Category: Leadership

JAMB Candidate With 326 UTME Score Shocked As He Receives New Exam Date

Abibat Babalola

A JAMB candidate who scored 326 in his UTME exam has shared a message he received from the examination body, notifying him that he has been rescheduled to retake the test. This was revealed in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) page by the user @swagpriest2, who expressed his frustration over the development. He had earlier announced his score on social media, writing: “Hope 326 isn’t a bad score for Twitter NG.” However, following JAMB’s confirmation of errors at several exam centers, many candidates—despite their scores—have reportedly been…

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops To 23.7%

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 23.7 percent in April, from 24.23 percent in March 2025. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its April Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Thursday. The figure showed that Nigeria’s inflation cooled off by 1.86 percent on a month-on-month basis. READ ALSO: Despite Subsidy Removal, NNPC’s FAAC Remittance Dropped By N500bn In 2024 – World Bank ‘Domestic Treble,’ Barcelona Are 2024/2025 La Liga Champions ‘4 Years After,’ Actress Jumoke George’s Missing Daughter Found In Mali ES NCDMB Pays Last Respect To…

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NNPC’s FAAC Remittance Dropped By N500bn In 2024 – World Bank

Abibat Babalola

The World Bank says revenue remitted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited dropped by N500 billion in 2024 despite a surge in gross revenues collected by Nigeria’s main revenue agencies in the year. In the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU), published on May 12, the Bretton Woods organisation said NNPC’s remittance to the federation account dropped from N1.1 trillion in 2023 to N600 billion in 2024. On May 29, President Bola Tinubu said the petrol subsidy regime was over. Three months later, TheCable reported that Tinubu…

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Nigerian Scientist Begins Research On Contaminated Groundwater Cleaning

Abibat Babalola

As pollution and climate change continue to threaten clean water worldwide, Nigerian geoscientist Oyindamola Oseni is conducting research that could lay the groundwork for safer, low-cost ways to restore contaminated soil and groundwater. A doctoral researcher at the University of Georgia, Oseni is developing an approach that uses microbial and plant-root systems, enhanced by biochar, a carbon-rich material made from biomass, to break down hazardous pollutants. Her work targets persistent groundwater contaminants like perchlorate and nitrate, which are commonly linked to industrial, military, and agricultural waste. “We know the environment…

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If Lamido And I Were Still Governors We Would’ve Challenged Tinubu – Amaechi

Abibat Babalola

Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has asserted that Nigeria’s political environment would be significantly different today if his generation of governors were still in power, declaring that he and former Jigawa governor Sule Lamido would have openly challenged President Bola Tinubu. Nigerian home decor ideas. Amaechi made the remarks on Tuesday, May 13, in Abuja at the launch of Lamido’s autobiography, Being True to Myself. “I asked you (Lamido) this morning, what is going on currently in the country, in Nigerian politics — would it have happened when we…

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‘Monthly Or Nothing,’ Lagos Warns Landlords, Scraps Annual Rent For Tenants

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to phase out annual rent payments in favour of more flexible monthly and quarterly options. The move aims to ease the financial burden on residents, especially low-income earners who struggle with large upfront rental costs. Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, who revealed the initiative during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing, said the initiative builds on the state’s ongoing efforts to make housing more affordable and accessible. He cited the earlier rent-to-own scheme, which allows beneficiaries to pay a five percent deposit and spread…

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Incessant Strikes: ASUU Leadership Needs ‘Psychiatric Evaluation’, Jega Tells Piwuna

Abibat Babalola

A public affairs commentator, Mahmud Jega, has called for psychiatric evaluation of the members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), saying it was important to examine the heads of those who take industrial action decisions nearly every year. Jega, who is also the publisher of an online newspaper, 21st Century Chronicle, made the call in a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening, challenging the new ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital…

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I Wouldn’t Have Married My Wife If I’ve Been Led By Sight – Pastor Enenche

Abibat Babalola

The founder of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche, has said he married his wife, Becky Enenche, even though she didn’t look stylish when they first met. In a video that went viral on Tuesday, Enenche said he was led by faith, not by her physical appearance. Enenche explained that Becky, who was a medical student at the time, didn’t care much about how she looked. Her hair was always in braids and she wore clothes that were not fitted, like A-line skirts and jump-up sleeves. “If sight was…

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Super Eagles Forward Undergoes Emergency Surgery

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria forward Taiwo Awoniyi has undergone emergency surgery after colliding with a post during Nottingham Forest’s Premier League home clash with Leicester City last weekend, Prompt News reports. According to Sky Sports, Awoniyi was taken down to the hospital for abdominal surgery after the accident. The incident occured in the closing stages of the Tricky Trees 2-2 draw at the City Ground on Sunday. The striker required around three minutes of treatment, but could not be substituted after Forest used their last available window to replace Elliot Anderson with Jota…

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‘Name And Shame,’ 50 Nigerian Varsity, Poly Lecturers Once Found Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct

Abibat Babalola

No fewer than 50 lecturers in public universities and polytechnics across Nigeria have been implicated in cases of sexual misconduct between April 2021 and April 2025, investigations by The PUNCH have revealed. These cases, which include both suspensions and dismissals, underscore the pervasive issue of sexual harassment in Nigeria’s higher education system. The affected academics range from junior staff to senior lecturers and professors. A 2018 World Bank survey found that 70 percent of female graduates in Nigeria reported experiencing sexual harassment in school—often from lecturers and peers. READ ALSO:…

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