The Federal Government has opened applications for the National Laureate Prize, an annual programme aimed at recognising exceptional academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence among students and researchers in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the commencement of entries on Tuesday, disclosing that the programme has a total prize pool of N365 […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has introduced an online system allowing candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to verify and upload their O’Level results from home. The new service, which initially covers results issued by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, is expected […]
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has warned “corps members against engaging in political campaigns or using their NYSC identity and social media platforms to promote political parties and candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.” Nafiu also cautioned corps members against “spreading misinformation and AI-generated content,” urging them to […]
The management of Abia State University, ABSU, has suspended a lecturer, Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, with immediate effect. Nwaeze had through his Facebook page, alleged that some professors in the institution are earning less than N400,000 monthly. He also claimed that the cumulative earnings of […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko branch, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. The institution’s Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Akure. NAN reports that the fresh […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students has hinted that payment of its proposed annual ₦200 dues may become a requirement for students seeking mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps scheme. The NANS National President, Akinteye Babatunde, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday and Monday while discussing the organisation’s finances and plans to […]
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, has cleared more than 5,000 pending complaints from candidates and other clients of the Board in just five days. The complaints covered several challenges faced by candidates before, during and after the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Among them […]