May 2025

Canada Commends Nigeria Customs for Strengthening Border Security, Anti-Smuggling Cooperation

John NwokochaMay 25, 2025May 25, 202504 mins

…Services Intercepts 65 Stolen Vehicles, others The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) International Special Services has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its unwavering commitment to safeguarding borders and disrupting transnational organised crime through strategic partnerships and intelligence-driven operations. This recognition follows the recent recovery of 12 luxury vehicles by the RCMP Liaison Office…

Over 70% Scored Below 200 in 2025 UTME

Rabiu Sultan AderinsolaMay 25, 2025May 25, 202501 mins

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that more than 70% of candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scored below 200 marks. According to official data released with the resit results, 1,365,479 candidates, representing 70.7% of those who participated, fell below the 200 mark. Meanwhile, only 29.3%, 565,988 candidates…

NDLEA Seizes N6.5bn Opioids in Lagos, Rivers Ports, Arrests 2 Britons

Korede AbdullahMay 25, 2025May 25, 202502 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos NDLEA operatives have intercepted six million opioid pills, including tamol, tapentadol, and carisoprodol, alongside 332,000 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup valued at ₦6.524 billion at Nigeria’s Port Harcourt and Apapa seaports. According to NDLEA, these seizures followed intelligence operations that identified new drug trafficking routes, leading to watch-listing and thorough examinations…

JUST IN: 21, 082 UTME Candidates Absent as JAMB Releases 2025 Resit Results

John NwokochaMay 25, 2025May 25, 202501 mins

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit conducted for candidates in affected centres, indicating 21,082 were absent out of 336,845 candidates scheduled. According to a statement released by it’s spokesperson Fabian Benjamin on Friday, JAMB disclosed that, the Board noted that the resit…

SERAP Files Suit against CBN, Demands Disclosure on LG Allocations

John NwokochaMay 25, 2025May 25, 202506 mins

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. SERAP’s action was necessitated by what it described as “over the failure to disclose the details of any direct payments to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria including the amounts sent to each council.” This was contained…

Fighting Terrorism: Air Force Chief Calls for Deepened Collaboration among African Air Forces

John NwokochaMay 25, 2025May 25, 202506 mins

The chief of Air staff, Air Marshal Balla Hassan Abubakar, has called for stronger collaboration among African Air Forces in order to fight the growing spate of terrorism on the continent, focusing on key strategies. He said only if they work together that they can comfortably combat the surging insecurity in the region. Abubakar made…

Fear for Marte amid Intensified Attacks by Boko Haram Insurgents

Hussaini Ibrahim KafiMay 25, 2025May 25, 2025015 mins

…Zulum Cries for Urgent Military Help In a deeply troubling turn of events, Boko Haram insurgents have launched a renewed wave of terror across Nigeria’s North-East, reclaiming territories once declared “liberated” and dealing a harsh blow to the federal government’s narrative of victory over terrorism. Coordinated attacks on military bases, strategic towns such as Marte…

Plateau Battles Rising HIV Threat, Renews Interventions

Korede AbdullahMay 25, 2025May 25, 202503 mins

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Despite progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Plateau State is still grappling with a heavy disease burden. The state reports 2,520 New HIV Infections in one year. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, raised the alarm over the current HIV prevalence rate of 1.6%, which surpasses the national average…

FG Launches Nigeria’s Largest Cancer Care and Diagnostic Network

Juliet JacobMay 24, 2025May 24, 202503 mins

In a bold initiative to transform cancer care and diagnostics, the Federal Government has launched what it hails as the most ambitious healthcare investment in Nigeria’s history. The initiative, announced on Saturday by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, will establish the largest network of oncology and diagnostic centres…

RSUTH Breaks New Ground, Successfully Complete Complex Spinal Surgery

Juliet JacobMay 24, 2025May 24, 202502 mins

The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) has marked a major medical milestone with the successful completion of a complex spinal surgery, a development hailed as a step forward for healthcare delivery in the South-South region of Nigeria. According to a statement released on Saturday, the surgery—a T11-L3 posterior spine stabilization—was performed on Thursday at…

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