The federal government has approved a 40 per cent salary increase for academic staff in federal universities, sealing a new agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) after more than 16 years of stalled negotiations. The deal, unveiled in Abuja on Monday by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, includes enhanced pensions, a … [Read more…]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday warned of a full-blown strike due to the discouraging manner it said the federal government had been handling the industrial dispute it declared. Chairman of Ibadan zone of the union, through its coordinator, Professor Biodun Olaniran, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Ladoke Akintola University … [Read more…]
The critical role of language in an age dominated by technology, security concerns, and socio-economic development was the central focus of the 3rd Linguistics International Interdisciplinary Hybrid Conference (EBSULINGS 2025), held at Ebonyi State University (EBSU) on October 8, 2025. Under the theme, “Language, Technoscience, Security, and Socio-economic Development: Towards a Holistic Digital Society,” The … [Read more…]
No fewer than 818,492 candidates, which represents 60.26%, who sat for the 2025 Senior Secondary School Examination, SSCE, organised by the National Examination Council, NECO, recorded five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. Similarly, 1,144,496 students also recorded five credits and above, irrespective of mathematics and English in the examination. Recall that 1,367,310 candidates, … [Read more…]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged candidates of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) who have previously checked their results to re-check after 24 hours. A statement signed by Ag. Head of WAEC’s Public Affairs, Yaba, Lagos, Moyosola Adesina, and published on their verified X handle on Thursday, explained that … [Read more…]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that its result checker portal has been temporarily shut down due to technical issues. The council made this known in a public notice shared via its official X handle on Wednesday. “WAEC hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal @waecdirect.org is temporarily shut down … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities in the country. JAMB made the decision on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. It said the cut-off mark for colleges for nursing is … [Read more…]
The federal government has officially put the entry admission age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at age 16. This came as the government warned that any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be illegal and perpetrators be prosecuted. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said this on Tuesday while declaring open the … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withheld the results of 39,834 candidates over alleged involvement in examination malpractices in the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this during the official release of the 2025 UTME results in Abuja on Friday. He also revealed that … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from April 5 to April 10, 2025. JAMB announced this in a statement issued by its Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. The board explained that the adjustment aims to ensure that all necessary preparations are completed while incorporating … [Read more…]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has officially released the results for the 2024 second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for private candidates. Notably, a total of 43,923 candidates, representing 67.55% of those who sat for the examination, scored credit and above in a minimum of five subjects. In a … [Read more…]
…Recalls Suspended Commissioners Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has approved the appointment of Prof Michael Ugota Awoke as Vice Chancellor of Ebonyi State University, EBSU. This followed the recommendations of the Governing Council of the University. Awoke is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Former Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic of the State University. … [Read more…]