The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved Saturday, 28th June, for the conduct of the 2025 UTME mop-up examination for 96,838 candidates. The Board said eligible and genuine candidates are advised to print their examination notification slips from Monday, 23rd June 2025 in preparation for the mop up examination scheduled for Saturday, 28th…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has narrated how the sum of N4.1 billion released by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for the implementation of the national minimum wage was allegedly diverted by the chairmen of the six area councils. The treasurer of the FCT chapter of the…
A viral video showing female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, being checked for bras before entering the examination hall has sparked widespread criticism online and on campus. The video, which surfaced on Tuesday, captures female students standing in a queue at the university’s main campus while unidentified officials appeared to be inspecting whether they…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the National Open University of Nigeria is not inferior to other universities in the country. Obasanjo said this on Monday when he played host to some of the university’s officials who came on a courtesy visit to confer on him the Alumni Award member. The former president initiated the…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to implement welfare packages approved for teachers by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari since 2020. The National President of the union, Comrade Audu Amba made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Amba said five…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) will hold the 2025 edition of the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) across Nigeria on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The examination is for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS1) in the Federal Government Unity Colleges. “The 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted by NECO for admission into Federal Government…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) have rescinded their decision to demand the resignation of Farouk Ahmed, the CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Earlier, the leadership of the two student associations accused Ahmed of mismanaging public funds, racketeering in jobs…
Tragedy struck at a private lodge near Royal Kitchen Junction, Ifite-Awka, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, late Thursday, when a male student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, jumped from a three-storey building and died. It was gathered that the student (name withheld) jumped from the balcony of the building located near the…
The Senior Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Students Engagement, Hon. Asefon Sunday Dayo has joined millions of Muslim faithful around the globe to celebrate ongoing Eid-el-Kabir. In his Eid message sighted by GISTSMATE MEDIA, Asefon, on behalf of Mr President extended his greetings to all Muslim students and their families nationwide. He also…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has denied that two students who protested while the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was delivering a lecture were arrested by security operatives. Wike, while delivering the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture of the University held inside Oduduwa Hall, the two students carried…