May 2025

JUST IN: Tinubu Orders Nationwide Use of NIN Authentication for All Government Services to Boost Data Security

Juliet JacobMay 6, 2025May 6, 202504 mins

In a sweeping move to bolster digital identity management and tighten data security across Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to adopt the National Identity Number (NIN) Authentication Service for all identity verification and authentication processes. This directive follows the official launch of the NIN Authentication (NINAuth) service…

Reign of Quack Clinics, Care Centres Amid Public Health Risk in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital Territory

Rabiu Sultan AderinsolaMay 6, 2025May 6, 2025010 mins

Recently, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nysome Wike declared a war against fake health practitioners – doctors, nurses, and others masquerading as healthcare givers. The minister went tough against quackery in the healthcare system of the FCT, ordering immediate crackdown on all unregistered medical establishments. Wike directed that fake practitioners be…

Families Mourn as Fatal Auto Accident Kills 5 Members in Kano

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiMay 6, 2025May 6, 202502 mins

By Hussaini Ibrahim A fatal road accident has claims five lives in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State on Sunday, leaving a family and the entire community in mourning. News men gathered that the victims were returning from Bauchi after escorting a newlywed bride to her marital home when their vehicle crashed near Shantake,…

Katsina Disburse 20,000 Metric Tons of Fertilizer to Farmers

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiMay 6, 2025May 6, 202506 mins

Hussaini Kafi in Kano Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, has promised continued support for farmers with the launch of 20,000 metric tons of fertilizer for the 2025 wet season farming. The Governor made this known during the launching ceremony held today in Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina. Governor Radda revealed that farmers…

Nigeria Customs Launches B’Odogwu Platform Pilot to Digitize Trade Documentation

Juliet JacobMay 6, 2025May 6, 202504 mins

In a decisive move to modernize Nigeria’s trade processes, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has successfully launched the pilot phase of its Unified Customs Management System, known as the B’Odogwu platform, for the processing of Form M across all its Commands. According to a statement signed by Assistant Comptroller of Customs, on Monday, Abdullahi Maiwada,…

Over 1.5 Million Candidates Score Below 200 in 2025 UTME — JAMB

Rabiu Sultan AderinsolaMay 6, 2025May 6, 202502 mins

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing that more than 1.5 million candidates scored below 200. JAMB announced this in data made public on Monday, stating that out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the exam, only 420,415 scored above…

NEXT POPE UPDATE: Cardinals Set for May 7 as Final Preparations by Conclave Commence

John NwokochaMay 6, 2025May 6, 202502 mins

The Cardinals participating in 11th general congregation have arrived the Vatican ahead of conclave. About 135 cardinals are qualified by the governing rules to elect the next Pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Wednesday, May 7. The new Pope will be the 26th in the history of leadership of the Church. As of…

NEXT POPE COUNTDOWN: Vatican to Deactivate Cell Signals during Conclave Wednesday

John NwokochaMay 6, 2025May 6, 202501 mins

The Vatican Governorate is informing the city state’s residents and employees that beginning on May 7 at 3 p.m. local time, “all the transmission systems of the mobile phone telecommunications signal, present in the territory of the Vatican City State … will be deactivated.” The measure is part of the security requirements of the conclave…

CSOs Demand Akpabio Step Aside After Electoral Fraud Conviction of Returning Officer

Korede AbdullahMay 5, 2025May 5, 202506 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Over 50 civil society organizations (CSOs) have called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to step down following the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban, the returning officer in the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election, for electoral fraud. This information was contained in a…

World Bank Highlights Worsening Rural Poverty in Nigeria as Education, Infrastructure Gaps Widen

Juliet JacobMay 5, 2025May 5, 202504 mins

A new World Bank report has revealed that Nigeria’s deepening rural poverty crisis is being driven by systemic underdevelopment, regional disparities, and lack of access to education, infrastructure, and jobs — with children and the uneducated bearing the brunt. The April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria paints a troubling portrait of growing inequality,…

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