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Heirs Insurance Group Approves N10.5m for National Essay Competition

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

Heirs Insurance Group has commenced the application process for the fourth edition of its yearly Heirs Insurance Essay Championship, which is aimed at junior secondary school students across the country. The 2025 edition includes N10.5 million in prizes allocated to the victorious students,

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FG Recommends Three-Year Ban for Exam Malpractice Offenders

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

Students who engage in examination malpractice during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) should be prohibited from taking any external examinations organized by the West African Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO), and the National Board for Technical Education (NABTEB) for three years, according to a directive issued by the

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JAMB Warns Against Fake Resit Exam Slip Messages in Circulation

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied responsibility for deceptive messages being shared using a falsified version of its official 66019 shortcode. In a press release shared on Wednesday by the Public Communication Advisor to JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the examination board clarified that these false messages are instructing candidates—some of whom

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Tinubu Appoints New Governing Councils for UNIABUJA, UNN, NAU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the go-ahead for the selection of new individuals to serve on the governing councils of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). This announcement was provided by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, […]

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Imo State Shuts Schools Amid Deadly Diphtheria Outbreak

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 28, 2025

Several children have been reported dead in the Mbutu area within Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Barr. Iheukwumere Henry Alaribe, chairman of Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, verified the fatalities in a statement dated May 26th, 2025. Diphtheria is an infection triggered by a toxin-producing bacterium known as Corynebacterium diphtheria. The pathogen

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UNILAG collaborates with development agency to address community water crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2025

The Ilaje Water Security Project Research Team at the University of Lagos, working together with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Bariga LCDA, government authorities, and members of the Ilaje community, has made meaningful progress toward solving the area’s ongoing issues with access to clean drinking water. At a stakeholders’ meeting hosted at the

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Oyo government remits ₦5bn from agreed ₦8bn for full LAUTECH ownership

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2025

The Oyo State Government has announced that it has paid ₦5 billion of the ₦8 billion it agreed to pay the Osun State Government to gain full control of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), located in Ogbomoso. This was revealed in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Dotun Oyelade, […]

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OAU students protest over delay in receiving ID cards despite payment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 27, 2025

A group of students from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, organized a peaceful demonstration on Monday at the university’s main gate to protest the continued delay by the school administration in issuing identity cards, which they had already paid for. During the protest, the students blocked commercial vehicles from entering the university

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NUC Grants Approval for 17 Academic Programmes at Federal University Lafia

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

The Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) has announced that the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for 17 academic programmes after the institution successfully met the necessary accreditation standards. This was revealed in a press release distributed in Lafia by Mr. Abubakar Ibrahim, Director of Information and Public Relations. According to Mr.

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200,000 Candidates Score Above 200 After UTME Resit

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

At least 200,000 additional candidates surpassed the 200-point average in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination after the resit conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which followed the discovery of both human and technical errors that affected the initial exam. According to the resit results released on Sunday, JAMB reported that a majority of

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5 alternative admission options for low JAMB scores in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

Not everyone achieves a high score in the JAMB exam, but that doesn’t mean your dream of attending a Nigerian university is over. There are several effective options you can explore that do not rely on high UTME scores. These pathways are designed to provide students with a second opportunity to pursue full-time degree programs […]

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Trump defends decision to stop foreign student admissions at Harvard

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 26, 2025

United States President, Donald Trump, defended his administration’s decision on Sunday to prevent Harvard University from admitting foreign students after a judge issued a temporary block on the policy. Trump, in a message posted on his Truth Social platform, criticised the well-known university for having close to 31 per cent of its students come from […]

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Ooni of Ife’s NGO constructs free schools for seven Lagos communities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2025

In a charitable move focused on improving access to education for disadvantaged children, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has opened a fully sponsored primary school in the Eyinogbe area of Adamo, Ikorodu, Lagos. This project, carried out through his foundation, the HopesAlive Initiative (HAI), is intended to accommodate students from seven nearby […]

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Gov. Zulum grants scholarships to female indigenes with UTME scores above 250

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2025

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has declared that full scholarships will be awarded to all female students from the state who attained scores of 250 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The UTME is organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for students who wish to gain entry […]

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JAMB report shows more candidates score above 300 in 2025 UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disclosed that 17,025 candidates scored 300 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, making up 0.88 per cent of the total 1,931,467 who took part in the exam. This figure is the highest ever recorded since the Computer-Based Test system was introduced. As stated in a […]

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JAMB releases results for UTME resit

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 25, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has made public the result of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that was rescheduled. According to the examination authority, out of the 379,000 candidates impacted by technical failures in Lagos and the five South-East states, 336,845 participated in the exam, while 21,082 did not show up. […]

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NUC renews accreditation for 25 KWASU undergraduate programmes

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has renewed accreditation for all 25 undergraduate programmes submitted by Kwara State University (KWASU) during the October/November 2024 academic programme accreditation exercise. According to a statement issued by the Acting Director of University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, the outcome of the accreditation was conveyed to the

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WAEC students in Delta take examination in the dark

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

Students of Unity Model School in Asaba, Delta State, were reportedly made to write one of their WAEC examinations late in the day, relying on torchlight due to the absence of electricity at the school. A video making the rounds on the internet shows the students in the examination hall, filmed by a woman whose […]

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Don expresses concern as number of out-of-school children reaches 10.2 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

A distinguished law professor, Osifunke Ekundayo, has revealed that Nigeria now ranks first in the world for the number of out-of-school children, with 10.2 million children of primary school age currently not enrolled. Ekundayo made this known during her inaugural lecture titled “Speaking up for the numerous voiceless children shut out of school in Nigeria: […]

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UNILAG refutes claims of delayed NELFund loan reimbursements to students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 23, 2025

The University of Lagos has denied circulating online claims that there is a delay in reimbursing students who paid their required fees before the institution received funds from NELFund. The school’s Head of Communication Unit, Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, rejected the allegation in a statement issued on Thursday. Alaga-Ibraheem explained, “Refunds are typically