The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has involved the Osun State Police Command in its search for a female student of the institution who has been missing for four days. The Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement on Sunday, August 10, explained that the student, identified as…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, Hon. Asefon Sunday Dayo has revealed that education now became accessible and affordable to many students in the country. Asefon disclosed this during Renewed Hope student leaders engagement at Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Addressing the student leaders, Asefon said the launch of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund…
The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has released reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, for school candidates, following the discovery of grading discrepancies that significantly affected candidates’ performance statistics. In a press briefing on Friday, at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos…
The Federal Government has responded to the growing controversy surrounding the recently released 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Thursday, praised the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for its swift action in addressing the issues. “The Ministry acknowledges the concerns raised by candidates and…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it is reviewing the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results following widespread complaints of mass failure, particularly in core subjects. In a statement released Thursday by the Council’s Public Affairs Department, WAEC confirmed that an internal audit revealed technical anomalies affecting the results of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporarily shut down its result check portal. The shut down of the result checker portal was due to technical issues that will be resolved within the next 24 hours. The Head of Public Affairs unit of WAEC Nigeria, Mrs Moyosola Adesina, revealed this in…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rolled out stringent procedures for screening of exceptional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates, who are still under the age of 16 years for admission into Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session. JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who rolled out the measures during a virtual meeting…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Nafisa Aminu, Rukayya Fema, and Hadiza Kalli on emerging world champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa was named the overall best in English language skills; 15-year-old Rukayya emerged as the overall best in debate, while Hadiza clinched…
The Federal Government has secured a $25.35 million concessionary loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development to support a major initiative aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children in Kaduna State. The facility, signed on behalf of the Kaduna State Government, forms part of a broader $62.8m blended financing package with international…
Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, 15-year-old Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli have been crowned World Champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global finals competition in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa was named the Overall Best in English language skills, while Rukayya emerged as the Overall Best in debate. Hadiza…