*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 29/05/2025*

Fed Govt to pay N45,000 monthly stipend to technical college students

Only $1.23bn external borrowing plan for 2025, says FG

DMO’s N300bn Sukuk attracts over N2.2tr in subscriptions

SEC warns Nigerians against unregistered Silverkuun investment scheme

African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies at 87

4 Herders, Cattle Killed In Fresh Plateau Attacks

Motorists lament as ECOWAS summit grounds traffic in Lagos

Unity Cup: Dessers scores as S’Eagles beat Ghana 2-1 in London

Musk to exit US govt role after rare break with Trump

US suspends student visas as Harvard protests Trump’s cuts

Chile govt proposes to legalise abortion

S’Africa overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s top fuel importer – Report

Nigeria, Germany begin review of draft hydrogen policy

Nigerians hit as Canada announces new immigration cap

Over 100,000 Cameroonians, other asylum-seekers in Nigeria – Report

Nigerian Pilgrim Returns Missing N8.2m To Russian Owner In Makkah

*Our Error*
Yesterday, we said ECOWAS was established on May 28, 1975 with headquarters in Abuja. That is wriong. It was established on that date but had its headquarters in Lagos. The error is regretted.

----------------------------
*DID YOU KNOW?*

* About 75% of the Earth’s volcanoes are roughly arranged in the shape of a horseshoe in the Pacific Ocean. This zone is called the Pacific Ring of Fire and about 90% of all earthquakes also occur in this region.

* Black Sapote, a fruit native to Central and South America, tastes like chocolate and sweet custard.
----------------------------

