The Management of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ogun State has faced backlash over its enforcement of a “no bra, no exam” policy. A viral video showed school officials inspecting female students to determine if they wore bras before allowing them to enter the examination hall. Some students expressed frustration and embarrassment over the manner…
The Nigerian Government has proposed setting up a National Examination Malpractice Court to swiftly prosecute exam cheats and curb malpractice nationwide. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, affirmed this recommendation of the 17-man committee headed by Professor Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as chairman, on Improvement of the Quality…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed additional people to fill vacancies in the governing councils of some Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. The new appointees and their institutions are as follows: I. AFRICAN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA Hon…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that about 379,997 candidates in the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would retake the examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. “It was a combination of human error and technology. We are sincerely sorry,” he…
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole •Rectors, provosts, principals, examiners to meet JAMB chiefs, candidates decry results discrepancies. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will on Thursday review the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination following what it described as “unusual” public complaints. A notice in Abuja confirmed that the review meeting would bring together vice-chancellors,…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, paid a courtesy visit to his alma mater – Anglican High School, Ibara, Abeokuta, where he engaged with school principals, students, and alumni. During the visit, Dr. Tijani awarded scholarships to high-achieving students, recognizing their academic excellence and potential. The minister expressed his appreciation…
The Federal Government, through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has sponsored 37 visually-impaired candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Bauchi State. Speaking to journalists at the examination centre in Bauchi on Tuesday, Deputy Coordinator of the UTME Bauchi Centre for the Blind at the University of Maiduguri, Professor Hadiza Bazza, said that…
