UTME not a school-based exam, no principal can appeal over students’ lateness – JAMB

The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board has warned secondary school principals against approaching it with complaints about their students missing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Jim Ovia appointed NELFUND chair

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jim Ovia, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Mr Ovia...
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Pregnant polytechnic student dies after clinic negligence

A pregnant female student of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Abimbola Ajayi, has been pronounced dead by medical experts following alleged negligence from the institution's clinic staff members who had...

Father nabbed writing JAMB exam for son

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has nabbed a man who allegedly wrote the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on behalf of his son.

UNN suspends lecturer caught harassing female student

The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has suspended a lecturer identified as Mr Mfonobong Udoudom, who was caught in a now-viral video allegedly harassing a...

Nigeria to restructure school feeding programme

The Nigerian Home-Grown School Feeding Programme received a boost through a partnership between the Federal Government and the Partnership for Child Development at Imperial College London. President Bola...

LAUTECH starts Mass Communication, five other degree programmes

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has taken a significant step forward in expanding its academic offerings with the introduction of six new degree programs. This development...

Govt announces 18 as minimum age of entry in universities

The Federal Government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof...

ASUU faults Vice Chancellor vacancy advert

The Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), has faulted the advertisement for the institution’s Vice Chancellor position.

Suspected cultist who killed final year student pleads for second chance (video)

Emmanuel Victor, a suspected cultist in the viral video depicting the killing of a final year student of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), Emmanuel Uche, has confessed to...