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May
14
2025
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379,997 Candidates To Retake 2025 UTME As JAMB Registrar Weeps, Admits Responsibility

379,997 Candidates To Retake 2025 UTME As JAMB Registrar Weeps, Admits Responsibility

Education, FGN, News Flash
379,997 Candidates To Retake 2025 UTME As JAMB Registrar Weeps, Admits Responsibility The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted responsibility for the mass failure that trailed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, fought tears at a press conference on Wednesday, while admitting to the ugly development. He announced that about 379,997 candidates in the just concluded 2025 examination would retake the examination. This followed widespread complaints of technical glitches, unusually low scores, and alleged irregularities in the just-concluded UTME. Prof. Oloyede, who wept profusely, intermittently wiping his face with a handkerchief, said he…
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May
14
2025
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19-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide In Lagos Over ‘Low Score’ In UTME

19-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide In Lagos Over ‘Low Score’ In UTME

Crime, Education, Lagos, News Flash
19-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide In Lagos Over ‘Low Score’ In UTME The family of 19-year-old Timilehin Faith Opesusi is in mourning after the teenager died by suicide following her disappointment over a low score in the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to The Guardian, Opesusi ingested rodent poison on Monday after scoring 190 in the recently released results. Opesusi, who hailed from Abeokuta but resided in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State, with her older sibling, was described by neighbours as “gentle and humble.” Sources disclosed that she had applied to study microbiology and…
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May
14
2025
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Governor Alex Otti’s Administration And The Fight Against Human Trafficking In ABIA State: A Comprehensive Analysis – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Governor Alex Otti’s Administration And The Fight Against Human Trafficking In ABIA State: A Comprehensive Analysis – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, Good Governance
Governor Alex Otti’s Administration and the Fight Against Human Trafficking in Abia State: A Comprehensive Analysis The administration of Governor Alex Otti in Abia State has prioritized combating human trafficking as part of its broader agenda to enhance security, protect vulnerable populations, and restore the state’s socio-economic integrity. Human trafficking, particularly the exploitation of young women and children from rural communities such as Umunneochi and Ohafia, has historically plagued Abia State, earning it negative recognition in national and international reports. Leveraging policy reforms, interagency collaboration, grassroots advocacy, and victim-centered rehabilitation programs, the Otti administration has launched a multi-pronged strategy to…
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May
14
2025
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Ikenna & Jenn Ukwa Foundation Presents Free Medical Outreach & Eye Tests/Visitation To Motherless Babies Home, In Commemoration Of The Post Birthday Celebration Of Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu & Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

Ikenna & Jenn Ukwa Foundation Presents Free Medical Outreach & Eye Tests/Visitation To Motherless Babies Home, In Commemoration Of The Post Birthday Celebration Of Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu & Senator Orji Uzor Kalu

Abia North, Abia State, Health, News Flash, Philanthropy
IKENNA & JENN UKWA FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH & EYE TESTS /VISITATION TO MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE POST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF RT HON BENJAMIN KALU & SENATOR ORJI UZOR KALU Hon (Dr) Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa , Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria Heartily Presents A Free Medical Outreach & Eye Tests/Visitation to the Motherless babies home, Lohum Imenyi, Uzuakoli, Bende LGA of Abia State In Commemoration of the Post Birthday Celebration of RT Hon Benjamin Kalu, the member representing Bende Federal Constituency and the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives & Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu…
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May
14
2025
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Wike, Umahi, Others Head To London To Unveil Tinubu’s Achievements

Wike, Umahi, Others Head To London To Unveil Tinubu’s Achievements

FGN, News Flash, Politics
Wike, Umahi, Others Head To London To Unveil Tinubu’s Achievements Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works and other ministers are heading to an International Press Conference in London, the United Kingdom, where they will present their ministries’ achievements. Bode Adeyemi, the Project Internal Coordinator of the President Bola Tinubu Midterm Legacy Projects Review Committee, made this known on Tuesday while speaking at a press conference in Abuja. Adeyemi said the ministers and heads of departments and agencies will use the opportunity to showcase the Tinubu administration’s achievements and legacy projects. According…
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May
14
2025
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FGN Integrates Artificial Intelligence Into Curriculum

FGN Integrates Artificial Intelligence Into Curriculum

Education, FGN, News Flash
FG Integrates Artificial Intelligence Into Curriculum The federal government has announced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in curriculum delivery, saying it was committed to delivering inclusive, future-ready education. Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa said this during the International Conference on Smart Education (ICSE) 2025 organised by the Universal Basic Education (UBEC) in collaboration with the Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA). The minister also announced the target of integrating 10 million out-of-school children by 2027 as offshoot of education reform initiatives of the Federal Government under the Hope for Quality Basic Education programme (Hope-Ed) supported by the World Bank and…
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May
14
2025
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Cultism, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Social Media Abuse Cause For UTME Failures – Obadeyi

Cultism, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Social Media Abuse Cause For UTME Failures – Obadeyi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Education
Cultism, ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Social Media Abuse Cause For UTME Failures – Obadeyi South West Secretary of the Police Campaign Against Cultism And Other Vices, POCACOV, Prince Gbemisola Obadeyi, has attributed the recent failure of 1.5 million candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to cultism, internet fraud otherwise known as Yahoo Yahoo, and social media abuse. Obadeyi lamented that these vices had become a major distraction to students, leading to poor academic performance and a lack of focus on their studies. |In a statement issued and signed by him, he described cultism in Nigeria as a prevalent problem,…
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May
14
2025
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I Won’t Be Distracted From Doing What’s Right – Tinubu

I Won’t Be Distracted From Doing What’s Right – Tinubu

FGN, News Flash, Politics
I Won’t Be Distracted From Doing What’s Right – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has pledged to remain focused on driving Nigeria’s development and maintaining national unity, stating that he would not be distracted from doing what is right for the country. Tinubu stated this through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday, during the launch of the autobiography of former Governor of Jigawa State and elder statesman, Alhaji Sule Lamido, titled “Being True to Myself” at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja. The President, who was the Grand Guest of the occasion, described Lamido’s autobiography as…
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May
14
2025
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House Of Reps Reject Bill Seeking Rotation Of Presidency Among Geopolitical Zones

House Of Reps Reject Bill Seeking Rotation Of Presidency Among Geopolitical Zones

Abuja, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics
House Of Reps Reject Bill Seeking Rotation Of Presidency Among Geopolitical Zones A bill proposing the rotation of the presidency among the six geopolitical zones has failed to scale through at the the house of representatives. The bill, which is sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker, was rejected by lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary. The house also rejected a bill sponsored by Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, seeking to strip the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its powers to register and regulate political parties. Other bills rejected by the green chamber include a bill to create the office…
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May
13
2025
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ABSG Partners MTN To Launch ABIA State Into The 21st Century Digital Economy

ABSG Partners MTN To Launch ABIA State Into The 21st Century Digital Economy

Abia State, Economy, Good Governance, News Flash
ABSG PARTNERS MTN TO LAUNCH ABIA STATE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL ECONOMY. Earlier on Monday, 12th May, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Karl Toriola led a delegation of MTN Nigeria team to the Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Abia State Government for a strategic partnership on digital transformation of the entire State. Governor Otti thanked the MTN team for choosing Abia for such all important strategic partnership and investment. He recalled how the partnership was proposed during the early days…
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