Top 5 Stories Of The Day | The National Grid Collapsed for the Sixth Time in 2024

• The national grid collapsed for the sixth time in 2024
• Teenager sues JAMB, NUC, and education ministry for admission age policy
• Tinubu claims Nigeria’s economic challenges are insignificant and adaptable
• Nigerians earning above ₦1.5 million monthly to pay 25% tax 
• Libya’s FA reveals they also experienced similar treatment as the Super Eagles while in Nigeria

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. 

The national grid collapsed for the sixth time in 2024

On Monday, October 14, the national grid collapsed again for the sixth time in 2024. Nigerians complained about their light blinking before it went off, signalling that something must have gone wrong with the grid.

A statement was later released by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on its X platform, confirming Nigerians’ suspicion about the national grid collapsing.

“Please be informed that the power outage being experienced is due to a system failure from the national grid at 6:58 pm today, affecting the power supply to our franchise areas,” AEDC said.

Teenager sues JAMB, NUC, and education ministry for admission age policy

A 15-year-old Nigerian student has sued the Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) over their recently enforced admissions age policy barring any teenager below 18 from taking the JAMB examinations and applying to universities.

The student, identified as Chinamere Opara, filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja through Maxwell Opara, his father, who doubles as a lawyer.

According to the lawsuit, the teenager demanded that the three respondents should declare that their age policy was unconstitutional and discriminatory. The father of Chinamere revealed that his son was poised to study medicine and surgery, a course that takes six years in the university; he would serve for a year and partake in a one-year externship.

He stated that the admissions age policy would hinder the proposed track that his son had planned out for his life.

Tinubu claims Nigeria’s economic challenges are insignificant and adaptable

President Bola Tinubu has spoken up about the current economic challenges in the country, claiming that they are insignificant and can be manageable as other nations have also experienced similar challenges.

The President, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the 30th Nigerian Economic Summit, said Nigeria will overcome its current troubles with the right collaborations and policies.

“I want to emphasise that the challenges before us are insignificant and manageable and can be overcome. With the right policies, the right partnerships, and the right level of commitment, Nigeria can emerge stronger, more competitive, and more resilient.” he urged Nigerians.

Nigerians earning above ₦1.5 million monthly to pay 25% tax 

Taiwo Oyedele, the chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms has announced that Nigerians living in the country and earning above ₦1.5 million every month will be asked to pay 25% personal tax under the new economic stabilisation bill.

The chairman said while those earning above ₦1.5 million will be asked to pay the tax, those earning below will be exempted from the personal tax or reduced depending on the salary range.

“Today, if you earn N100 million in a month, nobody hates the 19% effective personal income tax rate. We are taking that up to 25% of the ratio income. That’s because you need to balance people.”

Libya’s FA reveals they also experienced similar treatment as the Super Eagles while in Nigeria

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has finally spoken up about the treatment of the Nigerian footballers in its country, saying it was not intentional as there was no foul play or sabotage involved.

They also alleged that their team, the Libyan Footballers, had experienced similar issues upon their first visit to Nigeria during the first leg of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The LFF claimed that when their footballers were treated in the same light, they had taken it in good faith and did not accuse anyone or question Nigeria’s integrity.