Education

Parents Tell FG To Scrap NYSC if Safety Of Corpers Is Not Guaranteed

— Youth Corpers By Muyiwa Akinola Sensing the dangers that usually associate with youth service in Nigeria the National President of the Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria, Haruna Danjuma, has urged the Federal Government to scrap the National Youth Service Corps scheme if it cannot guarantee the safety of corps members across the country. Danjuma made the call amid growing concerns over the security of corps… []

JAMB Uncovers Syndicate Using ‘AI to Sabotage’ 2026 UTME Registration

— JAMB logo (file) By: Bunmi Onakan Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede says the examination body has uncovered a syndicate allegedly using artificial intelligence to bypass the 2026 unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) to assist candidates. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Oloyede said the board is currently investigating members of the syndicate who have been… []

NANS Commends Nigeria Police Force For Establishment Of 24/7 School Emergency Response Centres

By St. Johnson Adegboyega …Urges Students To Leverage Initiative For Safety The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) heartily commends the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its proactive and commendable initiative in establishing 24/7 functioning emergency response centres dedicated to addressing school-related emergencies across the country. This landmark effort, led by the National Coordinator of the Schools Protection Squad (SPS), CP Abayomi Shogunle, demonstrates the… []

Nigerian Universities That Accept Below 200 JAMB scores

Hope is not yet lost for those wrote the 2025 JAMB exam, and the results came out woefully. Maybe you scored 120, 140, or even 160, far below what you expected. Disappointing. Thousands of students in Nigeria also felt the same shock and disappointment. Some even suspected a JAMB system error, especially after officials admitted there was a glitch and offered a rewrite. But who… []

How Police Killed 400-level University Student During Shoot-Out

— Late Ella By St. Johnson Adegboyega One Ella, a 400-level student of Kwararafa University has been reportedly killed by men of the Nigeria Police in Benue State. Ella met her tragic end after officers of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly opened fire on a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation at Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi, Benue State. According to human rights activist, Ukan Kurugh, the… []

#ThisIsNotMyResult: JAMB Orders Review As Candidates Seek Legal Action

—Candidates during JAMB Exam By St. Johnson Adegboyega   The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered an immediate review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following a wave of public complaints alleging technical glitches, incomplete questions, and unusually low scores. The controversy about this year’s exam reached a boiling point after over 1.5m out of the 1.9m candidates who sat for… []

Missing JAMB Candidate, Esther Oladele Found On Ajah -Epe Road

Esther Oladele,, a candidate of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who was reported missing has been found. This was disclosed by her brother, @Mayorjonson1 via an X post on Saturday. “We FOUND MY KID SIS (ESTHER). Thank God “Thank Y’all. Esther was dropped at Ijebu ode this morning” he wrote in the caption accompanied by an appreciation flyer. The… []

400 Level FUT Student Dies Hiking in Minna

  By Bunmi Onakan  One David Adebayo, a 400 level student of the Department of Animal Production has died hiking in Minna. Oluwaseyi Adebayo was said to have gone on the hiking expedition with some of his colleagues on August 10 when the incident happened. It was gathered that the deceased slipped from a hill and landed in a fish pond where he died. Learnt… []

JAMB Cancels 2024 Direct Entry Aptitude Test

  — JAMB Logo (File) By Adeola Idris  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the cancellation of the aptitude test for 2024 Direct Entry (DE) candidates. This decision was communicated via JAMB’s official X account on Monday. “Attention 2024 DE Candidates! This is to inform you that the Board has shelved the conduct of aptitude test for the year, other placement criteria… []

10 Major Things To Know About The Newly Revised 2024 Student Loan Act  

– By Bunmi Onakan President Bola Tinubu recently signed the 2024 newly revised Student Loan Bill into law, thus repealing the earlier 2023 Student Loan legislation with immediate effect. The new Student Loan Act also known Access to Higher Education Act, 2024, aimed to address some of the loopholes of the previous Student Loan law while introducing new and comprehensive coverage for those seeking tertiary… []

