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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has restated its commitment to the 16-year minimum age requirement for admission into tertiary institutions, insisting that the policy rests on existing education laws and on evidence linking maturity to academic success. The board’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the position known on Thursday during a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up exercise, clearing the way for the ranking of candidates and the start of the admission cycle for tertiary institutions nationwide. The Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed in a statement on Tuesday that candidates who…
The Federal Government has ordered mandatory drug integrity tests for all secondary school students entering the Nigerian education system. Under the newly released National Implementation Guidelines, schools must screen every new arrival before they can take their seats in the classroom. This is not a one-off hurdle for freshers. The policy directs school administrators to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revised the arrival time for candidates sitting the first session of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, moving the scheduled reporting time from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. In a notice issued via its official X handle on Monday, the board stated that candidates for the first…
The National Examinations Council has officially released the results for the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination. Professor Dantani Wushishi announced the comprehensive performance metrics during a press briefing held in Minna today. The council recorded a significant 71.63 percent pass rate in English Language and Mathematics subjects. This figure represents candidates who secured five credits…
I have spent over seven years teaching in secondary schools across Kaduna and Ibadan, and the last two years lecturing at the university. This means I have seen Nigeria’s education system from both ends. I have taught teenagers still struggling to understand simple sentences, and I now teach undergraduates who are expected to question…
