Over 2 Million Candidates Registered As JAMB Closes 2025 UTME Registration
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration is now closed, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. A total of 2,030,627 candidates completed their registration, allowing them to participate in the UTME scheduled for April 25, 2025. Recall that JAMB recently informed that the registration process, which began on February 3, 2025, would end on March 8, 2025,...
Gov. Otti Orders Verification Of Sacked Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic Staff For Salary Payment (Video)
Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti has directed the Rector of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic to commence the verification process for staff members who were dismissed by the previous administration but still owed salary arrears. https://www.youtube.com/live/hbVdO4jjXzI?si=DdHi7RDyQ_6fBDCY Governor Otti made this announcement while addressing journalists during his monthly media chat, "Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians," at Government House, Umuahia. He emphasized that the move...
Abia Govt Renovating 222 Schools Across State – Gov. Otti (Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has announced that 222 primary and secondary schools across the state are currently undergoing renovation as part of his administration’s commitment to improving education infrastructure. Governor Otti made this known on Friday during his monthly media chat (March Edition) with journalists at Government House, Umuahia, tagged "Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians." https://www.youtube.com/live/hbVdO4jjXzI?si=JItJYMPQGw3V5-nG According to the...
No More Flogging In Lagos Schools, Says Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its ban on physical punishment in public schools, citing counseling as a more successful form of discipline. The state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, reaffirmed the stance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He stressed that flogging students for indiscipline and other misbehaviors remains strictly...
Gov Aiyedatiwa Approves Employment Of 1,000 Teachers In Ondo
Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor of Ondo State, has given his approval for the state to hire 1,000 secondary school teachers. The governor is also putting the finishing touches on the employment of 1,000 teachers for primary schools in the state. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, on Monday, the governor’s approval came after...
ABSU Law Faculty To Relocate To Uturu Main Campus By June 2025
The Abia State University (ABSU) Law Faculty will officially relocate from Umuahia back to its main campus in Uturu by June 2025, following the conclusion of the first semester, ABN TV reports. This decision was finalized during this week’s Executive Council meeting, presided over by Governor Alex Otti. The move is part of the administration’s broader efforts to enhance higher...
NANS Fumes Over Ramadan School Closure, Threatens Protest
The governors of the states of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi have been given 72 hours to change their decision to close schools for five weeks in observance of the Ramadan fast, or face nationwide protests, according to the National Association of Nigerian Students. NANS, in a statement on Monday by its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, described the...
Parents Express Concerns As Bauchi Shuts Schools For A Month During Ramadan
The Ministry of Education has ordered schools to close for a month in order to keep children at home during Ramadan, which has left parents in Bauchi perplexed. Vanguard investigations reveal that all pupils will be tasked with writing their exams immediately after returning from the break. Several parents who spoke with Vanguard said that they are worried for their children’s...
Baby Dr. OlaPre Visits FMC Umuahia On Career Day, Meets CMD Prof. Azubuike (Photos, Video)
It was a heartwarming and symbolic moment today at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Umuahia as Dr. Miss Precious Ola Chizramekpere Ifeanyi, fondly called OlaPre, returned to the very hospital where she was born for a special visit as part of her school's Career Day celebration. Despite being just one year and nine months old, little OlaPre has already begun...
JAMB Sets Firm Deadline As 1.5 Million Sign Up For UTME
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration period will end on March 8, 2025, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The registration period started on February 3. JAMB ruled out an extension of the registration period, saying, “This deadline has been communicated in all advertisements and the official calendar for the 2025 UTME exercise.” This...
