refused to attend to learners who had not bought the required books from them, despite the payment of school fees.</p> <p>“We received several complaints from parents about the victimisation of their children in these schools. The schools insisted that learners and their parents must buy exercise books and test books from the schools before they would be attended to,” he said.</p> <p>He said the practice violated the state government’s textbook reuse policy, which allows parents to reuse textbooks from older children or buy prescribed books from other sources.</p> <p>Francis explained that BEQAEB had earlier contacted the proprietor by telephone and directed the school to stop the practice, but the complaints continued.</p> <p>“We approached the school first through a phone conversation and asked the proprietor to desist from the victimisation, but they continued in the same manner,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, BEQAEB later wrote officially to the school and invited the proprietor, management and Parent-Teacher Association chairman to a meeting to resolve the matter.</p> <p>He said the proprietor failed to attend the scheduled meetings, despite BEQAEB’s efforts to reschedule the engagement.</p> <p>Francis added that further complaints from parents indicated that the alleged victimisation had also affected learners’ schoolwork.</p> <p>He alleged that some teachers had been instructed not to mark the homework of learners who had not bought the required books from the school, while some learners were prevented from bringing their books into the classroom.</p> <p>“The children started feeling withdrawn and demoralised, and of course, this is against the child protection laws of Benue State and the Federation,” he said.</p> <p>The BEQAEB boss explained that the state’s textbook reuse policy was intended to reduce the financial burden on parents and give them the freedom to obtain prescribed books from their preferred sources.</p> <p>He said schools that had textbooks for sale could make them available to parents but should not force them to buy from the school.</p> <p>He added that parents should also be allowed to obtain prescribed textbooks from bookshops or other sources rather than being compelled to purchase them from the school.</p> <p>Following the continued complaints, Francis said BEQAEB, working with the state Attorney-General, approached a court, which granted an order authorising the sealing of the two schools.</p> <p>He said the court order was served on the proprietor before officials of the Board locked the school premises.</p> <p>Francis said the schools would remain sealed until their owners and administrators met the conditions set by the Board and demonstrated their willingness to operate in line with government policies and respect the rights of learners and parents.</p> <p>He said the enforcement action was also intended to serve as a warning to other private schools in the state.</p> <p>“We want to warn that if there is a breach in any school at all by any administrator or proprietor, we are going to clamp down on the school aggressively,” he said.</p> <p>Francis urged parents who experienced similar cases of victimisation in other schools to submit petitions to the Board, together with evidence supporting their complaints.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/benue-seals-two-schools-over-alleged-forced-purchase-of-textbooks/">Benue seals two schools over alleged forced purchase of textbooks</a></p>

