Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its new president. Piwuna, who doubles as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a professor of soil science from the Michael Okpara University…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that Anambra and Lagos states account for the highest number of suspects currently under police investigation for involvement in malpractice during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at a press briefing at JAMB headquarters in Abuja on Friday, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed…
The Anambra Government has imposed a one-month sanction on Blossom Fount School, Awka, for allegedly selling the position of head prefect during a student election. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh. According to the commissioner, the school reportedly demanded N5,000 from each pupil aspiring…
Lawal Hameedat Adenike, a teenager, has taken legal action against the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and PEFTI for allegedly forcing her to remove her hijab before writing the University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The case was filed on her behalf by her mother and lawyer. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Basirat…
A heartwarming video that went viral on Friday shows Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, stepping into a classroom to teach, rekindling his roots as an educator. In the clip, posted on his official Facebook page with the caption “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” Governor Aiyedatiwa is seen writing the word “Drugs” on the chalkboard…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the official release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. According to the Board, the results of 39,834 candidates out of the over 1.9 million applicants that sat for the exam were being withheld due to suspected examination malpractices. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that results for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be released on Friday, May 9, 2025. This means candidates who sat for this year’s UTME can begin checking their scores from Friday morning. The board disclosed the development in an official notice made available to The…
The factional president of NANS, Atiku Isah, has retracted a series of allegations against President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, which he describes as untrue and instigated. This follows Isah’s claim that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, offered him a N100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the president, an…
Prof. Sunday Fasina, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has filed a lawsuit against two media houses at an Ekiti State High Court, seeking damages amounting N250 million. Fasina in a suit No. HAD/58/2025, filed at an Ekiti State High Court, Ado-Ekiti, listed SaharaReporters, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), and a senior…
A student representative at the board member of Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, Comrade Umar Faruk Lawal has cleared air over upcoming interactive session with Students’ Union leaders. In a press release sighted by our correspondent, Comrade Umar Faruk disclosed that NELFUND didn’t ignore the NANS nor the Zonal leadership, but the upcoming session is…