Education

By Deborah Nnamdi As part of broader reforms to revitalise Nigeria’s education sector, the Federal Government has launched a digital platform aimed at simplifying teacher registration, certification, and professional development. Unveiling the portal and the Strategic Vision for Nigerian Teachers in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that upkeep loan disbursements will now be strictly aligned with the academic calendars of individual institutions. In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday, NELFUND’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, explained that students will only receive upkeep loans for their…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infractions to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice uncovered during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Abuja, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, expressed concern over…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the temporary closure of its portal for uploading the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. This action is intended to resolve technical issues affecting candidates who had earlier uploaded the initially released results. In a statement posted on…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Benue State, has indefinitely suspended its President, Comrade Tivkaa Evelyn Terwanger, over serious allegations including forgery, criminal impersonation, gross misconduct, and misappropriation of funds. The decision was unanimously adopted during a plenary session of the…

The Nigerian social media space has reacted with widespread uproar to a report of the graduation of the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, and founder of one of Nigeria’s leading private universities, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, from Queen Mary University, United Kingdom. Datti-Ahmed’s Baze University…

By Deborah Nnamdi At least six students of the Nigerian Law School have been abducted by suspected gunmen while traveling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to Yola, Adamawa State. The incident reportedly occurred on the evening of Saturday, July 26, as the students were en route to resume academic activities at…

By Deborah Nnamdi A section of the Pentagon Lodge, a three-storey building housing students of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) in Ebonyi State, collapsed on Friday afternoon. Before the incident, the building had reportedly shown signs of structural weakness, with visible cracks that prompted some students to evacuate.…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has officially established 16 as the minimum age for admission into the country’s tertiary institutions. This announcement came with a stern warning that any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be deemed illegal, and those responsible would face prosecution. Minister…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Saturday, June 28, 2025, as the date for its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), targeting a total of 96,838 candidates. JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement released on Sunday. He stated that candidates…