Lagos warns yet-to-be-approved private schools, orders immediate registration

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lagos.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lagos.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lagos-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lagos-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lagos-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lagos-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>Lagos State Government has warned yet-to-be-approved private schools operating across the state to regularise their status, directing them to immediately begin the registration process with the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA).</p> <p>A statement issued by the Lagos State Government said the directive was issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, as part of the government’s efforts to ensure that all schools below the tertiary level meet the required standards and provide safe, compliant and quality education to learners.</p> <p>Alli-Balogun said the state government was committed to sanitising the education sector and would no longer tolerate the proliferation of yet-to-be-approved schools operating outside the state’s regulatory framework.</p> <p>He disclosed that OEQA had organised two comprehensive training programmes in 2026 for yet-to-be-approved schools on the approval process.</p> <p>According to him, the training was aimed at simplifying the requirements, providing practical guidance to proprietors and making the process of obtaining approval easier and more transparent.</p> <p>“We have simplified the process and provided all the necessary support.&nbsp;</p> <p>&#8220;The government has done its part by engaging and training over 800 yet-to-be-approved schools this year alone.&nbsp;</p> <p>&#8220;What is left is for proprietors to demonstrate compliance and willingness to do the right thing.</p> <p>&#8220;Approval is not a witch-hunt; it is for the safety of our children and the credibility of your own institution,” he said.</p> <p>The commissioner urged all affected schools to make use of the opportunity provided by the government and regularise their status without further delay.</p> <p>He also expressed appreciation to private school owners for their continued partnership with the Lagos State Government in providing education to children across the state.</p> <p>Alli-Balogun said private schools remained important stakeholders in the implementation of the THEMES Plus Development Agenda and commended them for supporting the government’s efforts to expand access to education.</p> <p>Also speaking at the OEQA Conference Room in Alausa, Ikeja, the Director-General of OEQA, Dr Sulaimon Ogunmuyiwa, said registration was mandatory for all private schools in line with the Lagos State Education Law.</p> <p>He appealed to proprietors of affected schools to comply with the directive.</p> <p>Ogunmuyiwa said the rapid growth in the number of private schools across the state had made proper registration, documentation and data capture important for effective monitoring, quality assurance and targeted intervention.</p> <p>He explained that yet-to-be-approved private schools could submit their applications for registration at the OEQA office, Block 5, The Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.</p> <p>According to him, the registration process was straightforward, with officers of the agency available to provide professional guidance to proprietors.</p> <p>Ogunmuyiwa said registration also provided several benefits, including official recognition and listing by the state government, eligibility for state and private-sector intervention initiatives, access to technical and financial support programmes, and capacity-building opportunities for teachers.</p> <p>He added that registered schools would also have access to timely information on emerging policies, reforms and opportunities in the education sector.</p> <p>The OEQA Director-General assured that the Lagos State Government, under the leadership of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, remained committed to ensuring that every child in the state had access to safe, inclusive, compliant and quality education.</p> <p>He added that the registration and approval of private schools remained an important step towards achieving the education objectives of the THEMES Plus Development Agenda.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/lagos-warns-yet-to-be-approved-private-schools-orders-immediate-registration/">Lagos warns yet-to-be-approved private schools, orders immediate registration</a></p>

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nigerian-Newspapers.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nigerian-Newspapers.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Nigerian-Newspapers-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> <p>Good morning! Here is today’s summary from <a href="https://dailypost.ng/#google_vignette">Nigerian Newspapers:</a></p> <p>1. The 20 corps members abducted on their way to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom States have regained their freedom. The victims, who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, were attacked near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on October 1.</p> <p>2. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has visited the site of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash at Igbokoda, directing a sustained search for the remains of the victims and the wreckage of the aircraft. Aiyedatiwa, who gave the directive at the scene of the incident on Wednesday, described the accident as a national tragedy.</p> <p>3. The Federal Government is set to make a formal reconciliation declaration over the 1967 Asaba Massacre, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori revealed on Wednesday. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this at the anniversary memorial of the massacre in Asaba, 59 years after hundreds of people were killed during the Nigerian Civil War.</p> <p>4. A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after reportedly collapsing in a hotel room following a sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob. The incident occurred on Sunday at a hotel in the Mosco area of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that Uwuigbe had checked into the hotel with the woman and reportedly collapsed moments after the sexual encounter.</p> <p>5. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said the Bola Tinubu administration has demonstrated greater commitment to the development of the South-East than previous governments. Umahi said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, where he highlighted the Federal Government’s ongoing infrastructure interventions across the country.</p> <p>6. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has predicted that the President will secure a wider victory margin over his opponents in the 2027 presidential election. Bwala expressed confidence that Tinubu would perform better in 2027 than he did in the 2023 presidential election. He made the prediction while speaking in an interview reported by Channels Television on Wednesday.</p> <p>7. Members of the Action Democratic Congress Legacy Group in Kebbi State, including the party’s House of Representatives candidate and two State House of Assembly candidates, have defected to the All Progressives Congress. The defectors were formally received into the APC on Wednesday by the Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi.</p> <p>8. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT Council, has directed workers across the public and private sectors in the Federal Capital Territory to commence an indefinite strike over the promotion policy for FCT teachers. The directive, which took effect on Wednesday, followed the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the FCT Administration on September 8 and what the labour council described as an inadequate response to its demands.</p> <p>9. Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas on Wednesday declared the state <em>“100 per cent”</em> for the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying residents would vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Kefas said support for the President had been strengthened by Federal Government interventions in security, education, healthcare and infrastructure, which he said were already being felt by residents of the state.</p> <p>10. Dangote Refinery has reduced its diesel (AGO) gantry price to N1,700 per litre, making it between N75 and N85 per litre cheaper than imported AGO. The refinery disclosed this in a new price template made available to its customers, noting that, from Wednesday, its diesel would be sold at N1,700 per litre, down from N1,780. This means that the refinery cut its gantry diesel price by N80 per litre.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/08/nigerian-newspapers-10-things-you-need-to-know-thursday-morning-146/">Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Thursday morning</a></p>

