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Candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education programmes in colleges of education across the country will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the federal government announced on Monday. Minister of Education Tunji Alausa made the disclosure during the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s 2026 policy meeting held…
A coordinated cyber attack has crippled thousands of schools and universities across the West. The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached Instructure, the parent company of the ubiquitous learning platform Canvas. Over 9,000 institutions in the United States, Canada, and Australia lost access to coursework and examinations this week. Many universities remain offline as they…
Nigeria’s National Examinations Council is set to begin computer-based testing before the end of 2026, the Federal Government has announced, in a move aimed at tackling the persistent problem of examination malpractice and repositioning the country’s public assessment framework for the modern age. Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa made the disclosure on Thursday during…
The Federal Government has outlawed the use of the “Dr” prefix by recipients of honorary degrees in any official, academic, or professional setting, warning that such misrepresentation will now be treated as academic fraud with legal and reputational consequences. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the new policy on Wednesday at the Presidential…
Talks between the Federal Government and non-academic university unions ended in a stalemate on Monday, leaving public campuses nationwide in a state of administrative paralysis. The Joint Action Committee, representing SSANU and NASU, refused to blink as the indefinite strike shuttered clinics, hostels, and bursaries. Government officials tried to pacify the unions by explaining why…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that its annual Policy Meeting on Admissions will hold on Monday, May 11, at the Body of Benchers Auditorium, Plot 688, Institute and Research District, FCC Phase III, Jabi, Abuja, a gathering widely regarded as one of the most consequential events in Nigeria’s tertiary education…
Nigeria’s public universities face another total shutdown as non-academic workers begin an indefinite strike on Friday, 1 May. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions reached a breaking point over stalled pay talks. This move by the Joint Action Committee effectively halts administrative and technical…
Nigeria’s education crisis persists, with the Federal Government admitting that 15 million children remain out of school. Education Minister Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa confirmed this figure at the 2026 Basic Education Bootcamp in Jos. While the government claims to be making headway through data-driven reforms, independent estimates suggest the true number may be as high…
The federal government has ignited a fierce backlash after declaring its intent to phase out university courses it deems irrelevant to Nigeria’s economic future. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, warned students that social science disciplines may soon face the axe, citing a lack of alignment with market demands. He explicitly discouraged students from using…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the scores for candidates who wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday, April 20. Students can now check their performance via the board’s established SMS channels. Sending the code “UTMERESULT” to 55019 or 66019 remains the primary method for retrieval. This applies only to those who…
