‎*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 16/05/2025*

Parents fear WAEC, UTME overlap as resits begin today

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 23.7%

NELFUND mulls extending student loan to private varsities

U-20 AFCON: South Africa defeat Flying Eagles 1-0 to reach final

Barcelona wins 2025 La Liga title

BUA, Dangote cement to crash prices for govt’s projects

Niger approves six months maternity leave for women

LASIEC writes INEC over three LP factions in Lagos

Davido: I’d have been a journalist if I wasn’t a musician

Oil prices tumble on hopes for Iran nuclear deal

Uganda army chief threatens voters who don’t choose his father

Canada commits $10m to halt malnutrition in five northern states

ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16yrs without trial

Tinubu to Malian envoy: West Africa is stronger together


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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s, Morse code was a revolutionary communication system that used a series of dots, dashes and spsces to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation. It allowed messages to be sent over telegraph lines in minutes, instead of weeks. On May 24, 1844, Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message, “What hath God wrought?”, over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore.

* Taurophobia is the fear of bulls.
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Tinubu to join world leaders at Pope’s inauguration

Tinubu to Gov Alia on Birthday: The nation stands with you

Shettima urges EU-Africa synergy for transformative growth

N’Assembly divided as compulsory voting bill advances

NASS to ensure only registered architects participate in government projects – Speaker

BSC/HND dichotomy undermining polytechnic graduates – Speaker

Senate urges Tinubu to sign Forest Security Bill to address insecurity, kidnapping

Senate seeks stiffer penalties for oil theft, terrorism charges for major offenders

Senate names 20-member panel to organise security summit

Local Automobile Industry Patronage Bill scales 2nd reading in Senate

Reps To Probe Mass UTME Failure, Order Release Of Under 16 Candidates’ Results

APC Reps increase to 205 as PDP, NNPP lawmakers defect to ruling party

Fagbemi, Kekere-Ekun, Pantami To Headline MULAN Conference In Kwara

Edo poll: A’Court reserves judgment in Ighodalo’s suit against Okpebholo

Court nullifies Edo LG chair, deputy’s impeachment

Court of Appeal affirms nullification of Ebonyi council polls

Court dismisses £950tn rights suit against Atiku, others

Influencer VDM re-arraigned for allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses

10 Thai sailors, vessel convicted for trafficking cocaine, fined $4m

Troops dislodge terrorists during raid on Sambisa

Renewed terror attacks temporary, CDS assures

OAGF to tackle irregular payments in constituency projects

Nigerian envoy seeks funds for new embassy building in Ankara

APC governors: World Bank, IMF’s assessment vindicates Tinubu

NCDC deploys emergency teams as Lassa fever kills 138

FG to implement 100% subsidised healthcare initiative for vulnerable Nigerians

FG to prioritise emergency works on Benin–Sapele road

Minister clears NELFUND of alleged fraud in student loan disbursement

Don’t create more schools, fund existing ones — Minister tells NASS

Minister inaugurates 2025 FCT hajj ministerial committee

Bala Mohammed threatened to slap me, insulted my father – Minister Tuggar

FG approves new procurement thresholds for MDAs

NYSC DG warns Gombe corps members against negative content

Economic strain: Inflation surges above 30% in Abuja, 10 states

NEMA urges states to provide safer grounds ahead of flood

Over 12,000 residents benefit as REA inaugurates 2.5MW at NDA

Africa needs $600bn annually for energy growth – NUPRC

FCCPC seals fake consumer protection office in Abia, arrests operator

Customs warns importers, agents against false declaration, evasion of duties

North-Eastern varsity gets NUC accreditation for 12 programmes

Osun rector begs Adeleke to confirm 17-year contract staff, decries funding challenges

