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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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.

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.

Students of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have expressed frustration over their inability to access the university’s portal.

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,…

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. ­­­­

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…