A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives.
The proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago.
Leading the debate during plenary on Thursday, Ago said the bill aimed to encourage citizens’ participation in the electoral process, noting that voter apathy during elections would be addressed if the bill scales legislative scrutiny
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has fixed Wednesday, June 11, 2025, as the commencement date for the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Orientation Course.
This was made known in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu.
The NYSC advised all prospective Corps Members to take note of the date and begin preparations for the orientation exercise.
The statement encouraged stakeholders and participants to stay informed by regularly checking the NYSC’s official social media platforms for updates and instructions.
This, according to the NYSC, will ensure a smooth and successful onboarding into the national service programme.
“The Management of National Youth Service Corps wishes to inform Prospective Corps Members, parents, guardians and other stakeholders that the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Orientation Course will commence on Wednesday, 11th June, 2025,” the statement read.
“Consequently, you are encouraged to routinely monitor the NYSC Official Social Media handles for updates on the exercise, please.”
Osun LG Tussle: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment on APC’s Application to Relist
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has adjourned its ruling on the application brought by the APC to relist the Appeal involving the sacked chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after hearing arguments from both the APC, OSSIEC and Action People’s Party (APP) legal representatives.
The sacked chairmen had earlier approached the Appeal Court seeking to relist the case that was previously dismissed by the same court for want of diligent prosecution on the part of the APC. The appellants are requesting the court to reinstate the matter for proper hearing and determination.
The panel, after hearing submissions from both sides, reserved judgment and announced an adjournment to a date yet to be disclosed.
In the submission of the OSSIEC counsel, Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, called the attention of the court to the fact that the court is bound to take judicial notice of its first judgement earlier delivered in January 2025 dismissing the appeal of the applicant
He further argued that Counsel to APC cannot rightly claim that he was incommunicado with his client. He noted that there are further evidences as filed in marked exhibits before the court, on other cases where the same counsel, Muhydeen Adeoye (a.k.a Galadima) was filing briefs for his client in the same court, which showed that they were actually communicating. Therefore, there is no basis to claim that he lost communication with his client.
The 3 man panel led by Justice O.F Omoleye after hearing submissions from both sides, reserved ruling and announced an adjournment to a date yet to be disclosed.
Recall that in February this year, the sacked APC Yes or No chairmen in Osun State violently took over local government secretariats across the state with the backing of security agents, an action which was widely criticized as illegal and violation of due process. The move heightened tensions in the state and drew condemnation from some stakeholders who viewed it as a breach of constitution and legal procedures.
Opesusi Faith Timilehin, a candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, has committed suicide in Lagos State.
The 19-year-old reportedly died on Monday after consuming ‘Push Out’ rat poison due to scoring 190 in the just-released Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result.
According to Guardian newspaper, Timilehin, who was living with her elder sister in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, was said to have sat for the same examination in 2024, and her last year’s result was better than this year.
An eyewitness explained that the deceased, at her sister’s office, requested palm oil to ease the pain she was going through after taking the poison at home.
“But her sister, who didn’t initially know the cause of the pain, ignored her and later raised an alarm after Timilehin confessed on the way to the hospital that she had taken poison at home,” the source stated
The shocking revelation is that she was given an admission message via her Gmail yesterday, immediately after she was confirmed dead at Kolak Hospital, Odogunyan,” the source added.
DAILY POST reports that UTME is a computer-based examination introduced by JAMB in 1978 for prospective undergraduates in Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu has described Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as a pan-Nigerian leader, lauding his inclusive approach to governance as the governor marks his 65th birthday.
In a birthday message personally conveyed through a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday, the President praised Adeleke for embodying national unity through both his heritage and leadership style.
“He has proven to be pan-Nigerian in his way of life and governance philosophy, exemplified by his Yoruba and Igbo heritage,” Tinubu said.
The President acknowledged Adeleke’s cross-cultural appeal, noting that his background and conduct in public office reflect a commitment to national integration, which is critical in today’s Nigeria.
Adeleke, who turned 65 on May 13, was first elected Senator for Osun West in 2017, taking over from his late brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke.
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Osun now Ranks 7th in National Examinations from 33rd in 2022
● I’m Fulfilling Electoral Promises – Governor Adeleke
OSOGBO – 06/05/2025 – Osunstate.gov.ng
Governor Ademola Adeleke has achieved another milestone in fulfilling his electoral promises as Osun state is now ranked 7th in national examinations from its 33rd position in early 2022.
Governor Adeleke had during the 2022 governorship campaign promised to take Osun to a single digit ranking in national examinations, a vow he is keeping with the new report titled “Standard Educational Performance Ranking of States in 2024 SSCE” from the National Examinations Council (NECO).
According to an internal release on the development from the Commissioner for Education, Hon Dipo Eluwole, the report confirmed Governor Adeleke’s commitment to restoring Osun state education sector to its academic leadership that the state once occupied from its creation in 1991.
For the records, Osun State was ranked number seven (7) out of thirty six (36) States and
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) coming behind Lagos, Kano, Oyo, Benue, Ogun and
Katsina States, with 29,101 candidates that obtained at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics out of 41,264, that sat for the exam.
Osun state thereby achieved
approximately 71% success, first of its kinds in the last eighteen (18) years.
Percentage success were also ranked along male and female candidates with Osun State
male candidates coming in 10th position nationwide, with 69.2% success, while the female candidates came 6th nationwide with approximately 72% success.
It is worthy to note further that Osun Internal Standard performance ranking is corroborated by several success stories ranging from being:
● The world No 1 state that won for Nigeria; the prestigious Malaysia International Debate Competition sometimes in December 2024;
● The national representative in far away Dallas for Al, Robotic Competition representing Africa come May, 2025;
●The second position in National Sewing Competition and entrepreneurship education index in 2024 August;
●The widely celebrated best state in the implementation of National Education Loan Assessment Rating by NELFUND itself and for which Mr Governor was awarded.
Reacting to the positive development, Governor Adeleke commended the Commissioner for Education and all team leaders and members in the education system for making this dream a reality, calling the new rating “a really good news for all Osun people.
“I am elated that on a daily basis, good things, good news are happening to us as a state. I made that promise and now God and our team have made it possible. It is extraordinary to move from 33rd position to 7th within two years.
“But my real target is number One and it is possible. So our educational team should not rest yet. We must keep up the reforms. We must continue to innovate.
“Osun State University is thriving with our full support. University of Ilesa is growing so excellently and efficiently. Our polytechnics and College of Education are undergoing reforms to address all outstanding issues. We are multitasking to reposition Osun education for the better.
“We will soon resolve the issue of teachers’ recruitment. Our government is juggling so many issues together at the same time. We seek to avoid financial gridlock which can result without careful planning”, the Governor was quoted as saying.
Signed:
Mallam Olawale Rasheed,
Spokesperson to the State Governor.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that he was so overwhelmed by Nigeria’s economic challenges during his early days in office that he nearly withdrew from the media entirely.
Speaking during a visit to Katsina State over the weekend, Tinubu admitted that the wave of criticism and tough realities of leadership made him consider tuning out from newspapers and broadcasts altogether.
“When we started, it was challenging, and I almost ran away from watching or reading the newspapers,” the president said. “I got discouraged but stayed put on my decisions, believing that the ability of a leader to take decisions at the right time is the hallmark of leadership.”
Tinubu, however, maintained that his administration’s difficult economic decisions are now beginning to yield positive results. “Nigeria is a success, the economy is turning around, it has bent the corner,” he assured.
Meanwhile, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, painted a sobering picture of Nigeria’s economic standing, lamenting the country’s declining GDP per capita. Speaking at the 20th anniversary dinner of Chapel Hill Denham in Lagos, Adesina said Nigeria has fallen behind countries like South Korea, which once had comparable economic metrics.
He blamed the downturn on inconsistent economic planning and poor implementation by successive governments, adding that more Nigerians are poorer today than they were at Independence in 1960.
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, carried out a cabinet reshuffle.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said the governor announced this in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, in Ibadan, the state capital.
The letter stated, “The reshuffle will see the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Seun Ashamu, move to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, while the current Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola, will move to the Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport.
The Commissioner for Public Works, Dahud Shangodoyin, has been moved to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Similarly, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Solihu Adelabu, has been moved to the Ministry of Establishments and Training, while the current Commissioner for Establishments, Segun Olayiwola, will now man the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.”
Makinde said the movements are with immediate effect, urging them to continue to discharge their duties with utmost loyalty and commitment to the state.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, showing that over 1.5 million of the 1,955,069 candidates scored below 200.
Only 420,415 candidates scored above 200, while less than 1% managed scores above 300, according to data released on Monday.
JAMB also noted that 40,247 underage candidates sat for the exam to demonstrate exceptional ability, but only 467 (1.16%) met the defined threshold, with further assessments pending.
The exam began on Thursday, April 24.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to check UTME results:
Step 1: Visit the JAMB Result Portal
Go to the official JAMB result-checking portal.
Step 2: Enter Your Details
Input the phone number used during registration or your registration number.
Step 3: Click on “Check My Results”
Your JAMB result will be displayed instantly. You can screenshot or print it for future reference.
Step 1: Send a Message to 55019
Using the phone number linked to your JAMB registration, send UTMERESULT to 55019. Make sure you have at least ₦50 airtime.
Step 2: Receive Your JAMB Score
JAMB will send your result as an SMS in a few minutes. If you don’t get a response, try again later.
After you receive your result, you’ll need to log into the JAMB portal to print your result.