*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
[email protected], +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
[email protected], +234-8122200446*
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