Over 80% of candidates absent from mop-up UTME — JAMB

Over 80 percent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for Saturday’s nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination failed to appear, a development the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board attributed to intensified security measures targeting impersonators and exam cheats. The Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who monitored the exercise at the Technology CBT Centre in NAF Valley Estate, […]

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Ibadan poly alumni, students reject renaming

Students and alumni of The Polytechnic, Ibadan have rejected the renaming of the institution after the departed Governor Omololu Olunloyo, by Governor Seyi Makinde. The students, in a statement on Friday in Ibadan, by the Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, Oladipupo Olamide, expressed disappointment over the move. According to the statement, “We strongly believe that […]

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Common entrance exam holds tomorrow in Ondo

The Common Entrance Examination into public secondary schools in Ondo State will hold tomorrow, Saturday, 28 June, 2025. The examination, also known as Placement Examination will take place simultaneously at designated centres across the 18 Local Government Area of the state. This was announced n a statement by the Director, Information and Media, Mr Olaoluwa […]

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Makinde renames Poly Ibadan after Olunloyo

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, announced the renaming of The Polytechnic, Ibadan after a departed former governor of the state, Omololu Olunloyo. He made this announcement in his brief remarks at the interdenominational commendation service for the former governor, held at the Obafemi Awolowo stadium in Ibadan, the state capital. Governor Makinde said, […]

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Osun releases timetable for 2025 common entrance, continuous learning assessment

Common entrance exam: Thursday, June 26, 2025; Continuous Learning Assessment: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – Thursday, July 3, 2025 Osun State Examinations Board has released the timetable for the 2025 Common Entrance Examination and Continuous Learning Assessment. A statement issued by the Registrar of the Board, Mrs. Olubukola Akintola, said the Common Entrance Examination is […]

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Adeleke’s aide distributes school items to vulnerable pupils

Necessary school materials have been given freely to over 200 pupils in Ila Local Government Area of Osun State as part of the ongoing efforts by the Governor Ademola Adeleke administration to assist struggling families. Leading the initiative, which kicked off at St Matthew Anglican Primary School, Ila Orangun, is the Senior Special Assistant to […]

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64,000 candidates sit for 2025 Common Entrance exam

Pupils writing the national common entrance examination. No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Togo have participated in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges, conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, Maitama, and Government Secondary School, […]

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UNN best graduate wins £33,000 Commonwealth scholarship 

A student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s with the overall best graduating CGPA of 4.98, Chizoba Ejiofor, has secured a fully funded Commonwealth scholarship. Education advocate and tech entrepreneur Alex Onyia, who made this known on social media on Thursday, said he had taken responsibility for supporting Ejiofor after the university failed to award […]

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Ondo cautions against exam malpractices, hooliganism in schools

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Ondo State Government has warned that it would not tolerate any form of hooliganism, thuggery or examination malpractices during internal or external examinations in the state. This was in a statement by Mr Olaoluwa Meshack, the Director of Information & Media of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. He […]

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