Teachers across Nigeria have renewed calls for improved welfare, better working conditions, and the full implementation of the sixty-five-year retirement age policy as the nation joined the rest of the world to mark the two thousand and twenty-five World Teachers’ Day.
At various events held nationwide, teachers’ unions and education stakeholders decried the slow pace of policy implementation, poor remuneration, and inadequate teaching facilities, which they said continued to undermine the quality of education.
They urged federal and state governments to prioritise teachers’ welfare and ensure that promises made to the education sector are fulfilled.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has lauded the infrastructural strides of Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, particularly the ongoing building of the state’s first-ever flyover. The President, represented by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, said the governor’s bold approach to road and bridge construction in the state underscored the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) progressive agenda The President extolled the governor’s foresight in embarking on the one-kilometre flyover project at Ikpoba Hill in Ikpoba Okha Local Government, noting that its completion would transform vehicular movement and strengthen the urban fabric of Benin City.

A Thai gunman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok.

French national Lim Kimya, a former opposition parliamentarian in Cambodia, was shot dead on January 7th by Ekkalak Paenoi.

Ekkalak faced a potential death sentence in Thailand for premeditated murder, but a judge said that the Bangkok court reduced his sentence to life imprisonment since he confessed.

The Thai man was arrested in neighbouring Cambodia a day after the shooting and admitted to murdering a livestream video.

The Moroccan government has said that it’s ready to address grievances fueling the youth-led protests that have engulfed the country for days.

The announcement comes a day after three people were killed by security forces as rioters tried to storm a police station.

Speaking to a council of ministers, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said he was ready for dialogue and debate within institutions and public spaces.

Those taking part in the protests had accused the government of widespread corruption.

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over alleged unpaid salaries, arrears, and other unmet demands.

The threat comes as the university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been on strike since August for the same reasons and has yet to resume.

Similarly, SSANU had earlier warned that the planned resumption of students and the forthcoming convocation ceremony could be disrupted if outstanding payments were not made.

The Chairman of the Joint Action Committee at AAUA, Olutayo Ogungbeni, accused the Ondo State Government of reneging on promises made in June two thousand and twenty-five to settle arrears and increase subvention to tertiary institutions.