The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will allow candidates to use their personal computers for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as from 2027. This was announced on Monday by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, while speaking at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Abuja. He said candidates would be…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has dismissed as fake a widely circulated result slip purporting to show a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The result, shared by social media user, claimed the female candidate, Okon Winniefred Sampson, scored 394 out of 400. “Okon Winnifred…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged parents and candidates to speak up if they are confident in their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scores but are not admitted to their desired institutions. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said this during an interview on Good Morning Nigeria, a Nigerian Television Authority’s programme. In a…
The Zamfara State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has prohibited signing-out activities and related practices in all educational institutions across the state, citing growing concerns over student misconduct. The directive was contained in a circular issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abdulmalik Abubakar Gajam, and copied to Governor Dauda…
Report reacting indicates that the Senate of University of Ibadan has approved the withdrawal of 226 undergraduate students. The students were asked to withdraw due to poor academic performance in the 2024/2025 academic session. News men gathered that the decision was taken by the apex decision-making in the university at its meeting held on Monday….
A former member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna State, Shehu ABG , has sponsored 3,000 indigent students to sit the 2026 examination of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The intervention, which cuts across the 23 local government areas of the state, covers the full…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, has called for a healthy balance between Western education and traditional Isese training, stressing that such a combination will equip children with a competitive edge while preserving their cultural identity. He made the call on Monday at the 2026 Osemeji Obamoro…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the health and education sectors as the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Eleyele, Ibadan, matriculated One hundred and Ninety-eight (198) students for the 2025/2026 academic session. Speaking at the Third Matriculation Ceremony held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at the…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced the full implementation of its Digital Certificate Services System, WAEC DigiCert, across its five member countries. The announcement is contained in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, Demianus Ojijeogu, on behalf of the Registrar. The member countries are Gambia, Ghana, Liberia,…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Oyo state government has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment toward supporting initiatives that will promote quality education in schools across the state. Oyo state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Honourable Segun Olayiwola made this known at the commissioning of six renovated classrooms and two laboratories at Cheshire High School, Sango area…