The Lagos State Government has given the green light for the commencement of the second phase of the 2025 entrance screening test into its 16 Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools, as announced by the Lagos State Examinations Board. This move, however, excludes Vetland Junior Grammar School in Ifako-Ijaiye from the upcoming exercise. The
Lagos, July 9, 2025 The Lagos State Government has announced that it will conduct the second phase of entrance examinations for admission into its Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools. The exams, held via Computer-Based Test (CBT), are scheduled for September 7, 2025, and will take place at designated centres across the state . According
Minna, July 9, 2025 The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), conducted for final-year students in junior secondary schools across Nigeria. This was confirmed in a statement issued by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Dantani Wushishi, at the Council’s headquarters in Minna,
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially released the list of top-performing candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a prospective University of Lagos student emerging as the highest scorer nationwide. Announcing the results during the 2025 JAMB Policy Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday, the Registrar of the Board,
In a significant policy shift aimed at enhancing transparency and providing greater insight into candidates’ performance, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the national ranking of candidates will now be included on the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result slips. This new development affects the 1,905,539 candidates who participated in the
Nigerian universities have officially pegged the minimum cut-off mark for the 2025 admission exercise at 150. This decision was collectively reached during the annual policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), held on Tuesday, with the participation of vice-chancellors from public and private universities across the country. The policy gathering, which serves
Nigeria’s basic education system is currently grappling with a deepening manpower crisis, as just 915,913 teachers are saddled with the responsibility of educating over 31.7 million pupils across public and private primary schools nationwide. This alarming disparity is raising concerns among education stakeholders about the quality of learning and the long-term implications for national development.
Abuja, July 8, 2025 — The Federal Government has officially set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into all Nigerian tertiary institutions, a directive announced today by Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa during the opening of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) 2025 policy meeting in Abuja . Dr. Alausa emphasized that
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has officially declared a nationwide strike, citing the Federal Government’s continued failure to address lingering issues affecting the nation’s public universities. The union announced the decision after an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at its national secretariat, where members unanimously resolved to down tools. According to
Abuja | July 7, 2025 — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially corrected the admission status of a graduate from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), following widespread concerns and accusations that the individual’s admission was fake. The issue came to light after the affected graduate, whose identity has been withheld,
