UTME: Backlash from the Southeast beyond JAMB’s Network Glitches

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsUTME: Backlash from the Southeast beyond JAMB’s Network Glitches

PilotnewsMay 23, 2025

“The current protest against JAMB and the accompanying narration of Igbo marginalization is not unfounded” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The recently rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam – UTME, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board – JAMB, for the Southeast and parts of Lagos State, has again, raised a serious argument on Igbo victimization and marginalization in Nigeria. Days after the rescheduled examination has been taken, the debate has continued to rage. Some have blamed the JAMB...

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Dangote Refinery Announces Nationwide Reduction in Petrol Pump Price

EconomyNewsNigeriaDangote Refinery Announces Nationwide Reduction in Petrol Pump Price

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2025

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a new reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across its partner retail outlets nationwide. In a statement released to the public on Thursday, the refinery disclosed that Nigerians can now purchase petrol at significantly reduced prices, depending on the region. According to the new pricing schedule, petrol will sell at ₦875 per litre in Lagos, while residents of the South West...

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Otedola Backs Tinubu’s Reforms,  Raises First HoldCo Investment to ₦320 Billion

BusinessNewsNigeriaOtedola Backs Tinubu’s Reforms,  Raises First HoldCo Investment to ₦320 Billion

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2025

Renowned businessman and Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has revealed plans to increase his personal investment in the financial institution to over ₦320 billion, all in cash and with no loans involved. He made this known at the company’s 13th Annual General Meeting held in Lagos, where shareholders gathered to hear updates on the bank’s progress and future direction. In his remarks, Otedola was full of praise for President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms,...

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No Vacancy in Aso Rock: Tinubu Receives Unanimous Second Term APC Support

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNo Vacancy in Aso Rock: Tinubu Receives Unanimous Second Term APC Support

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2025

In a significant political development, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. This unanimous endorsement came during the APC National Summit held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, coinciding with the second anniversary of Tinubu’s presidency. All 22 APC governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) led the charge in affirming Tinubu’s candidacy,...

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Cholera Outbreak Hits Lagos, Reps Call For Urgent Federal Intervention

HealthNewsNigeriaCholera Outbreak Hits Lagos, Reps Call For Urgent Federal Intervention

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

To contain the escalating cholera outbreak in Badagry West, Lagos State, which has already claimed lives and poses a growing threat to public health, the House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to take immediate action. Reps Sesi Whingan while presenting a motion on the matter on the floor of the House appealed for urgent intervention to prevent further loss of life in the affected communities. During his lead debate, Whingan described the...

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JAMB To Conduct Mop-up Examination Candidates who Missed 2025 UTME

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB To Conduct Mop-up Examination Candidates who Missed 2025 UTME

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 22, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is planning to conduct a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Professor Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar disclosed this in Abuja at a meeting with key stakeholders to address challenges encountered during the exercise, explaining that this would afford the over 5% of candidates who were unable to sit for the examination for whatever reason the opportunity to do so. He emphasized...

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Aliko Dangote Makes TIME100 Philanthropy 2025

EducationNewsNigeriaAliko Dangote Makes TIME100 Philanthropy 2025

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 22, 2025

Nigerian industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been named to the prestigious TIME100 Philanthropy 2025 list, a recognition of global changemakers redefining the landscape of giving through bold and impactful initiatives. Dangote, founder and president of the Dangote Group, was celebrated for his transformative contributions to health, education, and poverty alleviation through the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Africa’s largest private philanthropic organisation. Since endowing the foundation with $1.25 billion in 2014, Dangote has...

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JAMB Boss Oloyede Fires Back At Critics, Says ‘Truck Pushers Can’t Direct Pilots’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJAMB Boss Oloyede Fires Back At Critics, Says ‘Truck Pushers Can’t Direct Pilots’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 22, 2025

In the wake of heated criticism and calls for his resignation, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has fired back at those questioning his leadership, saying they lack the credibility to advise him. “Truck pushers cannot direct pilots,” Oloyede said during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. The gathering included JAMB’s chief external examiners and representatives of civil society organisations. The backlash follows glitches and complaints...

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Enugu State yet to benefit of 13% oil derivation revenue – Gov. Peter Mbah

EconomyNewsNigeriaEnugu State yet to benefit of 13% oil derivation revenue – Gov. Peter Mbah

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2025

The Enugu State Government urges the Federal Government of Nigeria to effect the 13% oil derivation revenue sharing for the state as provided by the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Enugu State Governor made this call as he received in audience the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC on Tuesday in the Lion Building, Government House Enugu; the RMAFC team came to monitor the disbursements from the Federation...

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NBA Rejects Bill to Jail Eligible Voters Who Fail to Vote

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNBA Rejects Bill to Jail Eligible Voters Who Fail to Vote

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 20, 2025

…Calls It Unconstitutional and Draconian The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has come down hard on a controversial bill seeking to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians, describing it as “unconstitutional,” “draconian,” and a “dangerous precedent” that threatens civil liberties. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday by its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the NBA warned that forcing Nigerians to vote under threat of fines or jail...

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