Category: Education

The National Senior Secondary Education Commission has announced that the implementation of the new national benchmark for senior secondary schools in Nigeria will be completed within nine months. The National Minimum Standards for Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria, developed by the Commission, were approved at the 68th National Council on Education, held from October 7 […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The board admitted to technical and human errors, especially in […]

At least, 5,000 candidates who scored 300 and above in the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in five academic sessions failed to secure admission into tertiary institutions, findings by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. According to data obtained from JAMB by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday, a […]

Lagos State University on Thursday commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for demonstrating accountability, urging Nigerians to support him. The university gave the commendation in a statement issued by its Deputy Registrar and Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations, Mrs Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile. Thomas-Onashile urged Nigerians to see […]

T byhe House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the technical malfunction that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The lawmakers also called on the Federal Government to direct JAMB to release the results of all candidates below the age of 16 who participated […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2025 UTME could have been its finest yet, were it not for “the carelessness, negligence, and lack of concern” exhibited by the agents entrusted. JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede made this statement on Wednesday during the press conference addressing the mass failure of this year’s exam. He […]

Koint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday, broke down in tears as he apologised for the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. “I apologise for the trauma caused to the candidates,” Oloyede said tearfully during a press conference in Abuja. Oloyede, at the start of the press briefing, […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has admitted technical errors in the UTME results it released last Friday. Following is the full text of  the JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede’s explanation on Wednesday: ‘Man proposes, God disposes’: Press Conference Address on the Complaints about the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) Results by the […]

Following the death of a 19-year-old girl in Lagos who reportedly took her life after receiving her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results on Monday, mental health professionals are calling for a more comprehensive approach to supporting students under examination pressure. Identified by neighbours as Timilehin, the departed teenager was described as quiet, humble, and full […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced a review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results following a wave of “unusual complaints” from candidates after the results were released on Friday. It officially released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination to the public last Friday. Earlier before the release, […]