ASUBEB Reaffirms Transparency As Bid Opening Ceremony Holds In Umuahia (Photos, Video)
The Abia State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to transparency, accountability, and due process in the implementation of multi-year basic education intervention projects, ABN TV reports. Speaking during the official bid opening ceremony held at the ASUBEB headquarters in Umuahia on Tuesday, May 14, 2025, the Executive Chairman of the Board, Mrs. Lydia Onuoha,...
Parents Express Discontent Over WAEC, UTME Overlap
Parents of candidates impacted by the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination glitches are requesting that the scheduled resit, which starts today, be delayed until June 2025. A post from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on its official X handle on Thursday stated, “…all the affected candidates will be contacted to reprint their examination slips towards retaking their examinations...
FG Halts TETFund Support For Institutions With Fewer Than 2,000 Students
The federal government has announced a major policy shift that will disqualify tertiary institutions with fewer than 2,000 students from accessing funding from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in a bid to enforce accountability and ensure efficient allocation of public resources. Minister of Education Tunji Alausa made this known on Friday during a one-day engagement in Lagos with heads...
JAMB To Release Rescheduled 379,000 Candidates Result
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has declared that it will publish the results for 379,000 candidates who took the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination from Friday to Monday on Wednesday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The board admitted to technical and human errors, especially in Lagos and South-East states, which significantly...
Abia Govt Approves Recruitment Of Over 5,000 Lecturers, Teachers
The Abia State Government has announced the recruitment of 5,300 new teachers who successfully passed the recent recruitment interviews across the state. This was disclosed on Tuesday in Umuahia by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during a press briefing on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti. Kanu further revealed that...
JAMB Reviews 379,000 UTME Resit Results
Prior to the final release to the public on Thursday, a final audit of the results of the 379,775 candidates who claim to have taken the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination is being carried out. The audit team includes officials from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, civil society organisations, academics and other independent observers. A source, who did...
JAMB Confirms Release Of UTME Resit Examination Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for the resit Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted for candidates affected by technical issues during the 2025 main exam. In a statement issued Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the Board revealed that out of the 336,845 candidates scheduled for the resit, 21,082...
IG Names Special Squad To Protect Schools In Nasarawa
Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, established the Schools Protection Squad in Nasarawa State to improve security in educational facilities throughout the 13 local government districts of the state. Egbetokun, who was represented by AIG Zachariah Achinyan of Zone 4, Makurdi, inaugurated the squad on Monday during a stakeholders’ forum on school safety. He said the initiative aims to...
JAMB Refute Claims Directing Candidate To Reprint Exam Slips
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has disowned messages in circulation directing the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to reprint examination slips for a resit examination. Despite the messages emanating from a 66019 shortcode used by JAMB, the board described the shortcode as a spoofed version. In a statement by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB categorically denied responsibility...
WAEC Express Discontent Over Conducting Examination Late
The West African Examinations Council has expressed regret for the postponement of the English Language Paper 2 in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination took place on Wednesday evening. In a statement by Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head of Public Affairs Department of WAEC, the council said that it...
