By JKNewsMedia  CIRCULATION OF a purported 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result slip claiming a score of 394 has been dismissed as fake by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com  reports that the result, which trended on social media platform X, was shared by user @Onsogbu and claimed th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROTESTS BROKE out at several examination centres as candidates sitting the ongoing computer-based tests organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) reported technical disruptions during their exams. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Computer Based Test (CBT), required for ad...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RELEASE OF results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has commenced, with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stating that candidates can check their scores via SMS. JKNewsMedia.com reports that JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, advised candi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT to the arrival time for candidates in the first session of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the arrival time has now been revised to 7:00am, replac...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ERA OF strikes in Nigerian tertiary institutions has been declared permanently over, with the Federal Government assuring that universities and polytechnics will remain open for all academic sessions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the assurance du...
By Stanley Isaac, JKNewsMedia Contributor CLAIMS OF an increase in monthly upkeep allowance for student loan beneficiaries have been dismissed, with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) stating that the stipend remains unchanged. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a statement issued on Monday, the agency described reports of an increment to...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter  FRESH INCENTIVES for academic excellence have been introduced with a new national laureate yearly prize programme offering doctoral students up to N20 million for outstanding research in tertiary institutions nationwide. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TIMETABLE FOR the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates has been released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the timetable was published on the council’s X page on Monday. The council said the examination...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND Nigeria’s borders are more abundant and increasingly accessible than limited local employment options, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda has told graduating students, urging them to reposition for the global job market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the National Chairman of ...
By Olive Young, JKNewsMedia Intern GLASS CEILINGS crumbled when Dr Wendy Okolo became the first Black woman to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington at 26. JKNewsMedia.com reports that she was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, she began her academic journey at St Mary’s Primary [&h...
