Education

A total of 41,027 underage candidates were among the 2.03 million who registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This was according to real-time data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board registration dashboard on Tuesday. According to data available on the Board’s official website as of Monday, 62 cases of examination malpractice…

The Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) has released the 2025 approved examination timetable. Examination will commence from June 16, 2025, until June 28, 2025. We wish all candidates the best.

The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council to adopt full Computer-Based Testing for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in Bwari on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports…

In a groundbreaking leap for Nigeria’s healthcare and education sectors, Nigeria has reached a transformative milestone in healthcare education. Annual nursing enrollment has surged from 28,000, as it was on May 28th, 2023, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and led-administration was inaugurated, to unprecedented 115,000 as a result of Mr. President’s initiative. The Honourable…

The University of Ilorin has announced plans to establish a Science and Technology Park aimed at promoting innovation, attracting global talents, and strengthening collaborations between academia, industry, and government. The initiative was unveiled during a high-level meeting held last Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the University Auditorium. The meeting was chaired by the Vice Chancellor,…

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has promised to double the support of the State Government towards the infrastructural growth and development of the Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka. The Governor made the pledge at the 17th convocation ceremony of the university where a total of 6,401 students graduated on Saturday. The university also bestowed honorary degrees on…

No fewer than 40 persons have been arrested and are facing prosecution for impersonating candidates during the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed. This is as many parents and guardians are lamenting that the 6.30 am resumption time for the exam was too early for candidates, adding…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the rescheduling of candidates who were unable to sit for the examination due to technical glitches. You are therefore advised to check and print your new examination schedule. The board has emphasised that examination will not be rescheduled for absentees.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said it has arrested 27 impersonators in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB said the 27 impersonators apprehended have been handed over to the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution. The board also announced that it delisted four Computer-Based Test, CBT centres that have failed to meet…

The University of Ilorin management has announced a relaxation of the penalty for late collection of certificates. In a memo dated 24th April 2025, and addressed to all graduates, the Registrar, Mr Mansur Alfanla, FCIML, declared that the management has decided to suspend the weekly penalty increment of ₦3,000 for a period of six weeks,…