Recently, Chief Ahmed Ajibola, popularly known as General H, made a statement that has left many in the academic community stunned. He claimed that Lead City University and the University of Ibadan are the only recognized institutions in Oyo State, completely disregarding the reputation and accreditation of other esteemed institutions, including The Polytechnic, Ibadan. As…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who uploaded their O’level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC SSCE) results to revisit accredited centres and re-upload their results. According to JAMB, all previously uploaded results have been cleared from its system to prevent…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of a possible nationwide strike, accusing the Federal Government of failing to honour longstanding agreements on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities. Speaking during a press conference at the University of Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, said lecturers have endured over…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Thursday noted that upkeep loan disbursement is now strictly tied to the academic session of each institution. NELFUND made this known in a statement by signed by its Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. “In line with this directive, students shall only be entitled to upkeep loans for their…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the upload of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has been reactivated for all Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates across the country. JAMB disclosed this in a post on its official X account on Tuesday, August 20, 2025. “Dear UTME…
Universities across Nigeria have been directed to ensure they finalise the admission processes in their institutions by October 31, 2025, for public universities and November 30, 2025, for private ones. The directive was handed to the institutions by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday, August 18. In a fresh schedule released in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the temporary closure of its portal for uploading the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The measure is aimed at resolving technical issues affecting candidates who had earlier uploaded the initially released results. JAMB announced on X that it has temporarily closed the…
The Federal Government has launched the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), an interest-free loan scheme designed to improve the welfare, professional growth, and financial stability of Nigeria’s tertiary institution workforce. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, unveiled the initiative in Abuja on Thursday. He described it as a strategic empowerment platform that would…
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the approval on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He said the newly approved institutions are Tazkiyah University,…
The Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has confirmed the gruesome murder of one of its students during an outlawed sign out ceremony in Ogbomoso, Oyo state. The student, (name withheld) was gunned down at a sign out ceremony at the Ultramodern Wazo market in Ogbomoso. The Registrar of the Institution, Olayinka,…