Ishaq Oloyede
16 Oct
At the recently released Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO), the Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed that 40 secondary schools across 17 states were involved in mass cheating.
10 Oct
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has cautioned university researchers and students on overdependence on Artificial Intelligence (AI), warning that it has the potential to embarrass human beings.
13 Aug
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has warned parents of admission seekers into Nigerian universities against falsifying the age of their children and wards to meet the 18-year minimum age requirement. Oloyede cautioned that such actions could push the children into corruption and crime. He issued this warning…
1 Jun
The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has come and gone, but the outcome of the results is still a point of discussion among stakeholders principally because
6 May
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged Nigerians to verify claims of excellent performance by candidates in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) before awarding scholarships. The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave this advice over the weekend while interacting with media executives. JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin quoted the JAMB Registrar as…
2 May
The President, Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi-Africa), Prof Peter Okebukola, has congratulated Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on the successful conduct of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
24 Apr
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a father has been arrested alongside his son who is a candidate by the Police for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the UTME centres in…
22 Mar
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says granting full autonomy to universities comes with accountability and responsibility for sustainable development.
13 Mar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sent a warning to parents to stop enrolling minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede issued the warning on Wednesday, 13 March, 2024 while reacting to a suit, filed by one Ifeanyi Eke, against the exam body over alleged inappropriate…
7 Mar
Over 260,000 candidates sat for this year's Mock-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock-UTME) on Thursday across 793 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the country.
12 Jan
Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has commended the moves by the Federal Government to investigate the fake universities and certificates being awarded to Nigerians.
11 Jan
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that candidates for its direct entry examination would henceforth be subjected to cognitive and verbal reasoning tests.
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The Ado Bayero family has said the tax reform bills have nothing to do with moving the venue of the wedding of their daughter, Maryam Nasir Ado Bayero, to Jibrin (Abba) Barau, the son of the Deputy President of the Senate. Reports had claimed that the wedding was relocated from Kano to Abuja due to…
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Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that 90 per cent of Nigerians support the tax reform bills currently before the National Assembly. Taiwo, who stated this on Monday at a special town hall on the tax reform bills on Channels TV, said his team conducted a…
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The Department of State Service (DSS) has challenged a popular civil society organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), to implement what it preaches to society. DSS aggrieved staff, who are pressing legal charges against SERAP, used an adage that "it is easier to criticize than to do the right thing" to validate what…
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Tragedy struck Akankan, Ede North Local Council of Osun State, in the early hours of yesterday when a fire claimed the lives of a Nigeria Customs officer, Tijani Kabiru, his wife, and four of their children.
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Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have dismantled several illegal oil bunkering networks in the Niger Delta region in a week-long operation conducted between November 25 and December 1, 2024.
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The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has carpeted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for criticising the current administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo, saying the party lacked today’s governance realities.
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the final forfeiture of an estate located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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A huwan rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, yesterday, alleged that some group of elite and well-to-do Nigerians have colluded with the security agencies and some legal experts to deplore state resources not only against his fundamental human rights but also against his associates and those around him.
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The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a child trafficking syndicate and arrested a suspect, Esther Anthony, while rescuing four children during a raid in Port Harcourt.
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The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday rescued a 19-year-old undergraduate of Kogi State University, Ayungba, who was reportedly abducted by ritualists.