Educational

IBADAN – As former Oyo governor, Victor Olunloyo, is laid to rest, the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has renamed The Polytechnic, Ibadan, as Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan, to immortalize the late scholar. Olunloyo, who died on April 6, 2025, was the pioneer principal of the polytechnic, while he also served as governor of Oyo […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The Russian Federation has unveiled plans to strengthen its educational partnership with Nigeria through increased scholarship opportunities and broader academic collaboration. The announcement was made by the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Andrey Podelyshev, during a press briefing held Monday evening in Abuja. Speaking on Russia’s long-term vision, Amb. Podelyshev revealed that […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The House of Representatives has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over mounting concerns regarding the conduct of the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The directive was made by Hon. Oboku Oforji, Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, following WAEC’s failure […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The House of Representatives has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to appear before it, following growing concerns over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The directive came on Thursday from Hon. Oboku Abonsizibe Oforji, Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education […]

  Washington, D.C., USA — The Trump administration has officially withdrawn Harvard University’s authorization to admit international students, intensifying tensions between the Ivy League institution and the federal government.   This decision was disclosed in a letter from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as reported by The New York Times. In the […]

Nigeria – The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies says the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results crisis is due to human error and not technical glitches. The Chairman of the Committee, Oboku Oforji, while speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, stated that preliminary findings showed that the error, […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for 379,000 candidates who participated in the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), slated for Wednesday, May 20. This was made known by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, following the completion of the makeup exams conducted between […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The South-East Caucus in the House of Representatives has called for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, over widespread technical failures during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement issued by the Caucus leader, Hon. Igariwey Iduma Enwo (APC, […]

Enugu, Nigeria — Not less than 41 physically challenged candidates from the South-East and parts of the South-South have participated in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) under the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) in Enugu. The special examination centre, situated at the Faculty of Law Building, University of Nigeria, […]

Nigeria — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that over 1.5 million candidates scored below 200 out of 400 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This was revealed in a statistical analysis published on Monday, before the official release of individual results later this week. According to JAMB, out of […]