Non-payment of LG workers’ salaries sparks confusion in Taraba

<img width="750" height="420" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Map-of-Taraba-State.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Map-of-Taraba-State.jpg 750w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Map-of-Taraba-State-300x168.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /> <p>Concerned citizens and stakeholders in Taraba State have appealed to the 16 local government council chairmen and Local Government Education Secretaries to urgently address alleged cases of non-payment and withholding of salaries owed to local government workers and teachers across the state.</p> <p>In an appeal addressed to the relevant authorities, the stakeholders said salary-related challenges had continued to occur almost monthly in several local government councils, particularly among local government staff and teachers under various Local Government Education Authorities.</p> <p>While acknowledging the efforts of the Taraba State Government to ensure prompt payment of workers’ salaries amid prevailing economic challenges, the stakeholders expressed concern that some duly employed workers who had continued to perform their duties were still being left without their monthly entitlements.</p> <p>They said some affected workers had reportedly been informed that their salaries failed after the transactions were processed through banking channels.</p> <p>“Workers are sometimes asked to wait until the following month, with assurances that their outstanding salaries would be included in subsequent payments,” the stakeholders said.</p> <p>They, however, sought clarification on what happens to funds from failed salary transactions, particularly where such funds are reversed or returned to the originating accounts.</p> <p>The stakeholders also called for details of the mechanisms available for identifying, reconciling and resolving failed salary transactions, as well as the process for recovering and paying outstanding salaries from previous months.</p> <p>They alleged that many workers did not receive their September salaries, with some of the affected payments reportedly classified as failed transactions.</p> <p>The group urged the relevant authorities to establish whether funds relating to the failed transactions had been returned to the appropriate local government accounts and, where confirmed, ensure that the affected workers were paid without further delay.</p> <p>The stakeholders stressed that salaries were essential to workers’ ability to provide food, pay school fees, access healthcare, meet accommodation costs and support their families.</p> <p>“The non-payment of even one month’s salary could have serious consequences for households,” they said.</p> <p>They also called for a transparent mechanism, similar to those used in other public-sector institutions, to reconcile and settle outstanding salaries arising from failed payments, administrative challenges or other circumstances.</p> <p>“Our appeal was not intended to accuse or condemn any individual or institution, but to promote transparency, accountability and timely resolution of salary-related challenges within the local government system,” they explained.</p> <p>The stakeholders urged the local government chairmen, education secretaries and other relevant authorities to immediately reconcile all unpaid and failed salary transactions and identify workers affected by such failures, including those who reportedly did not receive their September salaries.</p> <p>They further called for confirmation of whether the corresponding funds had been reversed or returned to the relevant local government accounts and the establishment of a clear process for settling all verified outstanding claims.</p> <p>They also urged the authorities to provide affected workers with clear information on the status of their payments and ensure that workers were not repeatedly asked to wait another month without a definite resolution.</p> <p>The stakeholders called for stronger communication among payroll authorities, local government councils, education authorities, banks and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) to prevent recurring salary-payment problems.</p> <p>They expressed confidence that workers’ welfare remained an important consideration of the state administration, stressing that effective reconciliation and accountability mechanisms at the local government level were necessary to ensure that no worker lost a legitimate entitlement because of an unresolved payment failure.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/07/non-payment-of-lg-workers-salaries-sparks-confusion-in-taraba/">Non-payment of LG workers’ salaries sparks confusion in Taraba</a></p>