Just In: Tinubu Signs Revised Student Loans Bill Into Law

— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  By Bunmi Onakan  President Bola Tinubu has signed the newly revised Student Loans Re-enactment Bill, 2024 into law. The president signed the bill into law on Wednesday in State House Abuja in the presence of key stakeholders such as the Minister of Education and the leadership of the National Assembly. This development followed the Senate and the House of Representatives… []

BREAKING: WAEC Releases Results Of First CB-WASSCE

– Students writing exams By Adeola Idris  The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. The examination was held between Wednesday, January 31, and Saturday, February 17, 2024. A total of 8,139 candidates sat the examination at 140 CBT centres nationwide. Details later

EKSU: JAC III Commend Oyebanji’s Clarifications Over Unions’ Unpaid Salaries, Provision Of Electricity

– Ekiti State University By Kelvin Adegboyega Ekiti State Governor, His Excellency Biodun Oyebanji during a live radio programme (Meet Your Governor) recently in Ado Ekiti cleared the airs and unraveled the circumstances surrounding the unpaid salaries of workers in Ekiti State University. Oyebanji stated that only a month subvention from 2018 is owed Ekiti State University by the state government. Which implies that the… []

Unbelievable: ‘One Chance’ Operators Rob Student Inside UNILORIN Campus

– University of Ilorin By Adeola Idris  An incident of robbery occurred within the premises of the University of Ilorin involving Moyosore Bright, a first-year student. Suspected “one-chance” operators targeted and robbed the student, highlighting security concerns on campus. The spokesperson of the state police command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. She said the victim is a student of the… []

Yahaya Bello Fulfills Promise As Cambridge Exams’ Best Student Leaves For Studies In UK

– Oluwabukolami Adeyemi recipient of the scholarship with Gov. Yahaya Bello  By Bunmi Onakan  The promise made by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello concerning his scholarship promise to Miss Oluwabukolami Adeyemi, the recipient of the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award for 2022 has come to fruition. Adeyemi earned this award in recognition of her exceptional performance in the 2022 Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS… []

Tuition Hike: NANS Backs NULASS Proposed Protest In UNILAG

– University of Lagos By Bunmi Onakan  The proposed general protest by the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) over hike in tuition fees of universities is no doubt gathering momentum as National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has declared its support. NULASS President, Akinlola Shasanya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that members of the union would come… []

Tuition Hike:NANS Insists On Sept 6 Protest

– NANS Logo By Bunmi Onakan  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has vowed to go on with their planned massive protest from Wednesday, September 6, against the recent increment in school fees by some federal universities in the country, insisting that the increment will never come to stay. The students’ body asked the institutions which had already started implementing their own increment to… []

Polytechnic Lecturers Begin Strike Over ‘Poor Working Conditions’

— Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe logo  — By Bunmi Onakan  Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe in Bayelsa have commenced an indefinite strike over alleged poor working conditions. In the communique jointly signed by Agada Franklin, the institution’s ASUP chairman, and Justin Ikirigo, the general secretary, on Tuesday, the union stressed that the industrial action became imperative due to… []

11 Years Old Emerges Winner At International Spelling Bee Competition in Abuja

– Osalusi Daramola (Middle) of Greater Tomorrow International College, Ikare Akoko, Ondo State displaying his trophy alongside first and second runners up. – By Bunmi Onakan Winners that will be representing Nigeria in this year’s International Spelling Bee Competition has emerged, the event which was hosted in the Federal Capital city, Abuja as usual was fiercely contested after which 11 years old, Osalusi Daramola, of… []

UTME Top Performer: Innoson Tackles JAMB Over Mmesoma Ejikeme, Says N3 million Scholarship Still Stands

– Mmesoma Ejikeme – By Bunmi Onakan  Following the N3 million scholarship given by the management of Innoson Automobile Company to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme for being the highest scorer in 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB had on Sunday, July 2, accused Ejikeme Mmesoma of manually inflating her score from 249 to 362 and parading herself as the top scorer. Innoson appears to have… []