The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised questions about the UTME 2025 result of Chinedu Christian Okeke, who scored the highest mark of 375. JAMB suspects something is wrong and is investigating possible foul play. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated that Okeke had already been admitted to study medicine at the University
Over 9,000 students scored 50% or above in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examinations for admission into Federal Technical Colleges across Nigeria. The examinations, held on June 14 by NABTEB, recorded 24,074 candidates out of 29,260 registered. According to Dr Mohammed Aminu Mohammed, the NABTEB boss, 316 students scored 70% and above, while 14,685 students
At the 2025 Tertiary Education Policy Meeting, the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, called for Nigeria’s higher institutions to adopt fair and inclusive admission processes. She praised JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, for ensuring honesty and transparency in the UTME system. Professor Ahmad says that there is a need for higher
A new report by the UK think tank Policy Exchange claims that many international students are using university education as a backdoor to live and work in the UK. The report calls for the scrapping of the graduate visa route for most students, saying the current system encourages migration rather than education. The graduate visa
Lagos State University (LASU) has become the most chosen university in Nigeria, according to new data released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The announcement was made during the 2024 JAMB Policy Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. LASU surpassed the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), which had held the top spot for many
A new report by the UK think tank Policy Exchange suggests that many foreign students are using university education as a means to settle permanently in the UK. The group is calling for the graduate visa, which allows international students to work for two years after school, to be limited only to postgraduate researchers. The
The African Technology and Innovation Institutes (ATII) will host the first African Industrial Forum (AIF) on Thursday, July 10, 2025. The event will be held online and was initiated by Nigeria’s Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, the first Black woman in the world to earn a PhD in Cybernetics. The forum will bring together government leaders, business
The National Examinations Council has officially started registration for the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) External for candidates outside the formal school system. The examination is only open to those who have attempted the SSCE Internal exam in the last five years. In a statement signed by Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO Registrar and
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) it conducted in May. In a statement by Mr. Azeez Sani, NECO’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, the result was released after the award committee meeting in Minna. According to him, “Certification by the committee headed by Dr (Mrs)
The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has inducted 96 members at its 2025 cohort induction ceremony. Rendering his keynote presentation titled “The Future of Sustainability in a Volatile Global System: Implications” at the induction ceremony, Dr. Louis Meuleman, a sustainability expert, advised the new members to drive locally-driven sustainability solutions for Africa. The organisation,
