Tertiary institutions in Nigeria have been directed not to give candidates less than 18 years of admission. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education gave the directive on Monday while monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. Mamman decried the activities of some parents, who were pressuring their underage students to get admissions into tertiary institutions, saying that the 18-year benchmark is in line with the 6-3-3-4...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has penalised officials at a Computer Based Test, CBT, centre following an incident where a female candidate was allegedly forced to remove her hijab before taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Details regarding the specific punishment handed down to the CBT centre officials remain undisclosed, but JAMB has confirmed that action was taken. The incident, which JAMB authorities said they deeply regretted, happened at Bafuto Institute CBT...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME and directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) center owners nationwide to arrest any parent found near their facilities during the exercise. The agency said the exercise will be held in over 700 CBT centers across the nation. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede gave the order during a virtual meeting held on Wednesday with owners of the...

Graduates from the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, will now be able to participate in the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme, President Bola Tinubu announced on Saturday at NOUN’s 13th convocation ceremony. President Tinubu also addressed the longstanding issue of admission of NOUN Law graduates to the Nigerian Law School. “With the changing demographics of our great nation, the government has recognised the importance of allowing NOUN graduates to participate in...

Students of Federal Polytechnic, Oko have staged a protest against incessant imposition of fees on them  by the school management. The protest was provoked by a recent imposition of  a compulsory N5000 examination fees on the and the insistence of the school management to deny those who have not paid the alleged fees from writing their exams. The students carried different placards with inscriptions such as “reduce the cost of texts books”; “allow us to...

Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, on Friday during the convergence of the institution’s alumni and friends, received a commitment from guests, towards the institution’s development. The event, a university programme designed by the school’s management to enhance collaboration between the university and the larger society for accelerated development, has Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, as the keynote speaker, while Hon. Prof. Oby Orogbu was the chairperson of the occasion and Prof. Chike Okoli, was the guest lecturer. The...

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Student Loans Access to Higher Education Bill, following some amendments to it. The Presidential assent according to the report is sequel to separate considerations by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Recall that the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, generated some controversies regarding...