Education

The management of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), under the authority of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi, has announced the 2024/2025 matriculation ceremony. The ceremony has been scheduled to be held on Thursday, 6th February 2025, at the convocation ground, main campus of the university.

The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB), Prof. Olusola Babatunde Kehinde disclosed that a total of 3,567 students are graduating with Bachelor’s Degrees in various disciplines. “Out of these, a total of 120 graduate with First Class Honours Degree, 1,626 in the Second Class Upper Division, 1,624 in the Second Class Lower Division,…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the commencement and sales of UTME application documents from 31st January to the 5th of March, 2025. The sales of direct entry (DE) documents will be from 10th of March till 7th of April 2025. The Main UTME Examination will commence from the 25th of April…

The Senate of the University of Ilorin, at its 304th meeting on Thursday, approved the appointment of three retired academics as emeritus professors. The appointees are Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, Prof. Olu Obafemi, and Prof. Musbau Akanji. This was disclosed in a statement by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun . Prof. Is’haq…

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, on Thursday, announced that examination certificates would now feature three key identifiers: national identification numbers, candidates’ photos and birth dates to ensure the authenticity of results. Alausa who described examination malpractice as a growing threat, warned that allowing it to persist would undermine the efforts of diligent students striving…

In line with the newly approved Academic Calendar by Senate for the 2024/2025 session, I write to inform you that the 18th Matriculation Ceremony of the University will hold on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 10.00 am in the Amina Namadi Sambo Multipurpose Hall. Accordingly, all fresh students are expected to obtain their matriculation gowns…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has upgraded several medical-related programs in Nigerian universities from bachelor’s degrees to doctoral status. Acting Director of Public Affairs, NUC, Mrs. Franca Elochi Chukwuonwo, announced this change in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The affected programs include Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, and Optometry, which have transitioned from bachelor’s degrees to doctoral…

Authorities of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have opened the Portal for admission for prospective applicants to run University of Ilorin degree programmes in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree. In the light of this, the university has started admission of students for 2024/2025 academic session for the 10 courses to be run in the…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that the 2024 Batch C Stream 2 orientation camp officially opens today, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, across all states in Nigeria. Additionally, the NYSC confirmed that deployment letters for Batch C Stream 2 are now available. Prospective corps members (PCMs) can access their deployment details online to…