News as it breaks
With the 2025 WAEC and NECO Senior Secondary School Examinations fast approaching, the Principal and Director of Model Secondary School, Maitama, Dr. Judith Olure, has called on parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s academic preparation. Speaking during an interactive session with parents of SS3 students,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 90% of the available slots for its optional mock examination have been filled nationwide, with only a few states still open for registration. According to a statement from the Board, candidates can still secure mock exam slots in Gombe, Jigawa,…
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, has expelled a student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for physically assaulting a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. The university announced the expulsion in a statement on Friday, signed by Acting Registrar Victor Modebelu. According to the statement, the decision followed a disciplinary…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results for the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) External. Announcing the results, NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, revealed that 57,114 candidates achieved credit passes in both English and Mathematics, reflecting a 67.53% pass rate. A total of…
The Federal Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct against a teacher, Mr. Jatto, at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Benin City. In a statement issued by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Folasade Boriowo, the school’s principal has been summoned to…
At least 10 students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, were hospitalized on Tuesday after inhaling a toxic substance released during a fight in their lecture hall. The Oyo State Government responded promptly to the emergency after receiving a distress call, with Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, leading an immediate intervention.…
There was pandemonium at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, after a female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, reportedly began when Dr. Chukwudi Michael interrupted the student while she was filming a dance video in the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new policy requiring underage but exceptionally brilliant candidates to undergo four additional examinations before securing admission into their preferred institutions. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, revealed this during an inspection tour of Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers in Ilorin, Kwara State.…
Senator Sunday Katung, representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, has granted full scholarships to five students of Bethel Baptist High School, who were among the victims of a 2021 bandit attack and mass abduction. On July 5, 2021, armed bandits stormed the school in Damishi, Kaduna, abducting 121 students. While most…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged parents to desist from making baseless allegations against universities over perceived unfair denial of admission to their children. In a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board addressed several recent complaints, including one involving…