‘It’s evident in our lives, leaders have failed’ – Agbakoba advises Nigerians on 2027

<img width="1200" height="700" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Agbakoba.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Agbakoba.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Agbakoba-300x175.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Agbakoba-1024x597.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has urged Nigerians to make informed choices when electing leaders in the 2027 presidential election.</p> <p>Agbakoba said the country’s persistent challenges, including rising food prices, inadequate healthcare, a struggling education system and limited employment opportunities, made it necessary for Nigerians to carefully assess the candidates seeking their votes.</p> <p>The legal practitioner made the remarks in a post on X on Wednesday while discussing the forthcoming 2027 general election.</p> <p>He said Nigerians should not assume that their votes cannot influence the direction of the country, arguing that citizens have the power to determine who leads them through the ballot box.</p> <p>Agbakoba noted that Nigeria’s large population compared with the relatively small number of politicians meant that citizens ultimately held the power to select their representatives.</p> <p>However, he expressed concern that voters sometimes give away their votes without considering the consequences of their choices.</p> <p>According to him, such decisions could result in elected officials taking actions that do not reflect the interests or needs of the people.</p> <p>He urged Nigerians to pay attention to the character, leadership capacity and ability of presidential candidates to bring about meaningful changes, rather than their ethnic or other backgrounds.</p> <p>Agbakoba said: “As we approach this critical time, we need to choose our leaders carefully. In the past, our choices have not always served us well, and the consequences are evident in our daily lives.</p> <p>&#8220;Look around; some of the major issues we face include rising food costs, inadequate healthcare, a struggling education system, and a lack of job opportunities, especially for our growing youth population. These challenges are significant, and the politicians we elect play a vital role in addressing them.</p> <p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter where candidates come from or what they look like; what matters is their ability to lead with discipline, inspire change, and make a meaningful impact.”</p> <p>He added that Nigerians could create change by making informed decisions at the ballot box.</p> <p>Agbakoba’s call comes as political parties and potential presidential candidates begin positioning ahead of the 2027 general election.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/07/its-evident-in-our-lives-leaders-have-failed-agbakoba-advises-nigerians-on-2027/">&#8216;It&#8217;s evident in our lives, leaders have failed&#8217; &#8211; Agbakoba advises Nigerians on 2027</a></p>

No child should suffer what children are facing in Nigeria – Amnesty on abducted schoolchildren

<img width="1024" height="576" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Amnesty-International-.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Amnesty-International-.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Amnesty-International--300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> <p>Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to rescue 42 schoolchildren abducted in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.</p> <p>The organisation made the call in a post on X on Wednesday, saying it had been 144 days since the children were abducted by gunmen on May 15, 2026.</p> <p>Amnesty said the incident was part of a wider pattern of abductions affecting communities across northern Nigeria, warning that the continued insecurity was putting the education and future of thousands of children at risk.</p> <p>“No child should go through what children are going through now in Nigeria. Education should not be a matter of life and death for anyone. Nigeria is failing children once again in a horrifying manner,” the organisation said.</p> <p>It also expressed concern over the closure of hundreds of schools in some northern states due to escalating insecurity.</p> <p>According to Amnesty, many children have been forced to abandon their education after experiencing violent attacks or spending time in captivity, leaving them with psychological trauma.</p> <p>“The future of thousands of school children in Northern Nigeria remains bleak as hundreds of schools in some states have been closed indefinitely due to rising insecurity,” it said.</p> <p>The organisation urged the government to take stronger measures to secure the safe rescue of all schoolchildren still being held captive.</p> <p>It also called on authorities to identify and prosecute those suspected of carrying out the abductions.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/07/no-child-should-suffer-what-children-are-facing-in-nigeria-amnesty-on-abducted-schoolchildren/">No child should suffer what children are facing in Nigeria &#8211; Amnesty on abducted schoolchildren</a></p>

You won’t understand teachers’ struggles if you can’t name yours, classmates — Atiku to Tinubu

