The much-anticipated 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) results are set to be released soon, with candidates eagerly awaiting the outcome of their examinations. The examination body oversees university admissions in Nigeria and is expected to announce the release date in the coming days. JAMB conducts the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) annually, and
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that 80 suspects are under police interrogation for their involvement in malpractices during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede revealed this during a Friday press briefing at JAMB’s headquarters in Abuja. Oloyede said new methods of exam fraud were observed
The Regalo Hope Foundation (RHF), a non-profit organisation, has attributed the poor performance of candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to inadequate digital literacy. Dr Chinenye Onuorah, founder of RHF, shared this view during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. Recall that more than 1.5
The Kwara State Government has ordered all schools operating creches to register or renew their licences by June 30, 2025, as part of efforts to safeguard children and improve early childhood care. The directive comes under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. This directive, announced by the Commissioner for Social Development, Hajia Mariam Nnafatima Imam,
The De Imperial Philanthropic Family, Nigeria, has unveiled a N50 million scholarship fund to reward top-performing candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. The initiative was officially unveiled on Saturday in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State. Speaking at the event, the National President of the De Imperial Philanthropic Family, High Chief Dr
At a time when hope seems dim in Nigeria’s education system, one teenager from Warri has lit a bright candle of excellence. Ebule Oritsemeyiwa Precious, a final-year student of Federal Government College, Warri, stunned many when he scored an impressive 334 out of 400 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at a time
A remarkable performance by 16-year-old Olamide Aderibigbe has caught many’s attention after scoring an impressive 336 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The student of Starville International School in Jabi, Abuja, earned high marks in all his subjects, with 98 in Mathematics, 86 in Physics, 68 in English, and 84 in Economics. His
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that a blind candidate hired another visually impaired person to sit the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on his behalf. At a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, provided updates on the conduct and outcome of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
On Thursday, May 8, 2025, the advocacy group Not Too Young to Perform (NTYTP) demanded the resignation of Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, following his comments on the recent mass failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Dr Alausa remarked that the high failure rate in the UTME indicated the effectiveness
The recent surge in failure rates in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been hailed as a victory for Nigeria’s education system, according to the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa. Speaking on Channels Television, Alausa attributed the disappointing results to the effectiveness of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) computer-based testing system,
