STRIKE LOOMS, AS LECTURERS REJECT AGRIC COLLEGE PROVOST’S APPOINTMENT
The Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture has announced a three-day warning strike in protest against the appointment of a university professor, Prof. Jeremiah Atumgwu, as the Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, Oyo State. Addressing journalists in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, ASUCA National President, Williams Manggoel, said the strike would […]
LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY (LASU) RELEASES 2025/2026 INDIGENESHIP VERIFICATION EXERCISE FOR ADMISSION APPLICANTS
All candidates of Lagos State origin who chose Lagos State University as First Choice in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and scored a minimum of 195, are hereby informed that the registration for Indigeneship Verification Exercise (IIVC) for the 2025/2026 admission exercise will commence on Monday, 26th May 2025 and close on Thursday, […]
JAMB DEBUNKS RUMOUR OF KIDNAPPED CANDIDATES
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed reports claiming that 15 candidates travelling from Onitsha to Okigwe for their examination were kidnapped, describing the information as false and misleading. In a statement issued on JAMB’s official X handle on Monday, May 19, the body clarified that the candidates had arranged group transportation from […]
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO PROBE JAMB FOR TECHNICAL GLITCHES
The house of representatives has resolved to investigate the technical error that compromised the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The green chamber passed the resolution during plenary on Thursday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Adewale Adebayo, a lawmaker from Osun state.
NOUN MATRICULATES 25,342 STUDENTS
The Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Olufemi Peters, has implored new students to uphold the values of academic integrity, hard work, and excellence as they undertake their academic activities with the institution. Peters spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at the university’s 28th matriculation ceremony, where 25,342 students matriculated across nine […]
NOA APPLAUDS JAMB’s TRANSPARENCY, URGES FURTHER ACTION
The National Orientation Agency has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for its transparency in addressing the challenges that followed the recently concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This, the agency in a Thursday statement, described as a significant development reflecting the ethos of accountability in Nigeria’s public institutions. The statement released by the […]
WEEPING NOT ENOUGH, VARSITY DON CALLS FOR RESIGNATION OF JAMB REGISTRAR
Following Wednesday’s admission of technical glitches by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB in its last outing, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Dr Christian Okeke, has asked the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede to go beyond weeping over his incompetence, and tender his immediate resignation. He said […]
KWASU ISSUES IMPORTANT NOTICE TO STUDENT ON NELFUND LOAN DISBURSEMENT
Good day dear all. Attention of students are here by called to the attached list of students with incorrect account details for payments of the NELFUND.The affected students are to urgently visit the Bursary Unit to supply the correct account details. Thank youRegistrar.
ASUU ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its next president. Piwuna, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of […]
NUC ACCREDITS 9 NEW PROGRAMMES FOR JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY
We are thrilled to announce that Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) has received Accreditation status for several of our academic programmes, following the October/November 2024 Accreditation Exercise conducted by the National Universities Commission (NUC). According to the NUC’s official letter dated April 30, 2025, the following programmes have been successfully accredited: ADMINISTRATION -Accredited -Accredited -Accredited […]