<img width="1108" height="655" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Atiku-Tinubu.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Atiku-Tinubu.jpeg 1108w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Atiku-Tinubu-300x177.jpeg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Atiku-Tinubu-1024x605.jpeg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px" /> <p>Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over what he described as the worsening hardship faced by teachers and Nigerian families.</p> <p>Atiku, in a statement issued on Monday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, said leaders who could not remember their teachers or classmates could hardly understand the challenges confronting teachers.</p> <p>He said he still remembered the names and faces of his early teachers in Jada, whom he credited with helping to shape his future after he lost his parents at a young age.</p> <p>According to him, teachers are struggling with rising costs of food, transportation, rent and electricity, while their incomes have failed to keep pace with the rising cost of living.</p> <p>“It is both revealing and deeply embarrassing that Bola Tinubu cannot name a single teacher who stood before him or a classmate who sat beside him,” Atiku said.</p> <p>He described teachers as “architects of every nation’s future,” stressing that their welfare must go beyond ceremonial praise on Teachers’ Day.</p> <p>Atiku said the government could not continue to celebrate teachers while leaving them to face economic hardship throughout the year.</p> <p>“Government cannot praise teachers on this day and leave them to face hardship for the rest of the year. A commemorative message cannot pay a teacher’s bills,” he said.</p> <p>The former vice president also apologised to Nigerian teachers and citizens on behalf of what he described as a leadership that had failed to make their welfare a priority.</p> <p>He pledged that, if elected, his administration would pursue policies aimed at reducing the cost of living, creating decent jobs and improving the welfare of teachers and families.</p> <p>Atiku, who is also the founder of the American University of Nigeria, said his experience in education had given him an understanding of the dedication and sacrifices required in teaching.</p> <p>He thanked teachers across the country for their service and urged the government to match its appreciation with concrete policies that would provide them with decent and dignified living conditions.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/06/you-wont-understand-teachers-struggles-if-you-cant-name-yours-classmates-atiku-to-tinubu/">You won’t understand teachers’ struggles if you can’t name yours, classmates — Atiku to Tinubu</a></p>

Gov Namadi signs N63.48bn supplementary appropriation bill into law

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Gov-Namadi-signs-N63.48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>Jigawa State governor, Umar Namadi, has signed a N63.478 billion supplementary appropriation bill into law for the state and its 27 local government councils.</p> <p>The supplementary provision raises the state’s 2026 budget from N901.841 billion to N948.210 billion, while the combined budgets of the 27 local governments rise from N288.848 billion to N305.957 billion.</p> <p>The state component of the supplementary appropriation is N46.369 billion, while N17.109 billion is allocated to the 27 local government councils.</p> <p>The governor signed the supplementary appropriation after the Jigawa State House of Assembly passed the 2026 Budget Review and Supplementary Appropriation Bill following consideration of 186 recommendations.</p> <p>The Assembly said the additional funds would be allocated to various ministries, departments and agencies to strengthen the implementation of government programmes and projects, with emphasis on agriculture and education.</p> <p>Presenting the bill, the Majority Leader and Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Lawan Muhammad Dansure, said the budget review included an additional revenue estimate of N24.653 billion and N49.878 billion in savings to be reallocated to various budget lines.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/06/gov-namadi-signs-n63-48bn-supplementary-appropriation-bill-into-law/">Gov Namadi signs N63.48bn supplementary appropriation bill into law</a></p>

