UTME 2025: JAMB registers 1.6 million candidates as registration closes in six days

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that a total of 1,687,860 candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In its weekly bulletin, the Board noted that the registration figure was achieved over a span of 26 days, with just six days remaining before the registration deadline of 8 […]

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Aiyedatiwa approves employment of 1,010 secondary school teachers

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the recruitment of 1,010 teachers for secondary schools in the state as part of efforts to improve the post-primary education sector. His approval fulfills his electoral promise to address the persistent shortage of teachers in public schools. The Governor’s approval came after the completion of the recruitment process […]

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Aiyedatiwa upgrades RUGIPO to university

As govt signs MoU with investors, consultants on agriculture, revenue generation Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has approved the upgrade and conversion of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo to a University of Agriculture and Agribusiness. This came after a review of the initial proposal for the upgrade of the polytechnic to a university of […]

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Elizade University, Medical Laboratory Science Council honour 1st class graduate at first induction

A first-class graduate of Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State, Miss Praise Ogundare with a CGPA of 4.84 has been jointly honoured by the University and the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria for her brilliant performance. The university’s spokesman, Mr. Williams Olufunmi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. At the first medical laboratory […]

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Selfish parents registered 5,000 underaged candidates for UTME — JAMB registrar

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registrar, Professor Emeritus Isiaq Oloyede, has disclosed that no fewer than 4,997 underage candidates have so far registered for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. This is as he disclosed that the board had, by Monday afternoon, registered 420,674 candidates for its May 2025/2026 exams, targeting […]

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Elizade University reads riot act as it matriculates fresh students

In a drastic step to preserve the sanctity of the University and ward off every form of anti-social behaviour on campus, the Vice-Chancellor of Elizade University, (EU) Ilara-Mokin, Prof Kayode Ijadunola, has read out a riot act stipulating consequences of various anti-social behaviour. A statement by the institution’s spokesman, Mr. Williams Olufnmi said, while administering […]

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Ondo releases list of recruited primary school teachers

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the release of the list of newly recruited teachers for public primary schools across the state. The announcement was made on Monday by the Executive Chairman of the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (ODSUBEB), Chief Victor Olabimtan, during the board’s monthly prayer meeting for February. In April […]

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VC clears Reps of alleged N480m bribe demand for passing varsities’ budgets

Federal University, Gusau Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Gusau, Prof. Muazu Abubakar, has exonerated members of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education over alleged request for N480 million as a condition for passing federal universities’ 2025 budgets. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) dated Jan. 27, […]

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We disbursed N104b student loans nationwide – Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund(NELFUND) has disbursed over ₦104 billion in loans to more than 600,000 students studying in tertiary institutions across the country. Tinubu disclosed this in his keynote address at the 42nd Founders’ Day and the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, (FUT), […]

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