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As the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream I Orientation Course comes to an end tomorrow, May 13, 2025, the Management of National Youth Service Corps wishes to inform our stakeholders, especially prospective Corps Members that the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Orientation Course will similarly commence soon in the 37 NYSC Orientation Camps nationwide. Prospective Corps…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) acknowledges the significant volume of unusual complaints following the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, which were officially published last Friday. In response, the Board is fast forwarding its annual system review—a comprehensive post-mortem of the examination process that is conducted each year months…

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…

One-thousand-eight-hundred (1,800) applicants have been shortlisted for teaching appointments at the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), according to a statement on Sunday. The shortlisted applicants emerged from a thorough screening exercise, which included online application, computer based test, and interviews spanning up to three months, it said. The statement said the shortlist comprises 790…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has explained why it has put its proposed nationwide strike on hold, despite months of persistent threats to take action over the federal government’s unmet demands. The union’s decision is based on fresh promises made by the government to address their concerns this time around. The President of…

President Bola Tinubu has approved N120 billion to revive technical education in the country.  Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa stated this at the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Session in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa said the federal government was refocusing the country’s education to technical education.  The minister said the start up…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Saturday cautioned students against applying for student loans via fake portals and websites. The Fund warned that while it remains committed to ensuring that eligible students get the student loan, students should be cautious of fake websites posturing as the official website of the Fund. The clarification was made…

Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) said applicants for the public school teaching jobs can now check the results of the CBT done earlier on Saturday. TESCOM Chairman Mallam Bello Taoheed said all the applicants who sat the test can access their results on the portal. “This is the first step after the exams. The…

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede has called on the Federal Government to allow the National Universities Commission oversee the budgets of Nigerian universities, rather than individual institutions. The JAMB registrar asserted that such a move if implemented, would enhance the autonomy of the universities. Oloyede, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University…