KASU Has Resumed Academic Activities – VC

North Central poly students lament campus insecurity

COEASU urges JAMB to conduct holistic review of UTME results

NANS backs new ASUU president to elevate varsities

Dare Adeboye Foundation awards scholarships to 300

NJC reforms restoring trust in Nigeria’s judiciary – Watchdog

UTME glitches: Obi, Ezekwesili, others worry over impact on students, parents

Salem Baptist wins BSN quiz competition

Bet9ja Foundation supports 180 communities with boreholes, others

Private sector backing Tinubu against food hoarding — BUA chairman

Access Holdings shareholders approve N125bn dividend

Modular refineries decry exclusion from naira-for-crude deal

Nigeria ranks 3rd in Africa’s hotel devt – Report

Lagos motorcycle ban cost manufacturers 25% market share – MAN

Presidents after Obasanjo to blame for growing Boko Haram menace – Atiku

NNPP loses two Reps to APC

Ganduje, DSP pay sympathy visit to Kano top politicians

Defections: We don’t want Nigeria becoming one-party state — APC

Abductors Of Ondo APC Chair Tie Ransom Bearers Inside Forest

Delta deputy gov, Nwoko’s camps fight over APC leadership position

Drugs: Stop castigating Tinubu, UK-based professor warns

Gov Bago releases N822m to Niger’s 274 wards

Insecurity: Oyebanji demands more police personnel in Ekiti

Ondo assembly receives N33.86bn 2025 budget proposal for oil-producing areas

Prison Congestion: Ogun CJ frees 67 inmates

Lagos bans night construction to curb building collapses

Oyo approves N109bn for circular road

Bauchi approves N100m for families of vigilantes killed by bandits

No evidence anybody died after eating rice — Ogun Govt

Despite Govt’s ban, street begging still thrives in Anambra

Kaduna partners foreign investors to boost metals-mineral sector

266,000 Ekiti girls vaccinated against cervical cancer

Kwara shuts schools over violence

2025 Hajj: Lagos airlifts 1,062 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Lagos neighbourhood corps unveils marine, forest guards

Windstorm cripples Gombe water supply, repairs begin

Fire guts Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital in Lagos

Owa Obokun’s 10-day coronation events begin Friday

Ex-militants in Ondo protest exclusion from Amnesty Programme

Cross River communities demand action as Oron-Calabar waterway turns deadly

Bandits’ petrol supplier arrested in Katsina

Three in police custody for possessing explosive materials in Borno

Adamawa man arrested for alleged sodomy of four minors

Guardian, four others arrested for selling two-week-old baby in Lagos

Group donates tricycle to 12-year-old Gombe physically challenge pupil

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. The ascent by the Japanese adventurer came 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit.

* On this day in 1929, the Oscars were awarded for the first time. The first Academy Awards were presented at a private dinner with about 270 attendees. Today, it is the world’s most important entertainment awards ceremony.

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The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. – Fred Rogers