ADC accuses APC of worsening teachers’ conditions

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ADC-2.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ADC-2.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ADC-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ADC-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ADC-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ADC-2-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p><br>The African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council (ADC-PCC) has said poor welfare, inadequate salaries and rising living costs are making it difficult for Nigerian teachers to perform their duties effectively.</p> <p>The council said teachers, who play a major role in educating children and shaping the country’s future, are facing worsening working and living conditions.</p> <p>The ADC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in a message marking the 2026 World Teachers’ Day.</p> <p>Ologbondiyan described teachers as the backbone of national development, saying many had continued to work despite what he described as years of neglect and hardship.</p> <p>“Nigerian teachers are true heroes. They have continued to mould lives, build character and sustain our educational system even in the face of neglect and hardship,” he said.</p> <p>“We are seeing teachers struggle with rising living costs, irregular and inadequate salaries, poor welfare, limited opportunities for training and deteriorating school infrastructure,” he said.</p> <p>Ologbondiyan also linked the difficulties to the removal of the petroleum subsidy, saying teachers had not received adequate support to cope with the resulting increase in the cost of living.</p> <p>He questioned how teachers could perform effectively when they struggled to meet basic needs such as transportation, healthcare and accommodation.</p> <p>“How can a teacher teach effectively on an empty stomach?” he asked.</p> <p>He added that high transport costs, inadequate salaries, limited access to medical insurance and the high cost of decent accommodation were placing additional pressure on teachers.</p> <p>The ADC Presidential Campaign Council also alleged that the teaching profession had been devalued under the All Progressives Congress-led administration.</p> <p>It cited what it described as poor remuneration for primary and secondary school teachers and repeated industrial actions by tertiary education workers over welfare and working conditions.</p> <p>Ologbondiyan said teachers had continued to perform their duties and deserved improved working conditions and professional support.</p> <p>He said an ADC administration led by its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, would make education and teachers’ welfare a priority if elected in 2027.</p> <p>According to him, the proposed measures would include better wages and allowances, health insurance, affordable housing, professional development and improved teaching and learning facilities.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/05/adc-accuses-apc-of-worsening-teachers-conditions/">ADC accuses APC of worsening teachers’ conditions</a></p>

Taraba NUT calls for teachers’ appointment to senior civil service positions

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>The Taraba State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on the state government to appoint qualified and experienced teachers as permanent secretaries in the state civil service.</p> <p>The state chairman of the union, Nathan Solomon, made the call on Monday in Jalingo while speaking at an event organised to commemorate this year’s Teachers’ Day.</p> <p>“Appointing qualified teachers to senior administrative positions would enhance recognition of the teaching profession and provide educators with opportunities to contribute their expertise to policy formulation and public administration,” he said.</p> <p>The NUT chairman stressed the need for the government to create greater opportunities for teachers to participate in decision-making processes, particularly in matters relating to education and human capital development.</p> <p>He said teachers possess valuable professional experience and practical knowledge that could contribute significantly to the formulation and implementation of policies, especially those directly affecting the education sector.</p> <p>“Recognising teachers beyond their traditional roles in the classroom would not only motivate them but also strengthen the contribution of the teaching profession to the overall development of the state,&#8221; he emphasised.</p> <p>Solomon said the commemoration of Teachers’ Day provided an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of teachers to the development of society and the challenges confronting the profession.</p> <p>He urged stakeholders to continue to promote policies and initiatives capable of improving the status of teachers and creating an enabling environment for them to perform their responsibilities effectively.</p> <p>He also stressed that teachers should be involved in decisions that affect the education system, as their experience at the grassroots level gives them a practical understanding of the challenges facing schools, educators and learners.</p> <p>The NUT chairman called for continued collaboration between the government, teachers and other stakeholders to strengthen the education sector and ensure that policies are effectively implemented.</p> <p>He said the union would continue to advocate for the welfare, professional development and recognition of teachers in Taraba State.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/05/taraba-nut-calls-for-teachers-appointment-to-senior-civil-service-positions/">Taraba NUT calls for teachers’ appointment to senior civil service positions</a></p>

