Education JAMB blames technical glitch for poor UTME performance May 14, 2025 Friday Omosola The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has attributed the poor performance of many candidates at this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to technical difficulties experienced across several exam…
Education UNILAG announces delay in movement to some halls of residence May 13, 2025 Friday Omosola The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has announced delay in the movement of students into some halls of residence on campus. In a statement on Tuesday by Alhaja…
Education ASUU gets new president May 12, 2025 Friday Omosola The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appointed Professor Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, as its new national president.…
Education Dangote pledges N15bn to transform Kano-based ADUSTECH into leading global institution May 10, 2025 Friday Omosola Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has committed N15 billion towards a five-year development initiative aimed at transforming the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUSTECH) in Wudil, Kano State, into…
Education Old-fashioned: JAMB’s once-a-year exam inefficient — Expert May 10, 2025 Alade Adisa The recent release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results has, once again, sparked widespread concern. Out of approximately two million candidates who sat for the exam, over…
Education JAMB releases 2025 UTME results, withholds nearly 40,000 over irregularities May 9, 2025 Friday Omosola The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), while placing nearly 40,000 results under investigation. Speaking at a press…
Education UBEC unveils fresh strategy to curb out-of-school children May 9, 2025 Friday Omosola The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has pledged renewed efforts to combat the persistent problem of out-of-school children across Nigeria. The pledge focuses on strengthening access to quality basic education…
Education Politics Poor JAMB results: Obi calls for aggressive investment in education May 6, 2025 Friday Omosola The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has raised alarm over the declining state of Nigeria’s education and the worsening poverty levels across the country. Obi,…
Education Nigeria News FG cancels BEA scheme, labels it a ‘waste of resources’ April 29, 2025 New Daily Prime The Federal Government has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme, citing its high cost and limited benefit as justification. The move follows growing criticism from former…
Education Funding: Universities will have heartache if they rely solely on government – Sunmonu April 27, 2025 New Daily Prime Dr ‘Niyi Sunmonu is an Associate Professor of Atmospheric Physics in the Department of Physics & Engineering Physics of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and he is the National…
