JAMB
25 Oct
An Abuja High Court on Thursday admitted a former deputy director of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Yisa Usman to administrative bail. Usman was charged by the Police with character assassination and also giving false information to a public servant. Justice H.A. Musa granted him bail after he took his plea and the…
24 Oct
A non-government organisation, Education for Accelerated Development (EDAD), has commended President Bola Tinubu for relieving the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, of his appointment, describing it as an action long overdue. The Minister was among five cabinet members sacked by President Tinubu on Wednesday in an effort to reposition the National Executive Council for…
17 Oct
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has relaxed the 18-year minimum admission age for the 2024/2025 academic session. Particularly, the examination body said institutions can admit candidates who will turn 16 by August 31, 2025, "provided they meet the institution's standards." This was disclosed in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by JAMB Spokesperson…
14 Oct
Master Chinaemere Opara has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the introduction of the new admission policy. Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) student, filed the suit through his guardian, Mr. Maxwell Opara, his father and a lawyer, at the…
11 Oct
As Professor Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede marked his 70th birthday yesterday , it is fitting to reflect on his remarkable contributions to the education sector in Nigeria and his pivotal role as the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
10 Oct
The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has disclosed that the decision not to admit under-16-year-old admission seekers into the institution was not its policy but that of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). While imploring the public to ignore the rumours making the rounds that the institution had been deliberately turning back…
24 Sep
At the recently held 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) policy meeting, one of the stunning revelations made by the examination body was that between 2017 and 2020, some tertiary institutions admitted illegally, over one million students.
20 Sep
Teaching is an unsung profession in Nigeria. This is because teachers, as professionals who teach children to become what they dream of, are hardly seen, heard, recognised or rewarded.
19 Sep
Students of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have expressed frustration over their inability to access the university’s portal.
17 Sep
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has tasked the Federal Government with setting up specialised centres in each of the six geopolitical zones to support Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in overcoming the obstacles they face when pursuing higher education. This move, the examination body said, aims to ensure equal access to education for all,…
10 Sep
House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, accused the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) of wasting about N10 billion registering two companies for the Nigeria Postal Service, only for the companies to fold up one year after take-off.
6 Sep
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised polytechnic students to direct their concerns about NYSC mobilisation to the appropriate authorities rather than blaming the Board. This follows complaints from some Higher National Diploma (HND) students about being excluded from the mandatory one-year scheme. During a meeting with the National Association of Polytechnic Students…
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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa spoke on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, attended by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu's spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the company suspected to be the owner of 753 units of duplexes in Abuja, flagged by its investigations, denied ownership of the estate following publications made in leading national newspapers. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who disclosed this in Abuja, noted that it was on the…
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The Director-General of the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Babalola Obilana, has lamented that many public servants have yet to open their Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs). Obilana made this disclosure on Tuesday during a sensitisation programme on the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for employees of Local Government Areas, held in Ikeja, Lagos. Over the course…
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Ahead of the much-anticipated premiere of Everybody Loves Jenifa in cinemas on December 13, Funke Akindele has treated fans to a festive surprise with the release of a Christmas song, Everybody Loves Christmas. The song, performed by D'banj, Falz, Waje, and the cast of the upcoming film, is produced by music maestro Cobhams Asuquo. READ…
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The Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified a post challenging a proposed increase in the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) which he shared on X in 2019. In the post, Oyedele said VAT rate increase will lead to higher inflation, interest rate hike, and more unemployment, adding…
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The National Pension Commission (Pencom) has announced that low-income earners can now choose between withdrawing their entire retirement savings or continuing to receive their current pension. A memo dated November 27, 2024, and signed by A.M. Salem, Head of the Surveillance Department at Pencom, outlined the new regulation. This change follows President Bola Tinubu's signing…
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The Joint Security Taskforce in Imo State, otherwise known as Operation Udoka, has arrested over twenty suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security outfit, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a joint clearance operation. This was as the security team raided and destroyed their camps at Aku Community in Okigwe…
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The House of Representatives was thrown into a rowdy session following the open declaration of support by the spokesperson of the House, Akintunde Rotimi Jr., for the controversial tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Trouble started after Rotimi Jr., representing Ekiti North 1, Ikole/Oye, drew the attention of his colleagues to the…
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The Federal Government has said there should be no room for name-calling or the injection of unnecessary ethnic and regional slurs into the national conversation on the Tax Reform Bills before the Senate. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the appeal in a statement commending the "robust nationwide debate" that has…
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The Social and Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) and the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has called for the release of activist Dele Farotimi. The Nigeria Police Force from Zone 2 Command in Lagos arrested Farotimi following a defamation petition. SERAP cautioned the Nigerian government against using criminal defamation…