Education

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…

By Deborah Nnamdi Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has absolved the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) of any wrongdoing in the disbursement of student loans, affirming that the agency operates free of fraud. Following investigations into allegations of fund mismanagement, Alausa stated that no evidence of misconduct was found.…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will on Thursday, May 16, 2025, review the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following widespread complaints from candidates and parents. This was disclosed in a notice by AMB in its Abuja office, where it stated that the review meeting…

Professor Chris Piwuna, a renowned Consultant Psychiatrist and Professor of Medicine, has been elected as the new National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Piwuna succeeds Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, a Professor of Agriculture at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, who was elected ASUU…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is preparing to announce the results of candidates who took the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Reports suggest that the results will be released before noon on Friday, during an event scheduled to take place at JAMB’s headquarters in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has linked the high failure rate in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the success of anti-exam malpractice strategies, particularly within the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). His comments follow JAMB’s release of troubling statistics showing that…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. This medium highlights the step-by-step guide on checking this year’s JAMB result via the website and the SMS options. See the processes below: First, Visit the JAMB eFacility Portal Open a web…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official performance statistics for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing a concerning trend in national academic performance. Out of the 1,955,069 candidates who took the exam this year, only 420,415 — approximately 21.5% — scored above 200 out…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially begun implementing the Dual Mandate Policy across all Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs), following the passage of the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023. In a statement released by Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press at the Federal Ministry of Education,…