The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday inaugurated a special committee to oversee the admission process for under-aged but exceptionally gifted candidates. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this at the sidelines of the committee’s inaugural meeting held in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to him, the committee will establish the modalities…
The Federal Government has launched the Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) programme, a bold initiative aimed at reaching over 80 million non-literate Nigerians, particularly youths and adults who remain outside the formal education system. The initiative, unveiled during a National Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Youth and Adult Literacy held in Abuja on Wednesday, seeks to provide…
The Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), through its Centre for Sponsored Projects, has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Disease Research and Training (NCESRTA) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) under the PACTS initiative, aimed at strengthening research on sickle cell disease across…
The Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, has commenced registration for candidates seeking admission into the institution for the 2025/2026 academic session through the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening exercise. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Registrar of the institution, Mr. Abiodun Okunniga, in…
Ilorin, Kwara State – A retired Nigerian Army General, Dr. Ola Orisamolade, has earned a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Ilorin at the age of 72, driven by a passion for the subject that began in his childhood. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ilorin, Orisamolade…
The Borno Government has disbursed over ₦1.1 billion for the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for students in its public schools. The payment was presented by the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Lawan Wakilbe, during a symbolic cheque presentation to representatives of NECO…
The Nigerian government has officially released the results of the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), determining eligibility for admission into the country’s 80 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) for Junior Secondary School (JSS1). Also unveiled were the outcomes of the separate entrance examination for the Federal Government Academy (FGA), Suleja — a specialised institution for…
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has pledged collaboration with relevant agencies to improve the standard of education in the country. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Oboku Oforji (PDP-Bayelsa), made the pledge in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oforji spoke the…
The Federal Government says that privately-owned Computer Based Test (CBT) centres and others belonging to public institutions will be fully deployed in the conduct of school-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by National Examinations Council…
As the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) marks its 50th anniversary, the institution is preparing to graduate nearly 15,000 students during a convocation ceremony slated for 21–26 July. At a media briefing, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Owunari Georgewill announced that 14,861 students will receive degrees, diplomas, and certificates, including 363 first-class honours in a combined convocation for…
