By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES under the age of sixteen who met the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) criteria for admission have been cleared to proceed to their institutions following the conclusion of the Board’s special screening process for underage applicants. In a statement signed by JAMB...
By Joke Kujenya EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES by three Nigerian students at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom, have drawn praise from President Bola Tinubu, who described their achievements as a testament to the nation’s educational potential. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu was named overall best in English...
By JKNewsMedia THE DECISION to rename The Polytechnic, Ibadan, after the late Dr Omololu Olunloyo, has been firmly rejected by the Youth Arise Movement (Y.A.M.), which has called on Governor Seyi Makinde to reconsider the move, warning that the change may damage the institution’s identity and global standing. The group acknowledged the Govern...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter SURGING PAST previous benchmarks, Nigeria’s 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) recorded an unprecedented 17,025 candidates scoring 300 and above—more than double the tally in 2024. The figure marks the highest since the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) adopted the C...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’S CHIEF examination official, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, was in tears publicly as he apologised for the massive technical failures that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) conceded grave technical failings in ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted to critical flaws in the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, triggering nationwide concern over credibility and performance outcomes. The Board revealed that nearly 380,000 candidates, primarily from Lagos and t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE JOINT Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released a detailed statistical breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing that 80 per cent of candidates scored below the 200-mark threshold. A total of 1,955,069 candidates participated in the nationwid...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has strongly denied reports alleging misappropriation and mismanagement of student loan funds, amid a clarification from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that no discrepancies have been established in the disburseme...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter SOARING COST of education has made female students at the University of Ibadan (UI) and other Nigerian universities to be increasingly turning to egg donation to be able to raise money to afford their tuition fees. This trend has raised serious health and ethical concerns as the institution authori...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. This strategic appointment aligns with the administration’s commitment t...
