The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed as false a purported UTME result slip circulating online, which claims that a candidate scored 396 in the ongoing 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement issued by Fabian Benjamin, the Board described the document as a clear fabrication, expressing concern that such misinformation…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted all 9 undergraduate programmes presented by Kwara State University, Malete, in the October/November 2025 accreditation round full accreditation status. The result of the accreditation exercise which was addressed to the Visitor to Kwara State University, Malete, and Governor of Kwara State, was dated April 7, 2026, and signed…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled its annual policy meeting for May 11, where key stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector will deliberate and decide on the official cut-off marks for the 2026 admission cycle. The policy meeting, which brings together vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, and heads of regulatory agencies, is a critical platform…

The document shows a wide variation in cut-off marks among institutions, reflecting differences in competitiveness, programme demand, and institutional policies. Leading the chart is Pan-Atlantic University with a minimum score of 210, while several top-tier universities, including University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, and Obafemi Awolowo University, maintain cut-off marks at 200. Other prominent institutions…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for the 2026 Direct Entry (DE) registration exercise to May 8, 2026, offering fresh opportunities to eligible candidates who are yet to complete their applications. The extension comes after the Board had earlier fixed April 25, 2026 as the closing date for the exercise,…

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic has officially published an amended academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session. The second semester is set to begin with the resumption of all students on April 27, 2026, followed immediately by the commencement of lectures. The key activities of the amended calendar are contained in the image below:

Teslimat Abiola Nurudeen, a final-year student of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering of Kwara State University has made history by becoming the first undergraduate from the institution to complete a solo flight at the Ilorin International Airport. The historic moment occurred on April 20, 2026, when the young aviator successfully piloted an aircraft…

Sixteen Law graduates of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) have made First Class Honours at the recently concluded Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School. This is in addition to 58 others who made Second Class Upper in the examinations. The University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, disclosed this in a press…

In a landmark development, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to three additional academic programmes being run at the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti The approval was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor, which was dated 7th April, 2026, and signed by the Director of Accreditation, National Universities Commission,…

Lagos State University (LASU) has officially signaled the start of its 2026/2027 academic session admission cycle. In an internal memorandum released by the Admissions Office, the university outlined the critical schedule for the Independent Indighenship Verification Exercise (IIVE), a mandatory process for candidates claiming Lagos State origin. The memorandum, signed by Bamigboye, A.J., on behalf…