Nigerians have been reacting to the admission – by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, that a technical error compromised the results of more than 370,000 thousand candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination at 157 centers nationwide.
JAMB registrar ‘Ishaq Oloyede’, during a press conference in Abuja, broke down in tears, saying that he holds himself personally responsible for the error and for the negligence of the service provider, and then proceeded to tender an “unreserved” apology.
Meanwhile, a Nigerian assistant surgeon has a sparked conversation online after sharing a photo of herself using a phone’s torchlight during a surgical procedure on a dog.
The surgeon posted the photo on X expressing her excitement about assisting in the surgery with the caption “I WAS THE ASSISTANT SURGEON TODAY!!”
Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the gale of defections by politicians to All Progressives Congress.
Oshiomole during a live television interview said former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is the most popular defector, and should write a book on why politicians defect.
Oshiomhole also dismissed claims of disunity within the ruling APC saying Atiku’s defection shows that personal ambition drives political shifts.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Doha has generated a variety of reactions.
It was the first time a US president made an official state visit to the Gulf country.
After announcing a series of deals between the US and Qatar on Wednesday, Trump attended a state dinner, where he met with dignitaries including Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.
A video of the meeting between Dangote and Donald Trump has since made the rounds on social media.
Another Nigerian who met with President Trump in Doha is Adebayo Ogunlesi.
Ogunlesi is a prominent lawyer, investment banker, and private equity executive.
He is best known as the Chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading private equity firm specializing in infrastructure investments.
Ogunlesi made headlines in January after GIP was acquired by BlackRock in a $12.5 billion deal, with Ogunlesi joining the company as a Senior Managing Director and member of its Global Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
In Kaduna State, the state governor, Uba Sani, has established Nigeria’s first lithium processing plant, with the capacity to produce more than 30,000 tonnes of lithium per day.
According to the state government, Kaduna State is blessed with more than 70 solid minerals, including lithium, gold, tin, coltan, wolframite, titanium, and iron.
With the establishment of the new lithium processing plant, the state governor, Uba Sani, is repositioning the solid minerals sector in the state to generate more revenue, create jobs, and curb the activities of illegal miners. Nigeria’s first lithium processing plant is located in Kan-gimi Village along the Kaduna-Jos road.
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