Mid-term: Security, economy improving under my watch — Tinubu

ECOWAS at 50: Tinubu urges unity as Gowon seeks return of departed members

Tinubu hails Gov Abiodun at 65

Akpabio constitutes standing committees for SSDC, SEDC, NWDC, SWDC, NCDC

Tinubu saved Nigeria’s economy from collapse, says Kalu

N’Assembly set to transmit tax bills to president

Emergency rule: Rivers N1.48tn budget scales second reading in Senate

Senate passes N1.8trn 2025 FCT budget

Senate passes Nigeria Police Trust Fund’s N124.2bn 2024 budget

Senate seeks security beef up in Taraba, Bauchi, Plateau boundaries

Reps raise alarm over state of Nigerian missions in America

Bill seeking 15% women enlistment in Army advances

I’m ready for trial but police must probe Akpabio, Bello – Natasha

Emefiele appeals final forfeiture order of 753 housing units estate

Kanu admitted smuggling radio transmitter into Nigeria – DSS’ witness

127 foreign nationals arrested in Kano for alleged cybercrimes, others

Naira abuse: Kano TikToker, Murja Kunya, gets six-month jail term

NSA faults Amnesty, says report of 10,000 killed in violence false

Northwest safer now than before, says Theatre Commander

Military arrests four Pakistanis over alleged terror links

NSCDC seals Chinese security firm, six others in Abuja

Minister vows full WAEC CBT shift next year

FG’s Sukuk breaks record with 735% oversubscription

FG unveils digital village with free internet for Abuja community

Boat mishaps: FG presents 3,500 life jacks to Lagos waterways authority

It’s nonsense to accuse Tinubu of imposing one party system – Presidency

NERC issues guidelines on third-party electricity bill collections

Tinubu’s reforms will address energy debt crisis, says ECN

Over 4,000 teachers fail national qualifying exam

NEDC commissions 13 projects in Borno

Abuja residents not paying taxes my greatest challenge – Wike

Expect Ground Rent Hike, Wike Tells Abuja Property Owners

Menstrual Hygiene Day: First Lady canvasses end to period poverty

NUC accredits medicine, law, others at Benson Idahosa varsity

Teenager gets university scholarship, N5m for creativity

Mid-term: Buhari hails Tinubu, urges Nigerians to moderate expectations

Buhari cites medical reason for absence at ECOWAS 50th anniversary

Address security challenges, Onaiyekan urges Tinubu

Coronation Merchant Bank reports N13.4bn PBT

Kwale Gas honoured in China

S’Court judgment validates my tenure as PDP secretary, says Anyanwu

Secretariat: PDP decries continued closure despite Tinubu’s order

2027: Obi’s ally dumps LP, joins APC to work for Tinubu’s reelection

Osun 2026: NIWA boss blasts PDP, denies selling bank shares to Ponzi scheme

Aiyedatiwa sets up anti-land grabbing taskforce in Ondo

Edo gov considers amnesty for cultists, illegal arms possessors

Umahi not controlling me, says Nwifuru

Makinde hands over medical equipment to Adeoyo state hospital

Delta IGR rises from N83bn to N158bn in 2024 – Oborevwori

Jigawa Assembly demands financial prudence from LGs

Bayelsa seeks justice for slain 26-year-old

NSF: Ogun Athletes protest over delayed allowances

Ogun govt slams ‘impatient’ athletes after sports festival protest

Bauchi establishes 10 more fire stations

N8.5bn spent on cultural festivals sponsorship – LASG

Osun students, teachers lament nightfall WAEC exam

LASPPA registers 3,800 service providers, generates N3.5bn

30,000 Akwa Ibom youths to benefit from job initiative

Oyo Catholic Church sealed, fined N500,000 over sewage disposal

Bodies of three family members recovered from Lagos collapsed building

Rivers pastor in police net for defiling 10-year-old girl

Lagos farmer jailed 14 years for defiling daughter

Spinal cord patient seeks help, laments hardship for 22 years

Enugu community discovers underground pits where ritualist buries victims alive

----------------------------

*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo became the civilian president of Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. The former Army general and military ruler ruled the country till 2007.

* On this day in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest. The first successful ascent of the world’s highest mountain came after Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans had come within 100 meters of the summit just three days previously.

----------------------------

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming. – Pablo Neruda

Good morning

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

⸻

Elon Musk: Architect of the Future

Elon Musk, born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, is one of the most influential tech entrepreneurs and innovators of the 21st century. Known for his ambitious vision and relentless drive, Musk has played a critical role in shaping industries from space travel and electric vehicles to artificial intelligence and digital finance.

Early Life and Education

Musk displayed an early interest in computing and technology, programming his first game at the age of 12. He moved to the United States via Canada and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied physics and economics. After briefly enrolling in a Ph.D. program at Stanford University, Musk left to pursue entrepreneurial ventures in the burgeoning tech world.

Entrepreneurial Ventures

Zip2 and PayPal

Musk’s first major success came with Zip2, a software company he co-founded with his brother Kimbal, which was eventually sold to Compaq for nearly $300 million. He then co-founded X.com, an online payment company that evolved into PayPal after a merger. In 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in stock.

SpaceX

In 2002, Musk founded SpaceX with the goal of making space travel more affordable and eventually colonizing Mars. Despite early failures, SpaceX became the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2012. With successful missions using the Falcon 9 and the development of the Starship rocket, SpaceX has revolutionized the aerospace industry.

Tesla, Inc.

Musk joined Tesla Motors in 2004, a year after its founding, and is now its CEO and lead product architect. Under his leadership, Tesla has become the world’s most valuable carmaker, known for its electric vehicles (EVs), including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y. Tesla’s innovations in battery technology and autonomous driving have made it a symbol of the green energy revolution.

