Education

The Senate confirms that the minimum age requirement of 16 years for admission into universities will remain in place. The red chamber stressed that the statements regarding the potential increase of the age limit to 18 years were individual viewpoints. The upper chamber made it clear that any adjustments to the age limit would require…

The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has begun an indefinite strike to draw attention to developments bordering the union. The union announced its decision to embark on the strike on Thursday at the end of its congress, held at the Permanent Site of the institution.The Chairman of the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged Nigerians to be wary of any candidate parading printed result slips as currently, the result is not in any paper format. JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said the information became necessary as some individuals were already circulating printed result slips on social…

The Federal Government had declared Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day event.

The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to embark on mass action if the Federal Government fails to take immediate steps to address the current fuel scarcity in the country.The students’ body also asked the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Mele Kyari, to resign if he could not…

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed why the examination body wouldn’t announce the names of the highest-scoring candidates in the just concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. He stated this during a press briefing in Bwari, Abuja on Monday, recalling that hitherto, the Board had been unwilling…

Candidates are advised to use the phone numbers they used to register to text RESULT to 55019/66019. There is no need to approach any CBT centre or cybercafé to check results. The following are the responses to be expected hence, a candidate with a result will receive the message: “Dear “Candidate X”, your result is…

The Interim Joint Matriculation Board Examination Board (IJMB) has released the Proposed 2024 Examination Timetable, see details below;