Education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has proposed strict penalties for 11 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers and their associated registrants following irregularities related to fingerprint fraud during the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this after a strategic meeting with…

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N44,000 in minimum wage arrears to former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across the country. This payment, which began earlier this week, targets ex-corps members who concluded their service before the implementation of the revised monthly allowance of N77,000…

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…