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UTME: JAMB Reports 90% of Mock Exam Space Already Taken

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 17, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 90 percent of the available slots for the Optional Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide have already been occupied. The board stated that only a limited number of spaces remain in certain states.

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AU seeks adequate investment in education in Africa

Angel Ojonugwa February 17, 2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The African Union (AU) Commission Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Mauritania UNICEF (AUC-UNICEF-MAURITANIA) has called for adequate investment to achieve meaningful education agenda in Africa. This is contained in a statement issued by the AU on Sunday, on the sidelines of the High Level Political Dialogue on

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JAMB Introduces Official Eligibility Checker for 2025 UTME Candidates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 15, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched an innovative Eligibility Checker to assist prospective candidates in determining their qualifications for their desired courses and institutions before applying for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This tool is designed to streamline the application process and ensure that

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JAMB Reschedules 2025 UTME Registration to Begin on February 3

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 31, 2025

The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now start on Monday, February 3, instead of the initially planned date of January 31. Fabian Benjamin, the public communication advisor for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), announced this in a statement on Friday. JAMB explained that the adjustment was necessary to […]

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Stranded Zamfara students in Cyprus: Parents seek Lawal’s intervention

Angel Ojonugwa November 22, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata Scholar) – The parents and guardians of the Zamfara students stranded in Cyprus have called for Gov. Dauda Lawal’s urgent intervention. The Chairman of the parent’s association, Ibrahim Tudu, made the appeal while addressing newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday.Tudu called on the state government to take tentative measures to rescue their children.He said,

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16 years age limit: Court stops JAMB from restricting students

Angel Ojonugwa October 28, 2024

WARRI (Sundiata Scholar) – The Delta State High Court in Warri has issued an order restraining the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board from implementing its recent policy requiring a minimum admissible age of 16 years for university admissions in the country pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed against the board. […]

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10 students bag first class in Kings University

Angel Ojonugwa October 28, 2024

ODEOMU (Sundiata Scholar) – Osun No fewer than 10 graduates of Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun, bagged first class degree as the institution held its 5th and 6th convocation ceremony on Friday. Prof. Adenike Kuku, the Vice-Chancellor of the university in her remarks, said that the convocation was for thr 2023/2024 set christened “Royal and Elites […]

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JAMB Lowers Age Requirement for 2024/2025 Admissions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 22, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a significant adjustment to the age requirement for tertiary institution admissions for the 2024/2025 academic session. In a statement released on Thursday, October 17, 2024, JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin confirmed that candidates who will turn 16 by August 31, 2025, are now eligible for admission,

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16-year-old student petitions Senate after accusing UTME invigilator of sexual harassment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 14, 2024

A 16-year-old girl named Chizitere Obioha, seeking admission into a higher institution, has accused one of the invigilators of the recent UTME of sexually harassing her while she was taking the test. In a petition to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Chizitere said that during the exam, an invigilator named Mutiu […]

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Group supports Kano kids’ education, healthcareSupport

Angel Ojonugwa September 23, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Society for Child Support and Economic Empowerment (SOCSEE), an NGO, says it will continue to support the provision of quality health and education to children and women in Kano State. The society’s Executive Director, Alhaji Sunusi Hashim, made the pledge at nine years society’s anniversary on Tuesday in Kano. He said […]

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Sokoto govt. seeks stakeholders’ collaboration for successful AGILE project execution

Angel Ojonugwa August 24, 2024

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – The Sokoto State Government has sought the cooperation of education stakeholders to ensure optimal implementation of ‘Adolescent Girls Initiative Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project’ in the state.The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji Tukur Alkali, made the call at a capacity building training for Education

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UniCal, FOPCHEN train 43 youths in solar installation, maintenance

Angel Ojonugwa August 17, 2024

Calabar, (Sundiata Scholar) – The University of Calabar (UniCal), have in partnership with the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Nigeria (FOPCHEN), trained 43 persons in solar installation and maintenance. According to the organisers of the training, 25 of the trainees are students while 18 are residents of Aka Efa Community, a suburban […]

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Why UNILAG and OAU can’t go below 200 admission cut-off mark — JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has prohibited four Nigerian universities from admitting candidates who scored less than 200 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The UTME, which is conducted by JAMB, is the only acceptable examination for individuals seeking admission to Nigerian tertiary institutions. Though certain

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JAMB gives tertiary institutions a 30-day ultimatum to reveal admissions outside CAPS

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has demanded that universities and other tertiary institutions disclose all admissions conducted outside of its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) before 2017 within the next month. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, represented the board’s registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede,

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Daily part-time programmes are illegal— JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 30, 2024

Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, labelled some universities in Nigeria that operate daily part-time programmes as illegal on Monday. Oloyode, who was on a fact-finding expedition to the Ibadan Zonal Office of JAMB in Oyo State, stated that most of the allegations levied against his officials are baseless. He claimed that […]

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Regular leadership, administrative training key to good governance – NGO

Angel Ojonugwa July 25, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Honey Olawale, Director of Global Skills Hub, UK, an NGO, has called for regular leadership and administrative training of employees, saying it will bring good governance in the country.Olawale spoke at an Executive Leadership Training and Award organised by the NGO in partnership with Lion Outreach International, U.S., at Ikeja on […]

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German envoy harps on transition to renewable energy

Angel Ojonugwa July 25, 2024

LAGOS (Sundiata Scholar) – Weert Borner, Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nigeria, has reiterated his country’s commitment to partnering with Nigeria and supporting renewable energy transition.Borner gave the assurance at a seminar series of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University (LASU), on

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2024 UTME: VCs, others peg minimum admissible score of universities at 140

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 19, 2024

On Thursday, stakeholders in the education sector approved 140 as the National Minimum Tolerable UTME Score (NTMUS), popularly known as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities, and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively. According to JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, individual institutions were free to raise the minimum

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JAMB conducts UTME in UK, Saudi Arabia, 6 other foreign countries

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the successful completion of the foreign component of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in eight nations. According to the Board, the examinations, which took place on Saturday, July 13, were intended for international candidates seeking admission to Nigerian tertiary institutions.

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86 universities, others conducted illegal admission — JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 13, 2024

An analysis of data on admissions for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions admitted students outside of the Central Admissions Processing System, also known as CAPS. JAMB considers admissions made outside of CAPS illegal, null and void. In 2017, JAMB introduced