Education

The  Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has commended President Bola Tinubu for “the approval of 22 new universities, 33 new polytechnics and monotechnics, and 12 new colleges of education across the country between late 2024 and 2025.” According to Oloyede, the approval of the 67 new higher institutions, demonstrated Tinubu’s …

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSIONS INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN THE 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION (GENERAL ADVERT) Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into various postgraduate degree programmes at the University of Ilorin. IMPORTANT NOTICE:(i) Only courses available for the session are advertised, and as such, candidates are advised to select courses available in…

The Federal University Oye-Ekiti’s Governing Council has appointed Prof. Olubunmi Shittu, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academics, as the acting Vice-Chancellor for six months, effective April 14, 2025. This decision was made during an emergency meeting of the Council, where they also approved Prof. Abayomi Fasina’s request to proceed on six months’ accumulated annual and research…

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in Ekiti State, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by a senior female university official, Engr. Folasade Adebayo. The suspension, which takes effect immediately, followed the intervention of the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who reportedly expressed…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the final timetable for the 2025 examination. The examination will commence from Monday, 16th of June to Friday, 25th of july 2025. A copy of the time table is attached in the link belowhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1-DBebqZUcR3LfccfI9dCgQPuLaevJMRe/view?usp=drivesdk

Kazeem Akanbi Sanusi , a 400-level mathematics student from the University of Ilorin, has broken the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’! The previous record was 26 hours, but Kazeem smashed it with an incredible 31 hours, 42 minutes, and 54 seconds!

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Mock UTME, conducted on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Candidates can check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” to either 55019 or 66019 using the phone number (SIM) registered for the examination. This optional mock examination was designed to test the Board’s annual…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the results of the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on April 10, 2025. How to Check Your 2025 Mock UTME Result: Candidates who took part in the mock exam can easily check their results by sending:*MOCKRESULT to 55019 or 66019*via the phone…

On a major step to eliminate examination malpractice, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that no two candidates will sit for the same set of questions in selected subjects during the upcoming school certificate examinations. This innovation was unveiled during a recent briefing for school principals, where WAEC confirmed that English Language (Papers…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced giving punitive measures and punishment against candidates found engaging in any form of malpractice ahead of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Candidates who are guilty and have been found to be suspicious will receive messages indicating such offenses via their registered email. The message…