Education

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Examinations Council (NECO) has distanced itself from a fraudulent Facebook account falsely created in the name of its Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, warning that the page is being used to deceive and defraud unsuspecting members of the public. This was disclosed in…

Heirs Insurance Group has officially opened entries for its fourth annual national essay competition, offering junior secondary school students across Nigeria the chance to win scholarships and grants worth N10.5 million. The 2025 Heirs Insurance Essay Championship comes with an exciting new twist – the introduction of a special category…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical glitch during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement on Sunday, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed that out of 336,845 rescheduled candidates, 21,082…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that it received over 550,000 loan applications within its first year of operation. This was revealed in a statement commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Fund’s launch on May 24, 2024. The student loan initiative is a cornerstone of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested at least 20 individuals in connection with the hacking of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a computer-based test conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). According to AIT, the suspects…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that it will conduct a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The announcement was made by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, during a recent stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. Over 5.6% of registered candidates were…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who took part in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this Wednesday. JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin confirmed the new release date for the rescheduled results, telling news media outlets, “The results of…

A renewed wave of tension is emerging within federal universities and inter-university centers following the rejection of the distribution formula for the recently approved N50 billion Earned Allowances by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has approved N80 billion for the infrastructure upgrade of 100 Unity Schools, also known as Federal Government Colleges, across Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, during an unscheduled inspection visit to Federal Government College, Kano, on…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will reschedule the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 379,997 candidates who experienced technical disruptions during the 2025 exam. According to JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the glitches affected a total of 157 examination centres across Lagos and five…