President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to empowering Nigerian youths and consolidating economic reforms, as the country marked its 65th Independence Anniversary. In a national broadcast from the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu described young Nigerians as the “greatest assets” of the nation, urging them to dream big
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says it is not owing school fees of 5,000 students of Itsekiri extraction in Novena University, Ogume, Delta State. The PAP in a statement on Tuesday stated that the agency is not owing fees in Novena or any institution within or outside the country. The
The Federal Government, through the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), has closed 22 unaccredited colleges of education operating across Nigeria. The action follows a nationwide audit and inspection, including personnel verification and financial monitoring, which revealed that these institutions failed to meet operational standards. In a statement, the
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced plans for the construction of a 500-bed hostel facility for the medical school of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma in Edo State. The Governor made the pledge during his campaign tour of several wards in Esan West Local Government Area (Iruekpen and
The West African Examinations Council has announced the official release of the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. In a statement issued via X on Monday, August 4, 2025, the examination body confirmed that candidates who sat for the exam can now access
Dr. Tunji Mauruf Alausa, Minister of EducationThe Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said that the federal government has pegged the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions at 16 years. Alausa spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,
.96,838 Candidates To Participate The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced Saturday, June 28, as the date for the conduct of the 2025, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, mop-up examination. The announcement was made on Sunday in a statement issued by the examination body. It said that the
A Member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmalik Zubairu (APC–Zamfara), has allocated ₦15.2 million in scholarships to 508 students at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic in Talata Mafara, Zamfara. During the presentation held on Saturday at his constituency office in Bungudu, Zubairu expressed that this initiative is part of his commitment to
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has apologised for delay in conducting English Language Paper 2 in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination took place on Wednesday evening. In a statement by Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head of Public
MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES Press Conference Address on the Complaints about the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Results by the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, CON, FNAL, at the Boardroom of JAMB National Headquarters, Bwari, Abuja, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 1.0 First