Saturday, May 17, 2025

Education

Malpractice: No going back on CBT for WAEC, NECO — Minister

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending examination malpractice in Nigeria’s education sector, saying that it would go ahead with the transition to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for...

Concerns as over 1.5 million UTME candidates score below 200

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, raising concerns about mass failure as...

Only 1.16% of underage UTME candidates show exceptional ability — JAMB

Out of the 40,247 underage candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), only 467 — which is 1.16 per cent...

NELFUND under fire over loans to ex-students

Some graduates from public tertiary institutions have raised concerns over the delayed disbursement of student loans, revealing that funds were sent to their schools...

Education Minister mulls extension of NYSC to two years

The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has pushed for the extension of the national service scheme from one to two years. The minister stated this...

JAMB opens portal for 2025 UTME-mock exam slip printing

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates who registered to participate in the 2025 optional UTME-Mock examination can now print their...

FG adopts TASUED as federal university

The Federal Government has adopted the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State as a Federal University. President Tinubu approved the adoption...

Bill to end HND, BSc dichotomy scales second reading

A bill to abolish the dichotomy and discrimination between Bachelor’s Degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has scaled second reading in the...

FG should allow NUC manage budgets of universities – JAMB registrar

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, says the autonomy of public universities can be better achieved if...

FG proposes 12-Years basic education, denies scrapping JSS, SSS

This is according to a statement by the Director of Press of the Federal Ministry of Education Folashade Boriowo. Boriowo said the Minister of Education...

Registration for 2025 UTME to commence Monday – JAMB

The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, February 3, 2025, instead of Friday, January 31, 2025. The...