Good morning


*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*
‎*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 16/05/2025* Parents fear WAEC, UTME overlap as resits begin today Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 23.7% NELFUND mulls extending student loan to private varsities U-20 AFCON: South Africa defeat Flying Eagles 1-0 to reach final Barcelona wins 2025 La Liga title BUA, Dangote cement to crash prices for govt’s projects Niger approves six months maternity leave for women LASIEC writes INEC over three LP factions in Lagos Davido: I’d have been a journalist if I wasn’t a musician Oil prices tumble on hopes for Iran nuclear deal Uganda army chief threatens voters who don’t choose his father Canada commits $10m to halt malnutrition in five northern states ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release man detained for 16yrs without trial Tinubu to Malian envoy: West Africa is stronger together -------------------------- *DID YOU KNOW?* * Invented by Samuel Morse in the 1830s, Morse code was a revolutionary communication system that used a series of dots, dashes and spsces to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation. It allowed messages to be sent over telegraph lines in minutes, instead of weeks. On May 24, 1844, Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message, “What hath God wrought?”, over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. * Taurophobia is the fear of bulls. -------------------------- Tinubu to join world leaders at Pope’s inauguration Tinubu to Gov Alia on Birthday: The nation stands with you Shettima urges EU-Africa synergy for transformative growth N’Assembly divided as compulsory voting bill advances NASS to ensure only registered architects participate in government projects – Speaker BSC/HND dichotomy undermining polytechnic graduates – Speaker Senate urges Tinubu to sign Forest Security Bill to address insecurity, kidnapping Senate seeks stiffer penalties for oil theft, terrorism charges for major offenders Senate names 20-member panel to organise security summit Local Automobile Industry Patronage Bill scales 2nd reading in Senate Reps To Probe Mass UTME Failure, Order Release Of Under 16 Candidates’ Results APC Reps increase to 205 as PDP, NNPP lawmakers defect to ruling party Fagbemi, Kekere-Ekun, Pantami To Headline MULAN Conference In Kwara Edo poll: A’Court reserves judgment in Ighodalo’s suit against Okpebholo Court nullifies Edo LG chair, deputy’s impeachment Court of Appeal affirms nullification of Ebonyi council polls Court dismisses £950tn rights suit against Atiku, others Influencer VDM re-arraigned for allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses 10 Thai sailors, vessel convicted for trafficking cocaine, fined $4m Troops dislodge terrorists during raid on Sambisa Renewed terror attacks temporary, CDS assures OAGF to tackle irregular payments in constituency projects Nigerian envoy seeks funds for new embassy building in Ankara APC governors: World Bank, IMF’s assessment vindicates Tinubu NCDC deploys emergency teams as Lassa fever kills 138 FG to implement 100% subsidised healthcare initiative for vulnerable Nigerians FG to prioritise emergency works on Benin–Sapele road Minister clears NELFUND of alleged fraud in student loan disbursement Don’t create more schools, fund existing ones — Minister tells NASS Minister inaugurates 2025 FCT hajj ministerial committee Bala Mohammed threatened to slap me, insulted my father – Minister Tuggar FG approves new procurement thresholds for MDAs NYSC DG warns Gombe corps members against negative content Economic strain: Inflation surges above 30% in Abuja, 10 states NEMA urges states to provide safer grounds ahead of flood Over 12,000 residents benefit as REA inaugurates 2.5MW at NDA Africa needs $600bn annually for energy growth – NUPRC FCCPC seals fake consumer protection office in Abia, arrests operator Customs warns importers, agents against false declaration, evasion of duties North-Eastern varsity gets NUC accreditation for 12 programmes Osun rector begs Adeleke to confirm 17-year contract staff, decries funding challenges KASU Has Resumed Academic Activities – VC North Central poly students lament campus insecurity COEASU urges JAMB to conduct holistic review of UTME results NANS backs new ASUU president to elevate varsities Dare Adeboye Foundation awards scholarships to 300 NJC reforms restoring trust in Nigeria’s judiciary – Watchdog UTME glitches: Obi, Ezekwesili, others worry over impact on students, parents Salem Baptist wins BSN quiz competition Bet9ja Foundation supports 180 communities with boreholes, others Private sector backing Tinubu against food hoarding — BUA chairman Access Holdings shareholders approve N125bn dividend Modular refineries decry exclusion from naira-for-crude deal Nigeria ranks 3rd in Africa’s hotel devt – Report Lagos motorcycle ban cost manufacturers 25% market share – MAN Presidents after Obasanjo to blame for growing Boko Haram menace – Atiku NNPP loses two Reps to APC Ganduje, DSP pay sympathy visit to Kano top politicians Defections: We don’t want Nigeria becoming one-party state — APC Abductors Of Ondo APC Chair Tie Ransom Bearers Inside Forest Delta deputy gov, Nwoko’s camps fight over APC leadership position Drugs: Stop castigating Tinubu, UK-based professor warns Gov Bago releases N822m to Niger’s 274 wards Insecurity: Oyebanji demands more police personnel in Ekiti Ondo assembly receives N33.86bn 2025 budget proposal for oil-producing areas Prison Congestion: Ogun CJ frees 67 inmates Lagos bans night construction to curb building collapses Oyo approves N109bn for circular road Bauchi approves N100m for families of vigilantes killed by bandits No evidence anybody died after eating rice — Ogun Govt Despite Govt’s ban, street begging still thrives in Anambra Kaduna partners foreign investors to boost metals-mineral sector 266,000 Ekiti girls vaccinated against cervical cancer Kwara shuts schools over violence 2025 Hajj: Lagos airlifts 1,062 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia Lagos neighbourhood corps unveils marine, forest guards Windstorm cripples Gombe water supply, repairs begin Fire guts Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital in Lagos Owa Obokun’s 10-day coronation events begin Friday Ex-militants in Ondo protest exclusion from Amnesty Programme Cross River communities demand action as Oron-Calabar waterway turns deadly Bandits’ petrol supplier arrested in Katsina Three in police custody for possessing explosive materials in Borno Adamawa man arrested for alleged sodomy of four minors Guardian, four others arrested for selling two-week-old baby in Lagos Group donates tricycle to 12-year-old Gombe physically challenge pupil -------------------------- *TODAY IN HISTORY* * On this day in 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. The ascent by the Japanese adventurer came 22 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit. * On this day in 1929, the Oscars were awarded for the first time. The first Academy Awards were presented at a private dinner with about 270 attendees. Today, it is the world’s most important entertainment awards ceremony. -------------------------- The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. – Fred Rogers Good morning *Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*
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