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 20/05/2025*

UTME resit: JAMB to release results of 379,000 candidates Wednesday

NAFDAC confirms temporary lifting of ban on sachet alcohol

Borno residents observe one-day fast over Boko Haram menace

Gunmen kill soldier attending strippers’ party in Anambra

INEC recgonises Abure faction’s nominee for Anambra gov poll

APC, PDP trade blame over Osun LGs three-month shutdown

Trump govt to pay family of woman killed during Capitol riot $5m

Britain, Canada, France warn Israel over ‘egregious actions’ in Gaza

Pope’s offer to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, receives global backing

BASA: Nigeria, UAE allow ticket sale in foreign currencies

Nigerian teenager’s corpse recovered from Ireland river

Nigerian boxers rage as Oluwasegun’s corpse remains in Ghana

NiDCOM facilitates return of actress Jumoke George’s daughter from Mali


-------------------------
*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Since 1924, it has been made compulsory for Australian citizens over the age of 18 to vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums.

* There’s an ant species unique to New York City. Called ManhattAnts, biologists found them in a specific 14-block strip of the city.
-------------------------

Southeast Reps Caucus demands outright cancellation of 2025 UTME

Alleged defamation: Natasha petitions IGP over ‘Prof Mgbeke’, Akpabio

Delta opts out of suit against Rivers emergency rule

Court dismisses Shaibu’s N50b suit against ex-Governor Obaseki, others

N6.9bn fraud: I’ve no case to answer, Fayose tells court

N76bn fraud: Lawyer’s absence stalls AMCON ex-MD’s trial

EFCC arrests 120 over ‘internet fraud’, seizes ‘26 exotic cars’ in Lagos

DSS Nabs Another Kidnap Kingpin Going For Hajj

Army storms bandits’ camps in Benue, destroys kingpin’s hideout

Army probes ‘assault’ on detective by soldiers in Ebonyi

Navy inducts new aircraft to boost counter-terror operations

Joint security team rescues three kidnapped victims in Kogi forest

NAFDAC busts fake healthcare providers in Rivers, arrests one

FG lists rising revenue, lower debt as reform gains

Capital market is anchoring $1tr economy target, says Edun

Nigeria’s economic reforms on course, Bagudu tells World Bank

Keyamo proposes single African air transport market

FG pays Nasarawa N9.7bn for Lafia airport takeover

Upgraded Oyo airport begins operations 2026

Fed Govt to deploy 90,000 km fibre optic to boost Internet connectivity

NITDA to drive digital inclusion with 1,600 ICT centre

NELFUND pays April upkeep allowance to loan beneficiaries

Nigeria’s banking system resilient, safe, says CBN

FG promotes 18 to Assistant Corps Marshal in FRSC

CAC, NIBSS unveil API to deliver specialised services

FRSC vows crackdown on fake driving schools

Speak your language to your children, Soyinka urges Africans

Bauchi varsity gets NUC accreditation for 17 courses

EKSU, others secure NUC accreditation for 31 courses

Tussle Over VC Deepens In Katsina Varsity As Aspirant Writes Minister

Manufacturers kick as TCN awards $100m contract to Chinese firms

PETROAN alarmed over prolonged Port Harcourt, Warri, Kaduna refineries’ repair

Brewery sector rebounds with N1.9tn revenue

Insurers begin campaign to enforce third-party policy

OPS presses for rate cut as MPC convenes today

Naira-for-crude deal caused reduced petrol prices – Dangote

Marketers import N436bn petrol amid row with Dangote

Aside poverty, fanaticism also driving insecurity in the North – MBF

Compulsory voting bill violates Nigerian constitution – Falana

Shadow govt: Lawyer hails DSS for challenging legality in court

Tinubu’s 2027 bid: APC courts opposition govs with high-stakes offers

Oyebanji’s second-term endorsement divides Ekiti APC

Coalition: Obi remains with Labour Party – Obedient Movement

Obi: I’m not desperate to run for office

Mutfwang swears in five perm secs in Plateau

Kano gov swears in new commissioner for internal security

I’m laying foundation for good governance in Rivers – Ibas

Sanwo-Olu swears in heads of education, power, electoral commissions

Sanwo-Olu inaugurates two housing estates

