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Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo Maintains not Knowing Alleged Student Found Dead
The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo in Ondo State, has clarified that the young man reported to have died by suicide in Emure-Ile community, Owo Local Government Area, was not a student of the institution as earlier claimed.
The deceased, identified as Audi Emmanuel, was reportedly found hanging in his room off campus on Monday, an incident that initially generated widespread reports linking him to the state-owned polytechnic as a Computer Engineering student.
However, in an official statement issued on Thursday, the institution’s Senior Assistant Registrar for Public Relations and Protocol, Olumide Olugosi, dismissed the claim, stating that there is no record of such a student in the school’s database.
According to the statement, the management expressed condolences to the family of the deceased but emphasised the need to correct what it described as misleading reports circulating in the public space.
“The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), expresses sympathy over the reported death of a young man, Audi Emmanuel, in Emure-Ile, Owo Local Government Area, who was wrongly identified in some reports as a student of the polytechnic,” the statement read.
It further clarified that a review of academic records showed no enrolment of any student bearing that exact name in the Department of Computer Engineering Technology or any other department, including the Continuing Education Centre.
The institution, however, noted that a person with a closely related name had at some point been offered admission into the polytechnic.
“Further checks indicate that one Audu Emmanuel was offered admission into the polytechnic to study Computer Science (National Diploma) during the 2024/2025 academic session,” it stated.
It added that the admission was not completed, as the individual reportedly did not conclude academic requirements or participate in institutional examinations, and therefore could not be regarded as an active or registered student.
The management stressed that linking the deceased to the institution was inaccurate and could create a false impression about the school’s records and community.
While expressing sympathy with the bereaved family, the polytechnic urged members of the public and media practitioners to verify sensitive information before publication, especially in cases involving identity discrepancies.
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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