Adamawa NUT seeks community-based teacher posting

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adamawa-nut.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adamawa-nut.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adamawa-nut-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adamawa-nut-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adamawa-nut-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/adamawa-nut-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>The Adamawa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged the state government to post newly employed teachers to their respective places of birth where they also reside.</p> <p>The union made the appeal on Monday at a ceremony in Yola to mark World Teachers’ Day, arguing that allowing teachers to work in or close to their area of residence would enhance working convenience and result in greater attention to teaching.</p> <p>The state chairman of the union, Faisal Abubakar Muhammed, who presented the NUT address, said such a policy would ensure that rural and hard-to-reach schools receive adequate staffing.</p> <p>Muhammed said, &#8220;We appeal that future employment of teachers should be community-based. Recruiting qualified teachers from the communities where they reside will address teacher shortages, reduce absenteeism, encourage commitment, and promote better understanding between teachers, parents and the communities.&#8221;</p> <p>The NUT chairman appreciated Governor Ahmadu Fintiri for granting a five-year extension of service to Science and English teachers, and appealed to the governor to extend the gesture to other teachers, irrespective of the subjects they teach.</p> <p>The request for &#8216;community-based&#8217; posting of teachers already has the support of the state Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB) which said it was working towards such a policy.</p> <p>In an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Teachers’ Day ceremony at the Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola, the Executive Chairman of ADSUBEB, Dr Murtala Babayi, said the state government had bought into the idea and would henceforth post teachers to the communities in which they reside.</p> <p>Governor Fintiri was represented at the World Teachers’ Day ceremony by his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, who said the ongoing recruitment of 5,000 teachers and a plan to recruit 3,000 more, as well as the renovation of dilapidated classrooms, were efforts to ensure that all children in the state go to school and receive adequate attention.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/05/adamawa-nut-seeks-community-based-teacher-posting/">Adamawa NUT seeks community-based teacher posting</a></p>

Viral video on poor education funding doctored- Kebbi NUT

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NUT-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The Kebbi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has dismissed a viral video alleging poor education funding and inadequate remuneration of teachers in the state.</p> <p>The state NUT Chairman, Zaki Sarki, said in a statement on Monday that the video was old, edited and doctored to create a misleading impression about the state’s education sector.</p> <p>Sarki said the claims contained in the video were misleading and did not reflect recent developments in teachers’ welfare and education infrastructure in the state.</p> <p>He said the state government had increased teachers’ minimum wage to N75,000 and cited the construction of schools and classrooms, recruitment of teachers and provision of learning materials as other interventions in the sector.</p> <p>Sarki said the union rejected the video and urged members of the public to verify information before drawing conclusions about the state’s education sector.</p> <p>The NUT chairman also said the union would continue to engage with the government on issues affecting teachers and work towards improving education in the state.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/05/viral-video-on-poor-education-funding-doctored-kebbi-nut/">Viral video on poor education funding doctored- Kebbi NUT </a></p>

Wike’s aide condemns school religious programme, calls for headmaster’s prosecution

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lere-Olayinka-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has called for the prosecution of the headmaster of a primary school where a pastor organised a Christian programme involving pupils.</p> <p>Olayinka made the call following the circulation of a video showing schoolchildren participating in a religious programme and allegedly praying in tongues while being filmed.</p> <p>Reacting to the incident, Olayinka said the school headmaster should be held accountable for allowing the programme take place within the school premises.</p> <p>According to him, &#8220;public schools are meant for academic activities and should not be used for programmes capable of promoting a particular religion or denomination among pupils&#8221;.</p> <p>He argued that permitting such activities in a government-owned school raises concerns about adherence to established regulations guiding the administration of public educational institutions.</p> <p>The video, which has generated reactions on social media, showed a pastor leading the pupils during the programme while some of the children appeared to be praying in tongues.</p> <p>As of the time of filing this report, education authorities had not issued an official statement on the matter.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1396933259156755%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=476&#038;t=0" width="476" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/wikes-aide-condemns-school-religious-programme-calls-for-headmasters-prosecution/">Wike’s aide condemns school religious programme, calls for headmaster’s prosecution</a></p>

