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Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), succeeding Professor Victor Osodeke. Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, emerged victorious during the union’s 23rd…
The Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Board (KSPVIB) has finalized plans to begin a state-wide monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance exercise across all private schools. The initiative, slated to commence next week, aims to ensure compliance with minimum education standards and improve the overall quality of learning in the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday officially released the much-anticipated 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, while confirming that 39,834 results have been withheld over suspected examination malpractice. Speaking at the JAMB headquarters in Bwari, Abuja, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed that the decision to…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has attributed the significant drop in candidates’ performance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the heightened security and integrity of the examination process. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Alausa explained that the results from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
In a decisive move to curb examination malpractice in Nigeria’s education sector, the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to fully transition the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this during a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released a comprehensive analysis of results for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The detailed report, made public on Monday, offers insights into candidates’ performance across various score categories. According to the data, out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat…
In a bold move to foster entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development among young Nigerians, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Secretariat, in partnership with Brunel University London, has officially launched the Abuja Innovation Challenge. Speaking during a capacity-building session for teachers on entrepreneurship education, Dr. Sani Mohammed Ladan, Director/Secretary of…
In a groundbreaking leap for Nigeria’s healthcare and education sectors, the federal government says it has reached a transformative milestone in healthcare and education. A statement signed by Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Health, Alaba Balogun, noted that this is coming with the surge of…
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has successfully concluded nationwide — with 101 physically challenged candidates participating in Lagos State alone. JAMB, under the leadership of its Registrar, Prof. Ish’aq Oloyede, reaffirmed its commitment to inclusivity through the JAMB Equal…
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates participated in the ongoing 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the Kano Special Centre. The JAMB Coordinator for Kano, Professor Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, disclosed this while addressing journalists after supervising the examination exercise at…
