On May 27, 2025, Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, issued a directive to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO), and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) to blacklist Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and candidates involved in examination malpractice. The directive, detailed in […]
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of student visa processing, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign against foreign students involved in pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities, particularly targeting those accused of supporting Hamas. A cable signed by Rubio, reported by AFP, directed U.S. embassies and consulates to halt […]
Felix Agu, a 25-year-old full-back for Werder Bremen, has switched his international allegiance to Nigeria, driven by a desire to connect with his Nigerian heritage through his father’s lineage. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in London on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Agu expressed his excitement, describing the opportunity to represent […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a three-way summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for an end to Russia’s three-year invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, Zelensky expressed flexibility, stating, “If Putin is not comfortable with a bilateral […]
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, a two-storey building under construction collapsed at Otta-Ona Junction, near the Mobil Filling Station bus stop in Ikorodu, Lagos State, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and the rescue of nine others. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), led by Permanent Secretary Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the recovery […]
Nigeria’s public debt is projected to exceed N180 trillion following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly for approval of N34.15 trillion in additional external and domestic loans, as reported on May 1, 2025. The borrowing plan includes $21.5 billion (N33.39 trillion at N1,590 per dollar) in external loans, comprising USD 21,543,647,912, EUR 2,193,856,324.54, […]
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated on Sunday, May 25, 2025, as Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike withdrew from all prior agreements aimed at resolving the party’s internal conflicts, just a day before the PDP’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for May 27, 2025. In a statement titled […]
On Monday, May 26, 2025, heavily armed kidnappers invaded Grow Homes Estate in the Chikakore area of Kubwa, Abuja, between 12:00 AM and 1:30 AM, holding residents hostage for over an hour. According to terrified residents cited by Vanguard, the assailants overpowered the local vigilance team, with one resident witnessing a man and a woman […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, May 25, 2025, rejected recent endorsements of President Bola Tinubu by All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and stakeholders, labeling them as evidence of panic and desperation. Atiku’s Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, expressed confidence in the opposition coalition’s ability to defeat the […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit on Sunday, May 25, 2025, for 336,845 candidates affected by technical glitches in Lagos and the South-East, revealing that 99% scored below 200 out of 400 marks, with only a handful reaching up to 217. Notably, […]