By JKNewsMedia LIGHTNING SOLUTIONS are reshaping classroom access across Nigeria, as Fidelity Bank Plc donates 1,000 solar-powered school bags to pupils in public primary schools across Ogun State under its new “Lighting Young Minds” initiative. Unveiled in Abeokuta on 4 July 2025, the initiative addresses the persistent issue of limited elec...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NAME of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun remains unchanged, the Ogun State Government has confirmed, dismissing circulating claims of a rebrand to honour the late Awujale of Ijebuland. Clarifying widespread speculation, the government explained that the institution has not...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FALSE REPORTS claiming the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) had been cancelled have been firmly debunked by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, as the body moves to release candidates’ results by Thursday, August 4. The widely circulated hoax, ...
By JKNewsMedia A WAVE of condemnation has greeted the University of Ibadan following the suspension of three students who publicly opposed a dramatic increase in school fees during a campus gathering last year. The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has denounced the university’s action as a brazen act of victimi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MORE THAN 8,266 students at the Federal University of Kashere (FUK) have received financial lifelines through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), with total disbursements exceeding ₦1,073,966,500. The intervention, described as the most impactful educational support programme in decades...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter RESIT SCORES will be the only recognised results for candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) a second time following widespread technical failures. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that previous scores from the invalidated UTME are n...
By JKNewsMedia TECHNOLOGY BELONGS to everyone, and girls must claim their space in it. That was the rallying message at the 13th Girls in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Day celebration in Lagos, where telecommunications giant Globacom urged young ladies never to give up on their ambitions. The event, organised by E-Businessli...
By Joke Kujenya ON A grim Monday in Lagos, 19-year-old Timilehin swallowed rat poison and died. Days later, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admitted to errors in its 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) saying that released results contained some technical errors. Too late, Faith had gone too early fearing th...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter OVER TWENTY-seven suspected Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) impersonators have been handed to the Nigeria Police for prosecution, following a crackdown on examination malpractice by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The action comes as part of ongoing efforts to uph...
By Kelen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter TEACHER EDUCATION in Nigeria is set for a major transformation as Federal Colleges of Education (FCOEs) begin awarding bachelor’s degrees alongside the National Certificate in Education (NCE) from September 2025. This shift follows the 2023 passage of the Dual Mandate Act, allowing FCOEs to offer both ...
