A senior dental surgeon with the Ekiti State Hospitals’ Management Board, Dr Clement Owoeye, has appealed to Governor Biodun Oyebanji and the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Olubunmi Shittu, to intervene after his son was denied admission to study Medicine and Surgery. Speaking to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Dr Owoeye said his
A Nigerian teenager from Ogun State has had his ambition of attending university fully funded after excelling in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Sodiq Anuoluwapo Shoyode, 17, achieved one of the highest scores nationwide, with top marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. His performance caught the attention of Alhaji Kamorudeen Yusuf, Personal Assistant
The management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, has announced that the online portal for Post-UTME and Direct Entry screening for the 2025/2026 academic session will close on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. In a statement signed by the Head of Information, Alhaji Baba Akote, the university urged prospective candidates to complete all screening procedures,
The debate over the relevance of the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) has once again become a contentious issue among stakeholders, particularly in the Southeast. Where parents, students, teachers, and education activists are calling for it to be scrapped. In a recent plea to President Bola Tinubu, they insisted that the Post-UTME has become an
The University of Lagos has reopened its supplementary application portal for admission into the School of Foundation Studies for the 2025/2026 academic session. The portal will remain open from Thursday, September 25, to Wednesday, October 8, giving qualified candidates who missed the earlier window another opportunity to apply. The School of Foundation Studies offers a
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has denied claims of withholding aspirants’ results from the recently concluded 2025 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post UTME). This clarification followed a pre-action petition addressed to the Vice-Chancellor by Hon. Kene Kennedy of F.K. Nnadi and Co., which alleged that some results were being withheld and demanded their release.
The Federal University of Transportation, Daura, has announced the commencement of its Post-UTME screening for the 2025/2026 academic session. In a statement, the university said registration will begin on Friday, September 19, for candidates who selected the institution as their first choice in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Applicants with a minimum score of
Following several enquiries from parents and candidates over perceived discrepancies between academic results and post-UTME scores, the University of Abuja has issued a statement, clarifying its post-UTME grading system. In a statement released by the Admissions Office, the institution explained that the grading process is not uniform, but rather depends on the relevance of each
The American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, has matriculated 300 students for the 2025 academic session, charging them to become agents of positive change. Speaking at the event, AUN President Dr. DeWayne Frazier stated that the university was Africa’s first development institution, established to train leaders who would address Nigeria’s social and economic challenges. He
The cut-off mark for Estate Management varies by institution, but the minimum is 140 for universities and 100 for colleges. Aspiring students are expected to have credit passes in core subjects such as English, Mathematics, Economics, and one other relevant subject to be eligible. What is the cut-off mark for Estate Management? The minimum JAMB
