Category: Education

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), following the completion of the tenure of outgoing Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term ends on July 31, 2026. According to a State House press release issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointment is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen institutional efficiency and digital transformation within Nigeria’s education and examination system. Professor Aina, a…

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists FCT Council, Grace Ike, has continued to receive commendation for her commitment to youth development and educational advancement through initiatives targeted at empowering young Nigerians. In a bid to promote academic excellence and intellectual growth among students in the Federal Capital Territory, the NUJ FCT Council organised quiz and academic competitions involving selected secondary schools across the FCT. The initiative, which attracted participation from students, teachers, and education stakeholders, was aimed at encouraging healthy academic engagement, stimulating students’ interest in education, and…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that only graduates who present a compliance certificate from the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) will henceforth be mobilised for national service as part of efforts to curb certificate fraud and strengthen the integrity of the mobilisation process. The Director-General of the NYSC, Olakunle Nafiu, disclosed this during the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop held in Abuja with the theme: “Strengthening Institutional Accountability and Compliance in the NYSC Mobilization Process for Effective Service Delivery.” Speaking at the workshop, the NYSC boss…

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed his commitment to responsible digital transformation and innovation-driven governance, called for a human-centred approach to the deployment of artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies. Adeniyi made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 4th Biennial International Conference organised by the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, in collaboration with the Faculty of Philology, RUDN University. The conference, themed “Disruptive Technology: Human and Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Economy,” was held on Wednesday at the University…

The Federal Government has abolished the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes and National Diploma (ND) non-technology agriculture and agriculture-related programmes in Polytechnics and Colleges of Agriculture nationwide. The new policy, announced by the Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday, will take effect from the 2026/2027 academic session. The government said the decision followed a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on April 30, 2026, as part of efforts to address restrictive admission processes…

The Federal Government has announced a series of reforms aimed at improving transparency, access, and integrity in Nigeria’s tertiary admissions process. The reforms were unveiled on Monday during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Abuja, according to a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade. Speaking at the meeting, the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed that candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes with a minimum of four credit passes would…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the minimum UTME cut-off marks approved by universities and other tertiary institutions across the country for the 2026 admission exercise. The approved benchmarks were unveiled during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja on Monday. Pan-Atlantic University adopted the highest minimum score of 220, while several leading universities including Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria and Covenant University fixed theirs at 200. JAMB noted that the approved figures…

The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to eliminate examination malpractice in Nigeria by 2027 following the rollout of full Computer-Based Examinations (CBE) by the National Examinations Council (NECO), which has already recorded nearly a 90 percent reduction in examination fraud. The policy direction was highlighted during NECO’s Silver Jubilee celebration in Abuja, where stakeholders reviewed ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening transparency, credibility, accessibility, and global competitiveness in Nigeria’s examination system. In a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, the Federal Ministry of Education…