The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Oyo state chapter, has suspended the usage of the association number plate in Oyo state. In a press release dated May 7, 2025, the association led by Comrade Tiamiyu Taiwo Ademola said some individuals using the number plates for impersonation, gross misconduct and abuse are on the rise….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. In this year’s UTME, over 1.5 million out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination scored below 200 in the just-concluded exam. This was revealed in the statistical analysis of the 2025 UTME results…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the 2025 UTME result analysis, revealing the breakdown of candidates’ performance across various categories. The number of candidates who scored 320 and above is 4,756, representing 0.24% of the total candidates. A total of 7,658 candidates scored between 300 and 319, accounting for 0.39%. When…
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the National Association of Polytechnic Students have cautioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar against what they called coordinated political interference in student leadership. The Olushola Oladoja-led NANS, in a statement signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, accused Atiku and popular activist, Omoyele Sowore, of sponsoring…
Students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), have dissociated themselves from a petition by the national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) against the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina. The NANS National President Comrade Olushola Oladoja had written a petition to Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, calling for the immediate…
Press Briefing by Comrade Olusola Oladoja, National President of NANS, Addressing False Allegations by Atiku Isah Against NANS and Seyi Tinubu Abuja, 2nd of May , 2025 Gentlemen of the Press, We have convened this briefing to address the malicious and baseless allegations propagated by Atiku Isah, who falsely claims to be the President of…
The federal government has approved a dual certification programme for federal colleges of education across the country. The programme, according to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, will commence in the September 2025 academic year. He explained that government’s action was intended to strengthen…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says there are no discrepancies in the student loan disbursements by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). A statement issued on Thursday by Demola Bakare, ICPC spokesperson, said the absence of “not” in the agency’s earlier statement created an impression of alleged discrepancies in the…
The Ministry of Education has announced that it is investigating allegations of unauthorised deductions from students’ loans and NELFund accounts by universities. The ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said that an urgent meeting has been scheduled for 6 May 2025 with the vice chancellors of the affected universities and the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission said it confirmed discrepancies in the administration of the student loan scheme. The ICPC’s Director, Public Enlightenment and Education, Demola Bakare, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that with the confirmation of discrepancies in the administration of the loan; the commission…