Gov Idris mourns ex-EFCC boss Bawa’s brother

Aiyedatiwa revives abandoned Ondo children’s parliament

Edo Deputy Speaker Oligbi-Edeko resigns

Kaduna council re-endorses Tinubu, gov for second term

Bauchi deploys fresh strategies to bolster security

LASG resolves Okun-Ajah, Mayegun land dispute

Lagos builds 61 roads, repairs over 1,000

Ekiti boosts water infrastructures with solar-powered facilities

Kaduna urges Miyetti Allah collaboration to foster peace

Ibadan, Ogbomoso monarchs reject Alaafin as permanent council chair

Emir Sanusi turbans Ganduje’s nephew as village head

Itsekiri youths denounce INEC’s ward delineation report, hold peace walk in Warri

Police grill officer for assaulting Lagos Uber driver

Niger police arrest ex-soldier, two others for abducting students

Suspected Ogun ritualist nabbed for cutting baby’s head

Gombe stepfather risks life jail over rape of two-year-old daughter

-------------------------

*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 2006, the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest power station, was officially opened in China. Despite its benefits, the project remains controversial because it flooded archeological and cultural sites and displaced some 1.3 million people.

* On this day in 1873, blue jeans were patented. Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis invented the garment, which today represents one of the most popular types of trousers worldwide.

-------------------------

If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t thinking big enough. – Richard Branson

Good morning

*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com, +234-8122200446*

WHAT TRUMP JUST DID (AND WHY THE WORLD’S SHAKING FROM IT)

While the Left obsessed over headlines and gender pronouns, President Donald J. Trump spent the last 7 days doing what real leaders do: saving lives, reasserting America’s power, and getting results.

Here’s everything they don’t want you to know:

1. He Stopped a Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan

Things got hot in Kashmir. Really hot. Both sides were mobilizing. Nukes were on the table.

Trump stepped in. Quietly. Firmly. And brought both sides back from the edge.

Pakistan thanked him publicly. India pretended they did it alone — but insiders know who made the calls that saved the world.

That’s not diplomacy. That’s deterrence with teeth.

2. He’s Bringing Putin to the Negotiating Table

There’s a peace summit being arranged in Turkey. Ukraine’s in. Russia’s sending delegates. Trump says he’ll go himself.

Just his presence is enough to move the needle. Putin, for the first time, isn’t slamming the door shut.

Biden couldn’t even get a voicemail returned. Trump is reshaping the battlefield by showing up.

3. He Hammered China — Got Them to Blink

Trump forced China to the table:
• 90-day pause in the tariff war
• Immediate cuts to key tariffs
• A crackdown on fentanyl exports to the U.S.

Let’s be clear: Trump’s the first American president to actually get China to move on fentanyl. Not talk. Not task forces. Action.

4. $600 Billion Saudi Investment Secured

In Riyadh, Trump locked down the biggest economic deal in U.S.–Saudi history:
• $142 billion arms deal (massive boost to U.S. manufacturing)
• Over $600 billion in new investments into American infrastructure, energy, and tech

It’s a triple win: jobs, energy independence, and a Middle East that fears us again — not the other way around.

5. $200 Billion Boeing Deal from Qatar

Trump helped land a mega-contract between Qatar Airways and Boeing for 210 jets — worth over $200 billion.

That deal:
• Revives Boeing
• Puts Americans back to work
• Strengthens our aerospace edge over China

And it wouldn’t have happened under a DEI-obsessed, apology-driven administration.

6. He Lifted Sanctions on Syria — With a Hidden Blow to Iran

Trump lifted select U.S. sanctions on Syria — but only after securing conditions to:
• Expel Iranian-backed militias
• Rebuild with Gulf money, not Russian or Iranian influence

It’s a strategic strike against Iran’s grip on the region. He didn’t fire a missile. He just cut their legs out from under them with deals and pressure.

