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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will on Friday close one of the longest and most consequential chapters in its history, as its Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, formally transfers power to his successor, Professor Segun Aina, at a ceremony in Abuja. The board confirmed that the handover holds on Friday, July 31, 2026, from…
Two foreign institutions cited as proof of the credibility of a Cameroonian university that awarded a doctorate to a Nigerian governorship candidate have said they have no record of any relationship with the institution, dealing a blow to efforts by the candidate’s camp to validate the qualification. The University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United…
The Federal Government has described the debut of the National Examinations Council (NECO) Computer-Based Test (CBT) for the Senior School Certificate Examination as a significant step towards eliminating examination malpractice, with officials reporting a seamless exercise across centres in the Federal Capital Territory. Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, expressed satisfaction after monitoring…
A landmark ruling by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has upended the Federal Government’s attempt to push education directors out of office after eight years, affirming that teachers and education officers who rise to director level may serve until they turn 65 or complete 40 years of pensionable service. Justice O. Y….
The Federal Government has suspended its proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, following widespread public concerns. The Federal Ministry of Education announced the suspension in a statement on Monday, withdrawing a June 18, 2026 letter…
A single decision by the Federal Ministry of Education has reopened one of Nigeria’s most sensitive debates, pitting the government’s argument about the rising cost of running national examinations against the harsh arithmetic confronting millions of households already stretched to breaking point. The Ministry, in a memo dated June 18, 2026 and signed by…
Three years after her name dominated national headlines and split public opinion, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is once again free to sit Nigeria’s most consequential school examination. The three year sanction the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board imposed on the Anambra teenager in July 2023, following one of the most talked about examination fraud controversies…
A long-running dispute over religious dress in one of Nigeria’s oldest secondary schools has taken a decisive turn, with the Court of Appeal in Ibadan ruling that female Muslim pupils of the International School, University of Ibadan, cannot wear the hijab as part of their uniform. The three-member appellate panel delivered the verdict on…
The Oyo State Ministry of Education has formally rewritten its public academic calendar to absorb the shock of a recently suspended teachers’ strike. Public primary and secondary schools across the state will now officially resume a full teaching schedule on Monday, July 6. The permanent secretary of the ministry, Mrs B.T. Oyinloye, detailed the emergency…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has drawn a firm line between his agency and Nigeria’s established examination councils, insisting that the board exists to place candidates in tertiary institutions rather than to test them, and cautioning that the national obsession with high Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
