JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Stats, Says Only 0.63% Scored Above 300

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), showing that 78.50 per cent of candidates scored below 200. According to JAMB’s official statistics, out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the examination, only 420,415 candidates (around 21.5 per cent) scored 200 and above while 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent) scored 300 and above. Here is the full breakdown of the results: 320 and...

Presidency Faults Adesina’s Claims On Nigeria’s GDP

The presidency has faulted the claim by the AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 1960 was better than that of today, and that Nigerians today are worse off. The presidency in a press statement on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, noted that GDP per capita is not the only criterion used to determine whether people live better lives now than in the...

Troops Thwart Activities Of Bandits In Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have thwarted the activities of suspected bandits operating in Adamawa and Taraba States. The acting spokesperson of the Brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, announced the breakthrough in a statement made available to journalists in Jalingo, said the mission was carried out in Bali. The statement said: “Troops acted swiftly on intelligence reports about the movement of suspected bandits from Toungo and Garin...

Polio Immunization: FCTA Targets Over 1,116,677 Children In 2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has over 1,116,677 children to be immunized against polio in 2025. Flagging in off the campaign held in the Palace of Sarki Jiwa, HRH Alj Idris Musa over the weekend in Abuja, the Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, led the charge, called on all residents to support the National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) holding from May 4 to 10, 2025. The Mandate...

Gov Sani Applauds Role Of Traditional Leaders To Peace, Security

The success of the non-kinetic approach in tackling insecurity in Kaduna State has been attributed to sharing intelligence with security agencies by traditional leaders. Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani who spoke at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, where 23 vehicles were distributed to traditional leaders on Sunday, noted that his administration holds the royal fathers in high esteem. “The vehicles are to motivate you because we cannot achieve much without synergy between the traditional institution, religious...

ISWAP Militants Rain Explosives on Nigerian Army Outpost

An overnight assault by Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists, a splinter of Boko Haram linked with ISIS, hit a Nigerian military base in the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least four soldiers dead and several pieces of military equipment destroyed. The attack targeted the 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, a town in Gujba local government area, Yobe State. Explosions rang out around 2:00 a.m., a soldier who survived the ambush...

Those Who Imprisoned Me Must Give Account – Farotimi

Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and an activist has said that he will demand justice concerning his incarceration for 21 days, stressing that those who sent him to prison for an offence that is not known in law in Lagos or Ekiti States must account for their action. The activist who spoke on Sunday night on Channels TV said that whoever is responsible, whether the police, the magistrate or even private individuals, he would demand an...

INTERVIEW: Solomon Okedara on ECOWAS Court landmark judgment over Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws

In a landmark judgment that has reverberated across Nigeria and the international human rights community, the ECOWAS Court recently ruled that the blasphemy laws of Kano State—and by extension, similar laws across Nigeria—violate the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Leading this bold legal victory is Solomon Okedara, a human and digital rights lawyer. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News, Okedara breaks down the case, the judgment, and Nigeria’s international human...

South East APC Leaders Urge Igbos to Join Party and Embrace National Politics

Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East have called on the people of the region, particularly Igbo indigenes, to increase their participation in the party, stressing that stronger involvement would enhance the region’s access to the centre of national decision-making. This appeal came at the APC South East Select Leaders Consultative Meeting held in Enugu on Saturday. The leaders emphasised the strategic importance of aligning with the party currently in...

BBNaija Season 10: Auditions Open for Nigeria’s Biggest Reality Show

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), Nigeria’s most popular reality TV show, has officially flagged off auditions for its 10th season. The organisers announced that online registration is open from 3 to 7 May 2025, after which successful applicants will be invited to physical auditions in Lagos, Abuja, and Enugu. In a tweet posted on X (formerly Twitter), BBNaija wrote: “Think you’ve got what it takes to be Season 10 Certified? Prove it! #BBNaija Season 10 auditions...

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