7. He Brought the Last American Hostage Home from Gaza

While Biden stood back and hoped, Trump made a direct diplomatic push through Egypt and Qatar to get the final American hostage — a 26-year-old aid worker — released from Hamas.

And he succeeded. Quietly. No ransom. No deal with terrorists. Just leverage.

This wasn’t just a headline. This was a message: You harm an American, you pay.

8. Gas, Groceries, and Eggs — All Cheaper This Week

Thanks to Trump’s trade wins and Middle East diplomacy:
• National gas average dropped to $3.13
• Grocery prices fell 0.4% — biggest drop in 5 years
• Egg prices crashed 12.7% — fastest decline since 1984

This isn’t stimulus checks. This is real economic policy that works.

9. Inflation Is Cooling, Markets Are Up
• CPI is holding steady at 2.3%
• S&P 500 just passed 5,900 — fully rebounding
• Investor confidence is roaring back

People are finally catching their breath again.

10. He Just Cracked the Back of Big Pharma

Trump signed an executive order that:
• Ties drug prices to what countries like Canada and Germany pay
• Forces direct-to-consumer pricing
• Cuts middlemen out of the equation

Drug prices may drop 30–80%. And for once, the courts can’t block it.

11. Doubled Down on School Choice

He declared Charter Schools Week and reminded every American parent: Your kid’s future belongs to you — not some woke school board.

12. 150 Executive Orders and Counting

In just over 100 days, Trump has:
• Dismantled Biden’s DEI infrastructure
• Streamlined bloated federal agencies
• Relaunched energy independence
• Cut off foreign influence in domestic policy

This is what rebuilding America looks like — brick by brick, signature by signature.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

In one week, Trump:
• Averted a nuclear war
• Brought Putin to the table
• Shut down China’s fentanyl pipeline
• Crushed grocery and gas prices
• Landed $800B+ in foreign investments
• Reasserted U.S. dominance in aerospace
• Cut Iran’s influence
• Freed an American hostage
• Lowered drug prices
• Protected your kids’ schools
• Reignited the economy

That’s what real leadership looks like. No teleprompter. No stutters. No apologies. Just America First — again.

*Mmesoma Ejikeme Has Been Vindicated*

.. the results to push a political agenda.

So, after JAMB released the 2023 UTME results in May.

Mmesoma Ejikeme went viral with her score of 362/400, ranking her the highest scoring candidate in the country.

Mmesoma aged 19, was one of the best students at Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi Anambra.

It was a missionary school handed back to its owners by Governor Peter Obi back in 2009.

It was going well, until May 10th when Innoson Motors gave her a scholarship of ₦3M, after verifying the results from JAMB website.

Then, the story went viral across SW, Northern Nigeria and caught the attention of JAMB.

JAMB saw it, involved the DSS, investigated and said the result is fake. That she scored 249 not 362, she manipulated their systems to increase the score by 113.

Meanwhile the result showed scored 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81% in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry, respectively.

This was what she printed on JAMB site and this was what SMS checker sent to her.
Back.. soo Innoson too said they confirmed it, printed and checked. It was 362.

Mmesoma reacted in very viral video. She said, she literally doesn’t even have the kind of resources needed to hack JAMB and manipulate a result.

Unless the issue was from JAMB, because several students complained about glitches, like this year 2025.

According to Mmesoma, when they scanned the QR code on the result, it brought Omotola Afolabi with score 138.

Later they checked again, the Omotola Afolabi was showing 338, confirming that there was a system error.

Mmesoma added that, instead of JAMB inviting the DSS to intimidate, pressure and declare her a fraud, they should have reviewed the system.

— Jamb reacted saying, people are telling her what to say to beat the system.
Her dad added that, JAMB is intimidating his daughter and traumatizing her, after they’ve probably changed the result, because they printed it from JAMB, different times.

JAMB then took it up a notch.

JAMB further added that, the total result was infact fake.

