Education

This is to inform candidates, students, staff and the University Community that the Matriculation Ceremony for the candidates admitted for the 2024/2025 admission exercise has been scheduled to hold on Monday, 3rd March, 2025. In view of the above, any candidate that fails to pay the required fees, i.e., acceptance fee, tuition fee, and other…

President Bola Tinubu has given his assent to bills establishing two new federal universities. The institutions are the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, and the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State. The announcement was made by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, following the signing of the two…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities at Kaduna State University has announced an indefinite strike commencing February 18, 2025. According to a report by Punch Newspaper, the union decision was made public in a statement signed by Chairman Dr. Peter Adamu and Secretary Dr. Peter Waziri. The statement, which was made available to the News…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been rated high for its professionalism and its commitment to inclusivity. According to the weekly bulletin of the board, released on, Monday, the commendation was made during an interaction with JAMBulletin by a 94-year-old UTME candidate, Pa Adedapo Idowu, after completing his registration for the 2025 UTME…

The Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FOUYE) Professor Abayomi Fasina has said the university is growing in leaps and bounds under his leadership as no fewer than 156 new projects were completed in the last four years. Speaking at the Press Conference heralding the activities marking the University’s 9th convocation, Professor Fasina said a total…

The Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, on Tuesday, matriculated 12,590 students for its 2024/2025 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, said 62,000 applicants applied to the university. She advised the matriculating students to focus on their studies so as not to lose the huge opportunity of getting a university education. She…

The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has announced that 9,459 applicants have been shortlisted for a Computer-Based Test (CBT) as part of the ongoing teachers’ recruitment process. The CBT exam is scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The shortlisted applicants were selected from a pool of 26,349 candidates who initiated the application…

We are excited to announce the closure of the 2023/2024 student loan application cycle as we transition to the 2024/2025 application cycle, opening on February 22, 2025. All outstanding applications for 2023/2024 session will be processed promptly to ensure eligible students receive the necessary financial support. For thousands of Nigerian students, NELFUND has been the…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against “desperately selecting examination towns.” The Spokesperson of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Benjamin emphasised that the board does not select towns for…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, with 43,923 candidates (67.55%) scoring credit and above in at least five subjects. According to a statement by WAEC’s Ag. Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, 65,023 candidates…