The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates are free to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at any location in Nigeria, regardless of where they registered. This clarification follows a misleading report suggesting that candidates must sit for the exam within their state of registration. In a statement released on…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the Federal Ministry of Education is proposing an extension of the national service duration from one year to two years. This proposal was revealed in a statement issued on Saturday by the NYSC’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Caroline Embu. The announcement follows a visit…
A new student at Taraba State University, Jalingo, proposed to his girlfriend during the matriculation ceremony, marking a special moment as they embarked on their academic journey together. The 16th matriculation ceremony took place on Friday, March 28, 2025. Photos of the proposal have since gone viral on social media.
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has awarded a N500,000 cheque to Miss Ifebude Benson, the overall best candidate in the 2023 Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO). The award was presented on behalf of the governor by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, to Ifebude’s father, Mr.…
A security guard at the Permanent Site of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Ebube Igboke, was beaten to death by his colleagues over an alleged theft. Igboke, who was from Ezzama in Ezza South Local Government Area, was part of the Middle Pillar Security outfit hired by the university. He was reportedly assaulted by fellow security…
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Rofiat Lawal, who was kidnapped on the Benin-Ore Expressway on Tuesday, February 25, has been released after her family reportedly paid a ransom of N1.1 million. Lawal was abducted while traveling from Benin, Edo State, to Ibadan, Oyo State, to resume at her place of primary assignment (PPA).…
The Delta State High Court 2, sitting in Warri, has ruled that the 16-year minimum age requirement for university admissions set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is unconstitutional. Presiding over the case, Hon. Justice Anthony O. Akpovi delivered the judgment on Thursday, February 27, 2025, in Suit No: W/311/FHR/2024, siding with the…
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) into a university. Alausa made this revelation during a working visit to the college on February 14. He stated that YABATECH is fully prepared to become a university, describing the institution as a…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has initiated significant leadership changes across several federal universities, including renaming the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University. These changes are effective immediately. At the newly renamed Yakubu Gowon University, President Tinubu dissolved the entire governing council and dismissed Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as Vice-Chancellor. In her place, Professor…
The High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years in prison for electoral fraud committed during the 2019 general elections. Uduk, a Professor of Human Kinetics, served as a Collation/Returning Officer for the Essien Udim State Constituency in March 2019. He had been…