That the date of birth etc, all belong to another person. That her own date of birth is March 02 2004, but what’s showing on her profile is April 02 2004.

According to JAMB, she changed her result and her date of birth, and it was done by her group, which they will soon reveal. (They never did.)

On July 4th, they Banned her for 3yrs. Stating that, her claims of their system having any glitch were false, that she is lying to get public sympathy.

Nigerians, including Charly boy, Gaius Chibueze called for an external investigation on JAMB, they spoke about Igbo marginalization. JAMB didn’t respond.

After much pressure, Mmesoma finally admitted to faking her result. That her real result is 249. She said this in a video. And later reiterated it at the House of Reps, in front of a panel.

When her dad saw the videos of his daughter admitting to the score and being a cheat.He broke down and said, that’s not his daughter speaking, someone is telling her what to say.

He insisted that, JAMB knows what they are doing. Because how will a kid of 19, have resources enough to hack JAMB websites to change results. He said he won’t sue, that God will handle it.

Later, Anambra government sponsored a three months Pyschotherapy for Mmesoma. She received offers of finance and scholarships across the country and abroad.

Businessman, Gaius Chibueze offered to take care of her education up to Masters in any school of her choice in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Innoson Motors withdrew their scholarship. Nkechinyere Umeh who scored 360, got the scholarships from the state.

Now in 2025, more students complained of the same Glitch Mmesoma mentioned in 2023.

Alex Onyia persisted and indeed, after investigations, they found out it was a human error that caused the glitch that only affected all 5 South East states, Lagos and Oyo.

Nigerians are now saying, Mmesoma Ejikeme has been vindicated and JAMB should apologize.

Oloyede was also the JAMB Registrar in 2023.

@Trending Explained

*Mmesoma Ejikeme Has Been Vindicated*

.. the results to push a political agenda.

So, after JAMB released the 2023 UTME results in May.

Mmesoma Ejikeme went viral with her score of 362/400, ranking her the highest scoring candidate in the country.

Mmesoma aged 19, was one of the best students at Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi Anambra.

It was a missionary school handed back to its owners by Governor Peter Obi back in 2009.

It was going well, until May 10th when Innoson Motors gave her a scholarship of ₦3M, after verifying the results from JAMB website.

Then, the story went viral across SW, Northern Nigeria and caught the attention of JAMB.

JAMB saw it, involved the DSS, investigated and said the result is fake. That she scored 249 not 362, she manipulated their systems to increase the score by 113.

Meanwhile the result showed scored 98%, 89%, 94%, and 81% in English Language, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry, respectively.

This was what she printed on JAMB site and this was what SMS checker sent to her.
Back.. soo Innoson too said they confirmed it, printed and checked. It was 362.

Mmesoma reacted in very viral video. She said, she literally doesn’t even have the kind of resources needed to hack JAMB and manipulate a result.

Unless the issue was from JAMB, because several students complained about glitches, like this year 2025.

According to Mmesoma, when they scanned the QR code on the result, it brought Omotola Afolabi with score 138.

Later they checked again, the Omotola Afolabi was showing 338, confirming that there was a system error.

Mmesoma added that, instead of JAMB inviting the DSS to intimidate, pressure and declare her a fraud, they should have reviewed the system.

— Jamb reacted saying, people are telling her what to say to beat the system.
Her dad added that, JAMB is intimidating his daughter and traumatizing her, after they’ve probably changed the result, because they printed it from JAMB, different times.

JAMB then took it up a notch.

JAMB further added that, the total result was infact fake.

That the date of birth etc, all belong to another person. That her own date of birth is March 02 2004, but what’s showing on her profile is April 02 2004.

According to JAMB, she changed her result and her date of birth, and it was done by her group, which they will soon reveal. (They never did.)

On July 4th, they Banned her for 3yrs. Stating that, her claims of their system having any glitch were false, that she is lying to get public sympathy.

