JAMB Suspends Law Admissions Across 8 Universities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of law admissions for the 2025-2026 academic session at eight universities. This decision follows the Council of Legal Education's (CLE) suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program at these institutions due to violations of regulatory procedures. JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, identified the affected universities as Kwara State...
JAMB Sets Dates For 2025 UTME Registration, Exams
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) dates for 2025 have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said the sale of forms will begin on January 31, 2025, and close on March 5, 2025. He said the sale of application documents and e-PIN vending will begin on March 10, 2025, for direct entry...
ASUU Supports 29 OOU Students With ₦5.8m Scholarships
On Wednesday, 29 impoverished students from Olabisi Onabanjo University, owned by Ogun State, received scholarships totaling ₦5.8 million from the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Each beneficiary received ₦200,000. While the OOU branch of ASUU provided scholarships to 27 students, the ASUU national body awarded its own scholarships to two students, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 29, in an...
Abia To Hire New Teachers, Strengthen Out-Of-School Children Policy
The government of Abia State has declared plans to hire a large number of teachers for primary and secondary schools throughout the state in an attempt to bolster the education sector. The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this in Umuahia on Tuesday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti...
Bauchi Gov Endorses 3,000 Teacher’s Recruitment
The governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has approved the recruitment of 3,000 teachers to work in junior and senior secondary schools. The Project Coordinator, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment in the state, Ali Gar, stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation meeting on the Girls Scholarship Programme with stakeholders from the Bauchi Local Government. According to Gar, the...
Nigerian Teacher Ranked Among The World’s Top 50 Educators
A math teacher at Imagbon/Imaka Comprehensive High School in Ogun State named Mr. Kayode Adewale has been selected as one of the 50 finalists for the esteemed 2025 Global Teacher Prize. The announcement was made in a statement released on the Global Teacher Prize website on Wednesday. Adewale, a STEM educator, teaches in a semi-urban area where most students hail from...
“2025 UTME Registration Yet To Start, Changes English Novel” – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has clarified that registration for the 2025 UTME and Direct Entry has yet to commence. The board assured candidates that details of the registration process will be announced in due course. In a statement shared on its official X account on Wednesday, JAMB also advised prospective candidates to begin preparations by securing their National Identification...
Focus On Education Funding, Obasanjo Urges FG
On Tuesday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo urged President Bola Tinubu to make sure the Federal Government creates a long-term plan for funding education in Nigeria. Speaking at the 70th birthday celebration of the Vice Chancellor of Bells University, Oludele Ojediran, held at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Obasanjo also urged all levels of government to empower...
UK Schools To Hold Exhibition In Abuja, Lagos
This month, a number of British award-winning schools will host UK Boarding Schools Week in Abuja and Lagos. The exhibition, organised by Mark Brooks Education in collaboration with the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, will take place at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja and The Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos, from Thursday, January 16, to Sunday, January 19. According to a...
Abia Government Orders Traditional Rulers To Enforce School Attendance Directive
The Abia State Government, under the leadership of Governor Dr. Alex Otti, has issued a directive aimed at ensuring every child of school age in the state returns to school as the new academic term begins on January 13, 2025. In a statement signed by Prince Nnamdi Elekwachi, the Director of Chieftaincy Affairs, traditional rulers across the state have been...
