The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has threatened to launch nationwide protests over withheld salaries spanning more than three and a half months, the failure to implement consequential adjustments related to the national minimum wage, and other outstanding issues. Previously, NAAT issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government demanding improved welfare for its…
David Abiodun has pleaded guilty to the abduction of 17-year-old Divine Ayeni, a student of the University of Ibadan, before the Federal High Court in Ibadan. Abiodun entered the guilty plea on Monday, July 7, in response to a two-count charge of kidnapping brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). Following his…
Less than 24 hours to the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed concern over the low turnout of candidates who have printed their examination notification slips. The mop-up exam, scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025, is meant for candidates who missed the main UTME…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria has officially refuted widespread rumors claiming that the English Language exam conducted on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, during the ongoing WASSCE for School Candidates, has been cancelled. In a statement released on Tuesday, June 2, by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC clarified that the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit results. This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday, May 24, 2025, by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. JAMB also confirmed the release of previously withheld results for underage candidates—except in cases under…
At least 20 individuals are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja for allegedly hacking into the servers used for the 2025 Computer-Based Test (CBT) examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects are reportedly members of a broader syndicate…
Comrade Sheriff Adeshina has formally been appointed as the senior special assistant on sport development to the President of National Association of Nigeria Students ( NANS ) below is his letter of acceptance. Acceptance of appointment I am writing to formally accept the appointment as Senior Special Assistant on Sports Development to the President of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it has withheld the results of 39,834 candidates from the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which had over 1.9 million applicants. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement on Friday, May 9, while officially releasing the 2025 UTME results. He explained that…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released detailed statistics for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), highlighting the performance of candidates across the country. A total of 1,955,069 candidates participated in the 2025 UTME, with more than 1.5 million scoring below 200. The data also showed that 4,756 candidates scored above 320,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has responded to Peter Obi’s accusation that the exam body forced students to travel in the dark to sit for their exams. In a statement shared on his verified X account on Sunday, April 27, Obi criticized JAMB for requiring students to arrive at exam centers as early…