Nigerians, including Charly boy, Gaius Chibueze called for an external investigation on JAMB, they spoke about Igbo marginalization. JAMB didn’t respond.

After much pressure, Mmesoma finally admitted to faking her result. That her real result is 249. She said this in a video. And later reiterated it at the House of Reps, in front of a panel.

When her dad saw the videos of his daughter admitting to the score and being a cheat.He broke down and said, that’s not his daughter speaking, someone is telling her what to say.

He insisted that, JAMB knows what they are doing. Because how will a kid of 19, have resources enough to hack JAMB websites to change results. He said he won’t sue, that God will handle it.

Later, Anambra government sponsored a three months Pyschotherapy for Mmesoma. She received offers of finance and scholarships across the country and abroad.

Businessman, Gaius Chibueze offered to take care of her education up to Masters in any school of her choice in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Innoson Motors withdrew their scholarship. Nkechinyere Umeh who scored 360, got the scholarships from the state.

Now in 2025, more students complained of the same Glitch Mmesoma mentioned in 2023.

Alex Onyia persisted and indeed, after investigations, they found out it was a human error that caused the glitch that only affected all 5 South East states, Lagos and Oyo.

Nigerians are now saying, Mmesoma Ejikeme has been vindicated and JAMB should apologize.

Oloyede was also the JAMB Registrar in 2023.

@Trending Explained

‎*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*

i wnt to travel to Canada but I dnt know any agent pls help me out,

IF GOD DID NOT LEAD YOU TO TRAVEL ABROAD AND YOU RUN THERE, YOU MAY NOT PROSPER.

-Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr

During the Third Service of the Covenant Day Of Financial Fortune Service, Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr admonished the congregation to follow God's direction rather than following where everybody else is going. He further stated that if one travels abroad against God's will, such person may not prosper.

He said: “When God is the one leading you, you don't suffer the conditions of the external climate. God's Servant has shared over and again, he said: “I am in no doubt that I’m in the center of the center of God's plan for my life. That's why things are flourishing! So many people are taking steps based on what they call ‘opportunity.’ Church Gist. Please hear this, don't mistake opportunity for destiny. If God didn't lead you to Canada and you go to Canada, Canada will dis-Canada you. If God did not lead you to United Kingdom and you run to the United Kingdom in the name of ‘Japa,’ you may have to ‘Japada.’ Are you getting what I'm saying? Now! It's so important for us to understand, don't live life by the direction everybody else is going, follow His direction!”

Dia fadasins I no see Waka emoji I gas use son tin express Mai frastrasion

NIGERIA, OTHERS HIT AS UK ENDS FOREIGN CARE WORKER RECRUITMENT

BY: AGENCY REPORT
Date;11th may 2025

The United Kingdom will stop recruiting care workers from overseas this year, a move expected to significantly affect countries like Nigeria that have supplied a substantial portion of the UK’s care workforce.

Several countries, including the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the USA, have specific visa programmes that allow Nigerian citizens to work as caregivers in their healthcare systems.

These programmes generally necessitate a job offer, appropriate qualifications, and proof of English language skills, and often provide a route to permanent residency.

The annual salaries for care workers in these nations vary based on the country and experience level, ranging from approximately £14,000 to €64,000.

However, the UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, on Sunday, announced the country will end the programme, stating it forms part of a broader crackdown on migration.

“It is time to end that care worker recruitment from abroad,” she said in a BBC report, adding that care firms will instead be required to hire British nationals or renew the visas of migrant workers already residing in the country.

The Labour-led government is set to unveil a comprehensive immigration reform plan on Monday aimed at reducing net migration, with projections indicating the reforms could cut up to 50,000 lower-skilled and care worker entries over the next year.

The decision follows rising political pressure to curb migration numbers, which peaked at a record 906,000 in June 2023 and remained high at 728,000 last year.

