The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. The examination body announced this on Sunday in a statement signed by the Acting Head of its Public Affairs Department, Moyosore Adesina. According to the statement, 68,342 candidates…
At the instance of the Chairman, Examination and Time-Table Committee (ETTC), Prof. R.G. Adeola, I write to inform all staff and students to check the Google link below for details of the FINAL TIME TABLES FOR 2024/2025 HARMATTAN SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS for 100 – 500 LEVELS holding between MONDAY, 17th FEBRUARY 2025 and TUESDAY 25TH MARCH…
The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has assured the graduates and students from various polytechnics in Nigeria who were excluded from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation for the mandatory one-year national service over part-time studies that he has approved a memo to the NYSC Director-General for their mobilisation. Alausa, however, asked the…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has approved a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna. Bugaje said…
Speaking to reporters on Friday while monitoring the registration process at various centers in Lagos, the JAMB registrar Prof Isiaq Oloyede revealed that a total 780,202 candidates has successfully registered for the 2025 UTME so far. He said sọ far the registration is giving on seamlessly, and there are no plans for extension.” “It [extension]…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has warned that strict penalties will be enforced for underage candidates in the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. Speaking to reporters on Friday while monitoring the registration process at various centers in Lagos, Oloyede revealed that out of the…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has blacklisted 14 examination centres for their involvement in widespread malpractice across nine subjects. Ten of the affected centres are in Ogun State, while four are in Oyo State. Additionally, seven supervisors—two each from Oyo and Ogun States, and one each from Lagos, Cross River, and Ebonyi States—have been recommended…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on Friday, said President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, to a university.He disclosed the news to the management, staff, and students of the college during a working visit to the institution. “The rector said some minutes ago that the staff,…
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced a one-year temporary suspension on the creation of new private universities in Nigeria The Minister of Education, Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has declared a one-year pause on the approval of new private universities in Nigeria. He noted that this moratorium could potentially be extended if deemed necessary. In a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said candidates with biometric challenges can only register at the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja. According to the Board, candidates, who experience issues with their fingerprints or facial recognition scans during their registration or verification process, especially during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), where biometric identification is…