Boko Haram weakened, not defeated – Northern governors chairman

<img width="2048" height="1365" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FB_IMG_1750366150563.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Gov. Inuwa Yahaya" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FB_IMG_1750366150563.jpg 2048w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FB_IMG_1750366150563-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FB_IMG_1750366150563-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FB_IMG_1750366150563-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /> <p>Gombe State Governor and Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, Inuwa Yahaya, has said Boko Haram insurgents have been weakened but not completely defeated.</p> <p>Yahaya spoke on Saturday at the 13th meeting of the forum in Maiduguri, Borno State, where he identified insecurity as one of the major challenges still confronting northern Nigeria.</p> <p>“Boko Haram has been weakened but not defeated, and we still see attacks on our communities. Banditry and communal clashes are emerging as new threats,” he said.</p> <p>The governor said persistent insecurity had made it difficult for many people displaced by violence to safely return to their communities.</p> <p>He also expressed concern over the slow pace of major development projects planned for the region, including the Mambilla hydropower project, regional railway connections and broadband expansion.</p> <p>Yahaya said the North was also facing significant challenges in healthcare and education despite progress recorded in some areas over the past six years.</p> <p>Reflecting on the formation of the North East Governors’ Forum in Gombe in March 2020, he said the initiative was driven by the need for collective action to address challenges that individual states could not tackle alone.</p> <p>“When we first met in Gombe, we did so out of necessity. The challenges confronting our region were greater than any one state could solve alone,” he said.</p> <p>According to him, insecurity, banditry, cross-border crime, poor infrastructure, inadequate power supply and the humanitarian crisis remained issues requiring regional cooperation.</p> <p>Yahaya, however, said the forum had recorded progress in areas including infrastructure, electricity, economic development, human capital development and security.</p> <p>He also described the Kolmani oil exploration project as a major opportunity for the region, stressing that the initiative must ultimately translate into oil production, employment opportunities and increased government revenue.</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/boko-haram-weakened-not-defeated-northern-governors-chairman/">Boko Haram weakened, not defeated – Northern governors chairman </a></p>

2027: Don’t weaponize religion, ethnicity, regional sentiments – CAN charges politicians

<img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CAN-400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> <p>Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on political actors to place Nigeria above their personal interest.</p> <p>CAN made the call when its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh addressed the press as part of the activities to mark its 50th anniversary.</p> <p>&#8220;We expect political campaigns to be issue-based and focused on competing ideas about how to improve the lives of Nigerians.</p> <p>Political parties and candidates must resist the temptation to weaponize religion, ethnicity and regional sentiments,&#8221; Archbishop Okoh said.</p> <p>The apex Christian body noted that Nigerians have witnessed enough bloodshed and division during election periods, adding, &#8220;We do not want another generation of Nigerian youths sacrificed on the altar of political ambition.&#8221;</p> <p>CAN called on political leaders to take responsibility for the conduct of their supporters and discourage incitement, hate speech, violence and intimidation.</p> <p>&#8220;Every Nigerian must be free to vote according to his or her conscience, without coercion, intimidation or manipulation,&#8221; Okoh added.</p> <p>CAN said it will continue to support credible democratic processes, civic education, peaceful elections and electoral integrity.</p> <p>&#8220;Our message to politicians is clear: Elections should be a contest of ideas, not a contest of violence; a competition for public service, not a licence for personal destruction,&#8221; he stated.</p> <p>Speaking further, CAN said it is deeply concerned about the economic hardship confronting ordinary Nigerians.</p> <p>&#8220;The rising cost of living has placed enormous pressure on families. Young people are struggling to find meaningful employment. Small businesses are struggling to survive. Parents are finding it increasingly difficult to provide food, healthcare, education and housing for their families,&#8221; CAN noted.</p> <p>&#8220;The Church sees these realities every day.</p> <p>People come into our churches not only with spiritual needs but with hunger, unemployment, medical bills, school fees, housing challenges and uncertainty about the future.</p> <p>&#8220;We, therefore, encourage government to continue pursuing policies that stimulate productive economic activity, create meaningful employment, support small and medium-sized enterprises and protect the most vulnerable members of society.</p> <p>&#8220;Every economic policy must ultimately be judged by its impact on the people. Economic reform cannot become an abstract exercise divorced from the realities of ordinary families.&nbsp;</p> <p>&#8220;We must also learn as a nation to raise and place in public office leaders who understand that public office is a trust and not an opportunity for personal enrichment,&#8221; Okoh said.</p> <pre id="x_1593466270mailcontentid.plainTextContent" class="wp-block-preformatted"></pre> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/2027-dont-weaponize-religion-ethnicity-regional-sentiments-can-charges-politicians/">2027: Don&#8217;t weaponize religion, ethnicity, regional sentiments &#8211; CAN charges politicians </a></p>