Police launch massive manhunt after coordinated school abductions in Oriire
The Oyo State Police Command has launched a large-scale manhunt and rescue operation following coordinated attacks on schools and communities in Oriire Local Government Area, which led to the abduction of pupils,...
US court jails Nigerian-born professor 70 months for $1.4m donor fund fraud
A United States district court in Michigan has sentenced Nigerian-born education scholar, Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in federal prison for masterminding a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving taxpayer and donor funds...
Council of Legal Education increases Crescent University law admission quota to 120
The Council of Legal Education has increased the admission quota of the Bola Ajibola College of Law into the Nigerian Law School from 70 to 120, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session,...
UNILAG candidate emerges 2026 UTME highest scorer as JAMB unveils ‘bring-your-own-device’ plan
A University of Lagos (UNILAG) bound candidate, Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin, has emerged as the highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, recording...
WAEC assures candidates of seamless 2026 WASSCE despite ongoing workers’ protest
The West African Examinations Council has assured candidates, parents, school owners and other stakeholders of the smooth and uninterrupted conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School...
UTME waiver for NCE, ND candidates will boost tertiary admissions by 1.5 million —...
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has said the Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into National Certificate in Education (NCE) and selected National Diploma (ND) agriculture-related programmes from writing...
University librarians raise alarm over predatory journals, unethical open access publishing
The Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU) has raised concerns over the growing proliferation of predatory journals, misinformation, and unethical publishing practices associated with the increasing adoption of open access...
Most federal colleges of education now award degrees alongside NCE, says minister
The Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, has disclosed that most federal colleges of education across Nigeria now operate a dual-mandate system that allows students to graduate with both the Nigeria Certificate in...
Alleged sex scandal rocks Tansian University as students assault lecturer suspected to be priest
A fresh controversy has erupted at Tansian University following the circulation of a viral video showing a male lecturer, widely alleged to be a Catholic priest, being assaulted and stripped by a...
UTME highest score rises from 299 to 374 in 13 years
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official record of the highest-performing candidates in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination from 2013 to 2026, showing a...
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UNILAG announces Post-UTME screening procedure
The management of the University of Lagos has announced the requirements for post-UTME screening for the 2018/2019 academic session.
It said that the exercise would...