While the full details of the immigration White Paper are yet to be released, Cooper explained that the threshold for skilled work visas will increase to graduate-level qualifications. Temporary shortage visas will also be narrowed, and additional requirements will be introduced for employers to invest in domestic training.

Related News
Nigeria's roads in shambles despite N1.1tr foreign Sukuk debt
Nigeria’s leadership crisis calls for return to regional government – Lekwot
Nestle Nigeria invests $1m in regenerative agriculture
“These measures are part of a fundamental shift in our immigration system. We are setting up plans for a substantial reduction in net migration,” Cooper said. However, she stressed that no numerical targets would be set, arguing they “undermined the credibility” of previous government policies.

The government will also impose stricter standards on universities admitting international students. “We are making some changes, particularly around the standards and the compliance for universities,” Cooper said, citing issues with non-completion and visa overstays.

According to the BBC, the decision to end overseas recruitment for care workers comes after a sharp drop in Health and Care Worker visa applications, from 18,300 in August 2023 to just 1,700 by April 2024. That decline followed the government’s earlier move to bar applicants from bringing dependents and its April 9 rule requiring firms to show evidence they had tried to recruit domestically.

Under the new measures, care providers must now recruit from within the UK, including from a pool of over 10,000 care workers whose sponsorships have been cancelled.

Cooper also pledged to introduce a fair pay agreement for care workers to improve recruitment within the UK, saying the goal is to make the sector more appealing to domestic workers.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, while agreeing with the plan to end overseas care worker recruitment, argued the Labour proposals did not go far enough. “This is too little. We need an annual migration cap,” he said, noting that the Conservative Party would press Parliament to vote on such a cap this week.

Liberal Democrats social care spokesperson Helen Morgan criticised the move, calling it insufficient to resolve ongoing staff shortages. “The government is tinkering around the edges yet failing to properly tackle the crisis in our social care,” she said.

Labour’s announcement has also been linked to political pressure from Reform UK, which gained ground in the recent local elections. Reform leader Nigel Farage claimed the proposed immigration laws were a reaction to his party’s surge in the polls. “This new legislation is only happening because Reform is leading,” he said, warning Labour’s approach would fail because it did not fully address the issue of assimilation.

© 2025 GUARDIAN NEWSPAPERS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Mark Carney: the Newly Elected Prime Minister of Canada

In times of looming economic crisis, there is no better leader than Mark Carney.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Economics: Harvard University (1988)

Master’s degree in Economics: University of Oxford

Doctorate (DPhil) in Economics: University of Oxford

Professional Experience:

Goldman Sachs (1990–2003): Worked for 13 years in investment banking, with postings in London, Tokyo, New York, and Toronto.

Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada (2003–2004)

Deputy Minister of Finance, Canada (2004–2007): Played a role in shaping Canadian fiscal policy.

Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013)

Governor of the Bank of England (2013–2020): First non-British citizen in the role; oversaw monetary policy during Brexit preparations.

He is the only person that has led the Central Bank of two countries, not just any country but two G10 countries.

He helped stir both Canada and United Kingdom from economic downturn.

Congratulations to the good people of Canada.

Mark Carney: the Newly Elected Prime Minister of Canada

In times of looming economic crisis, there is no better leader than Mark Carney.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Economics: Harvard University (1988)

Master’s degree in Economics: University of Oxford

Doctorate (DPhil) in Economics: University of Oxford

Professional Experience:

Goldman Sachs (1990–2003): Worked for 13 years in investment banking, with postings in London, Tokyo, New York, and Toronto.

Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada (2003–2004)

Deputy Minister of Finance, Canada (2004–2007): Played a role in shaping Canadian fiscal policy.

Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008–2013)

Governor of the Bank of England (2013–2020): First non-British citizen in the role; oversaw monetary policy during Brexit preparations.

He is the only person that has led the Central Bank of two countries, not just any country but two G10 countries.

He helped stir both Canada and United Kingdom from economic downturn.

Congratulations to the good people of Canada.