The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the results of the 2026 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This was announced on Tuesday by Fabian…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has declared an indefinite strike across Oyo State, effective Monday, 1 June 2026, demanding the immediate and safe release of 46 people abducted from…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on 31…
The federal government has exempted candidates seeking admission to colleges of education from taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, stated during the admission policy…
The federal government has imposed drug tests for all newly admitted and returning pupils in secondary schools across the country. The measures are contained in the ‘National Implementation Guidelines Against…
Dantani Wushishi, registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), says the body now conducts exams in eight countries outside Nigeria. Wushishi spoke in Abuja on Thursday to commemorate the council's 25th anniversary, reflecting on…
President Bola Tinubu has approved fresh appointments across key education agencies, including the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). In a statement issued on…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the federal government a four-day deadline to start implementing the newly agreed compensation structure for university teachers. Christopher Piwuna, ASUU president,…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a warning about the "increasing incidence of indiscriminate conferment and misuse" of honorary doctorate degrees in the Nigerian university system. The panel stated…
The Federal Government has launched a new Smart School Protection Strategy aimed at strengthening security across schools nationwide, as official data shows that a majority of Nigerian schools lack basic…
