As reactions continue to trail the admission of errors in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, education experts have proposed critical reforms to prevent a recurrence. while commending Oloyede’s courage in accepting responsibility for
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Thursday harped on the need to address the age long discrimination between HND and university degrees. Abbas made the call while declaring open a public hearing on three bills by the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education in Abuja.
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the alleged technical error responsible for the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion of Urgent Matter of Public Importance by Rep. Adewale Adebayo (PDP-Osun) at plenary on
The management of the National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2025 Batch A Stream II Orientation course will commence on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The scheme made the announcement in a statement signed by its Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Thursday. The PUNCH
2025 UTME Mass Failure JAMB, MINISTER FACE N10bn SUIT OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF MINORS ’ RIGHTS A human rights lawyer, Evans Ufeli, has filed a N10 billion suit against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the Minister of Education over what he described as widespread irregularities and technical
Labour Party national leader, Peter Obi, on Thursday, condemned the recent technical glitches that disrupted the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination results, affecting the academic prospects of nearly 380,000 candidates. Obi’s remarks follow a public admission by JAMB’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed deep remorse over the
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, YOLA (AUN) RELEASES POST UTME/DE ADMISSION FORM FOR 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION This is to inform the general public of the 2025/2026 Undergraduate Admission form of the American University of Nigeria. Interested candidates are to fill the application form online and submit it. See requirements and procedures
The Federal Government has announced the creation of a high-level committee to streamline and standardise fee payment processes across the country’s tertiary institutions. This move aims to enhance financial operations between Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made the announcement
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission is set to deploy members of the Nigerian Youth Service Corps to sensitise electricity consumers to their rights and duties. This was as the commission announced the establishment of an NYSC Community Development Service Group for serving corps members. Announcing the development on its social
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that a total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical zone and Lagos were affected by the glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede revealed this in a press