30 October 2026

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Post-UTME: UI, Unilorin Records 35,000 Applicants for Admission

Over 35,000 candidates have applied for admission into the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) and the University of Ibadan (UI) for the 2025/2026 academic session, far exceeding the two schools’ available slots. At Unilorin, 21,971 candidates applied for approximately 13,000 admission spaces. According to Prof Kamilu Rauf, Director of the Computer-Based Test Centre, 20,220 applied through

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Post-UTME: UNILORIN Number of Aspirants Revealed

No fewer than 21,971 aspirants have applied for the 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). This was recently announced by the Director of the University Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre, Prof. Kamilu Rauf, who stated that the exercise, which initially involved 26 underage applicants, comprised 20,220 candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation

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JAMB Issues Admission Deadline
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JAMB Issues Admission Deadline

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed public universities in Nigeria to wrap up the 2025 admission processes by October 31, 2025. In addition, the board stated that private universities should also finalise their admission processes by November 30, 2025. Other tertiary institutions, whether private or public, should complete admission by November 30,

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AltSchool CEO Questions Choice of Courses for Uni Aspirants
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AltSchool CEO Questions Choice of Courses for Uni Aspirants

The Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of AltSchool Africa, Adewale Yusuf, has lamented that many Nigerian aspiring undergraduates are choosing irrelevant courses when registering for JAMB’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). He made the statement during the Apex Tech Summit themed “The African Digital Economy: Building the Infrastructure for the Next Billion Users,” on August

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