Team Babs Reporting

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has re-accredited all 25 undergraduate programmes of Kwara State University, which were presented during the October/November 2024 round of accreditation of academic programmes. The result of the accreditation process, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, and dated 30th April 2025, was signed by NUC’s Acting Director of Accreditation, Engineer…

The Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture has announced a three-day warning strike in protest against the appointment of a university professor, Prof. Jeremiah Atumgwu, as the Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, Oyo State. Addressing journalists in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, ASUCA National President, Williams Manggoel, said the strike would…

An official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why the board has not released the results of the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board had planned to release the rescheduled UTME results on Wednesday, according to a memo sent to reporters. It was, however, postponed. The source said JAMB invited Boniface…

Tinubu signs bill establishing Federal University of Technology, Ilaro into law. …Senator Adeola Hails Milestone, Says Ogun West Now Has Its First Federal University President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law the bill establishing the Federal University of Technology, Ilaro (FUTI), thereby upgrading the existing Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun State to a full-fledged…

I wish to inform you that Management has graciously approved that the Passing-out for 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream I Corps members earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, 5th June, 2025, will now hold on Tuesday 3d June, 2025, This is due to the festive period, which is characterized by public holidays and heavy vehicular movements….

Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has responded strongly to critics calling for his resignation following challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking during a meeting with key stakeholders, including chief external examiners and civil society organizations in Abuja, Oloyede dismissed the calls for his resignation,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a fresh round of mop-up examinations to accommodate the over 5.6 per cent of candidates who missed the just-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, stating that the initiative will cover all…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it could not release the results of over 40,000 underage candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination until the Court of Appeal rules. The statement came in response to public outcry over the release of the 2025 UTME results and the withholding of the results…

The Federal Polytechnic Offa invites applications from suitably qualified candidates into its Higher National Diploma (HND) Full Time and National Diploma (ND) Part Time programmes for 2025/2026 academic session. Details are as follows: