The Taraba State government had presented cheques worth over N1.8 billion to external examination bodies, including NECO, NABTEB, and BECE, for the registration of students across the state. Taraba State, Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Barr Zainab Usman Jalingo, disclosed this in a statement, saying cheques were officially presented on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the NECO Office in Jalingo by the Commissioner for Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, Dr Augustina Godwin, on behalf of...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 150 as the minimum admissible score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026 academic session. The decision was taken on Monday, 11 May, at the Board’s annual policy meeting held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education. According to JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the meeting also set 150 as the minimum score for Colleges of Nursing Sciences, while polytechnics will admit candidates with...

The nationwide strike by non-academic staff in Nigeria’s public universities continued on Monday after a meeting with the Federal Government ended without agreement. Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), under the Joint Action Committee (JAC), have shut down key services across campuses. The talks, held on Monday, ended in a deadlock, with both sides unable to reach a compromise. Sources...

Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor, has approved the appointment of Professor Peter Azikiwe Onwualu, a professor of Agricultural Engineering and current Vice Chancellor of African University of Science and Technology, Abuja as the chairman/ Pro-Chancellor of the governing council of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, (COOU) Igbariam, Anambra State. Professor Onwualu was also a former DG/CEO of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chief Press Secretary...

No fewer than 536 visually impaired candidates have sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), alongside others with special needs across the country. Since 2017, JAMB, through JEOG, has provided extensive support, including free accommodation for candidates and their guides, meals, transportation support, and customized materials. Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola, the Chairman of the JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) disclosed this while briefing journalists on Monday at the commencement of the special UTME...