Category: Education
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ASUU elects Chris Piwuna as new President
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its new national president. Piwuna, who also serves as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, succeeds Prof. Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara…
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Angry ASUU alleges FG frustrating GIFMIS to blackmail us for rejecting IPPIS
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of frustrating the smooth operations of the newly introduced Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) that replaced the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), which was once controversial. The union alleged that government is using all known tactics to ensure the…
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Kwara issues deadline for registration of creches or face closure
The Kwara State Ministry of Social Development has directed all schools operating creches to register or renew their registration before June 30. The Commissioner for Social Development, Hajia Mariam Nnafatima Imam gave the order in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin.
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Minister attributes poor 2025 UTME results to stricter CBT standards
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has attributed the high rate of poor performance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the Federal Government’s ongoing crackdown on examination malpractice.
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POOR SIGNAL! Over 1.5m candidates score less than 200 in 2025 – UTME
An indication of poor performance as out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over 1.5 million of them scored less than 200 in the exam. The statistical analysis of 2025 UTME result released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday indicated that only 420,415 candidates…
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Education Minister scraps bilateral scholarship programme
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme. Alausa made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by newly elected officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
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WAEC, NECO to adopt CBT for exams 2026
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026.
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JAMB respond to reports of candidates posted outside chosen examination towns
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned the public against spreading the falsehood that it assigns candidates to examination centres outside their chosen towns. This was contained in a statement issued to journalists in Abuja on Saturday by the Board’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin.
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Impersonation: JAMB delists four CBT centres in ongoing UTME
…nabs 27 impersonators The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has arrested 27 impersonators in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB noted the 27 impersonators apprehended have been handed over to the Nigerian police for immediate prosecution. The board also announced that it delisted four Computer-Based Test, CBT centres that…
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JAMB delists 4 centres, arrests 27 impersonators in ongoing UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted four Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Centres and arrested 27 impersonators during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by the Board’s Spokesperson, Dr