Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, has promised that the Government of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo is keen on Technical and Vocational Education in the State. The Commissioner made this announcement on Friday at the Government Technical College, Ogboroke, Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area, Kogi State, while monitoring the ongoing NABTEB Examination. He
Lagos State University (LASU) has declared its support for the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, following the technical failures that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in some parts of the country. In a statement posted on its official X account on Thursday, the university commended
Human rights lawyer and legal counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has alleged that the mass failure in the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination was a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise candidates from the Southeast and Lagos State. Ejiofor claimed that the regions, which consistently produce high numbers
The 24th edition of the Nigeria International Book Fair (NIBF) began yesterday, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The three-day event, organised by the Nigerian Book Fair Trust, brings together key players in the local and international book industry for exhibitions, conferences, networking, and discussions on the future
In response to the 2025 UTME performance statistics released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), education consultant and president of Isa School of Education, Dr. Joy Isa, has sharply criticised Nigeria’s education system, claiming it is “setting students up for failure.” Appearing on News Central’s Jasiri programme, Dr Isa was reacting to JAMB’s
