25 July 2026
Universities

Experts Demand Urgent Reform of the Education Sector

Eminent Nigerians, academics, and policymakers have renewed calls for urgent reforms in the nation’s education system to make it more proactive and responsive to present and future challenges. The appeal was made at a colloquium in Abuja to mark the 60th birthday of Professor Muhammad Akaro Mainoma, former Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

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Research

Emuesiri Ejairu’s Research Drives Policy, Slashes Food Waste

The groundbreaking research of logistics visionary Emuesiri Ejairu has been successfully translated into transformative government policy, yielding significant results in Nigeria’s Delta State. In a direct response to his findings, the government established a new Agricultural Logistics Task Force, which has implemented his recommendations and successfully achieved a significant decline in postharvest losses by over

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Examination Bodies

JAMB Fixes 150 As University Cut-Off

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the new minimum cut-off score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session. For polytechnics and colleges of education, the cut-off is 100, while colleges of nursing sciences have a cut-off of 140 marks. The matriculation board made this announcement through its

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