Oyo Govt Suspends All School Excursions, Field Trips, Sports Competitions
Oyo State Government, through the ministry of education, science and technology has directed all public and private schools in the state to suspend all field trips, excursion and students’ activities outside their school premises. This is contained in a circular directed to the Executive Chairman, TESCOM, the Executive Chairman, SUBEB, all permanent secretaries/IGES, all tutor […]
TINUBU appoints 39-year-old Professor as Jamb Registrar, replaces retiring Oloyede
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, succeeding Professor Ishaq Oloyede, whose tenure expires on July 31, 2026. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, […]
FRESH strike looms as ASUU faults minister’s claims on agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Federal Government of failing to fully implement the 2025 FG/ASUU Agreement, barely five months after both parties signed the deal aimed at restoring stability to Nigerian universities. ASUU, Abuja Zone, said contrary to recent claims by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, that the agreement […]
JAMB announces 150 minimum admission benchmark for universities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and stakeholders in the tertiary education sector have approved 150 as the minimum admission benchmark for universities for the 2025 admission exercise. The decision was reached on Monday during the 2026 annual policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions held in Abuja. The approved scores, officially known as the […]
ASUU warns of fresh strike over 2025 agreement delay, others
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned that the public university system could face another wave of industrial unrest if the Federal Government and state governments fail to fully implement the December 2025 agreement reached with the union. Speaking at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held at Modibbo Adama University, Yola, […]
JAMB scraps UTME for education, agriculture candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and Agriculture-related non-engineering courses in College of Education and Polytechnics will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board disclosed this in a post shared on its official X handle on Monday during its […]
FG bans ‘Dr’ prefix for honorary degree holders
The Federal Government on Wednesday banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage. It declared that the use of the title by such recipients constitutes a misrepresentation of academic credentials, which will henceforth be treated as academic fraud, with attendant legal and reputational consequences. The Minister […]
OAU students lament transportation challenges
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, have decried long queues and delays in movement across campus following the introduction of compressed natural gas-powered vehicles by the management. The development comes days after the Students’ Union suspended a 72-hour lecture boycott held between April 14 and April 16, 2026, to protest transportation challenges […]
OAU students declare 72-hour lecture boycott over transport crisis
Academic activities at Obafemi Awolowo University are set to be disrupted following a planned lecture boycott by students protesting changes to the institution’s transport system. The action, scheduled to last for 72 hours from Tuesday, April 14 to Thursday, April 16, 2026, emerged after a series of meetings between student leaders and stakeholders over mobility […]
JAMB adjusts arrival time for 2026 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a slight adjustment to the arrival time for candidates sitting the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, particularly those scheduled for the first session. In a notice issued via its official X handle on Monday, the board stated that candidates for the first session are now expected to […]