Category: Education

THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have suspended their planned indefinite strike due to ongoing nationwide protests against hunger and poor governance. On July 18, the two unions, represented through the Joint Action Committee (JAC), staged a national protest and submitted letters…

The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board, JUPEB, has announced the postponement of its 2024 examinations. This decision follows the ongoing hunger protest that began on August 1, which has reportedly resulted in fatalities. Prof. Ademola Adeleke, the board’s registrar, made the announcement in a statement issued to journalists on Friday in Lagos. He explained that…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has revealed that some tertiary institutions in the country illegally admitted over one million students. JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, made this revelation on Thursday in Abuja at the ongoing policy meeting on 2023/2024 admissions. The policy meeting, which has heads of tertiary institutions in the country, and…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday unveiled the list of 2024 top scorers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The list was unveiled by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during the ongoing policy meeting of the Board in Abuja on Thursday. They are; 1.⁠ ⁠Olowu David – 367- Ondo state 2.⁠…

Following a mild amendment to the Student Loan Scheme, the Federal Government has effectively commenced the programme. As of the time of filing this brief report, the President, Bola Tinubu is currently inaugurating a presidential committee to drive the Scheme at the State House, Abuja. To kick start the programme, the President had recently approved…

Thousands of students at the University of Ibadan have protested against a hike in school fees and other issues. As early as 8 a.m., the visibly angry students moved in large numbers to all the entrances of the institution and blocked them. Both academic and non-academic staff were locked outside the gates. After blocking all…

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education has suspended the customary ‘sign out’ and ‘log out’ celebration activities for final-year students indefinitely following the death of a 400-level student, Hammed Ayinla Fabiyi. This step is geared towards ensuring safety and maintaining a serene and secure environment during the final examinations. This was disclosed in…

The 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) of the Federal Unity Colleges have been released by the Federal Government. During a press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, the Minister of State for Education, announced that one candidate achieved the highest score of…