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All private schools across Oyo State are to remain closed on Friday, June 5, 2026, as a solidarity measure following the abduction of pupils and teachers in the Oriire area of the state, an umbrella body of private school owners has announced. The Coalition of Non-State Schools, which comprises the Association of Private School…
Nigeria’s total public investment in education stands at only 2.14 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2026, falling well below the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recommended benchmark of four to six per cent for developing countries, according to a new analysis presented by former Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scheduled Saturday, June 13, 2026, for the conduct of the mop-up examination for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, in a move designed to close out one of the most logistically complex examination cycles in the country’s recent history. The announcement was made on Monday by the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Aina will succeed Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term ends on 31 July 2026. At 39 years old, the computer engineering academic will become the youngest registrar to run the nation’s tertiary admissions body. The presidency…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results that had been withheld following suspicions of examination malpractice, offering relief to a fraction of candidates caught in the board’s post-examination verification dragnet. The board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed the development on Thursday via a post on X, stating…
Academic activities have resumed at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, following the expiration of a three-week mid-semester break declared by the institution last month after student protests over a newly introduced transportation system. An internal memorandum addressed to all faculty deans by the university’s principal assistant registrar, I.B. Aronkola, on Sunday, indicated that the school’s…
Nigeria is turning to mid-twentieth-century technology to solve its twenty-first-century literacy crisis. The Federal Government will soon launch a dedicated radio station to broadcast lessons for adult and non-formal education learners nationwide. Dr John Edeh, director at the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, announced the plan following approval from the Minister…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially opened the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination change of institution and course process, giving candidates the opportunity to alter their institution or programme choices at any approved Computer Based Test centre nationwide. The board disclosed this in a notice issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Dr…
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…