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JAMB has officially released the 2025 UTME results, with reports indicating that most candidates scored below 200. If you took the exam and want to view your score, there are two easy ways to check: either online through the JAMB portal or by SMS using your registered phone number.
Option 1: Check Online via the JAMB Portal
To access your result online, follow these steps:
Visit the JAMB official website: www.jamb.gov.ng.
Click on the result-checking section.
Enter your JAMB registration...
JAMB has released the 2025 UTME results, revealing one of the lowest performance rates in recent years. Over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200.
Results dropped early Friday, 9 May 2025.
Only 4,756 scored 320+, while just 12,414 scored above 300.
Over 1.5 million students scored under 200.
Candidates can check via SMS by texting “RESULT” to 55019 or 66019 using their registration phone.
No need to visit CBT centres — results are available remotely.
This year’s UTME results have...
Jumia's Q1 results show narrowing losses but sliding revenue. As urban momentum stalls, the e-commerce company is expanding into rural markets, testing whether leaner tactics and a local focus can outlast pressure from investors, costs, and past missteps.
KEY POINTS
Losses Narrow, Revenue Falls: The pre-tax loss shrank to $16.5m—its best in two years—but revenue fell 26% year on year.
Rural Orders Surge: 58% of orders come from outside major cities, driven by SEO, radio ads, and lower-cost...
Peter Obi's comments on the 2012 Occupy Nigeria protests have reignited debate over who benefits from public dissent. While Omoyele Sowore calls the remarks dismissive, others hear a deeper critique: Where are the voices that once led, now silent in power?
KEY POINTS
Obi's Observation Sparks Backlash: He questioned why today's fuel price hikes haven't drawn the same outrage seen in 2012.
Sowore Defends Protest Roots: The activist insists 2012 protests were valid, not politically hijacked...
Bill Gates has revealed plans to give away all his wealth over the next 20 years, signalling the final chapter of his career. The Microsoft co-founder, now worth $113.8 billion, says his donations will focus on global health, education, and poverty alleviation.
Gates will donate more than $200 billion by 2045, including his future contributions.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will close in 2045.
Gates aims to achieve foundation goals sooner by doubling his giving over the next two...
Nigerians have shared photos of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, from his visit to Nigeria years ago. The images are resurfacing as Nigerians celebrate his new role.
Robert Francis Prevost, appointed Pope Leo XIV on May 8, visited Nigeria as a Cardinal
Prevost’s visit was linked to his time as Superior of the Order of Saint Augustine
Nigerians are sharing photos from his Nigerian visit during his time as Cardinal
The resurfacing photos are part of celebrations marking his...
Seven top Nigerian athletes—most U.S.-based—have been denied Chinese visas, blocking them from the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou. Officials suggest geopolitics, not sportsmanship, is to blame.
Chinese consulate in Nigeria denied visas to U.S.-based Nigerian athletes despite early applications.
The NSC links the decision to China’s “hard policies” toward the U.S., not athlete credentials.
Nigeria’s relay teams now face disqualification risks from the Paris 2024 Olympic pathway.
Tobi...
The Vatican has witnessed a historic moment with the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope. He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American to hold the position. Known for his missionary work, leadership experience, and reform-minded approach, here are 7 things you should know about the new pontiff and what his election could signify for the future of the Catholic Church:
Cardinal Robert Prevost has made history as the first-ever American pope. Born...
The Senate has approved two key tax reform bills, marking a significant step in President Bola Tinubu's vision to reshape Nigeria’s tax system. These reforms promise to influence governance, taxation, and public services.
The Nigeria Revenue Service and Joint Revenue Board bills were passed after careful debate and revisions.
The bills are expected to overhaul tax collection, promising better distribution and more efficient governance.
The Senate rejected a proposed VAT hike, maintaining...
Peter Obi joins Jonathan and Gowon in warning against Nigeria’s drift toward one-party dominance. However, as more politicians join the ruling APC, many Nigerians see the same faces, motives, and disappointments.
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Obi’s comments come amid a wave of defections, widely viewed as self-serving rather than democratic.
Supporters of the ruling party are celebrating, even as deeper concerns about accountability grow louder.
Citizens contrast Nigeria’s revolving elite with countries like...
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has asked a federal court to compel Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to delete a satirical apology she posted online. But as the legal battle escalates, her message—about dignity and power—continues to echo.
Akpabio claims the post violates a court gag order tied to their ongoing legal conflict.
Akpoti’s Facebook video sarcastically “apologized” for having dignity and self-respect.
Akpabio also demands a formal retraction in national newspapers and an...