Category: Education

Mr. Romanus Ejikeme, the father of Mmesoma who was said to have forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, result, has pleaded with JAMB and Nigerians at large to forgive her. He said that his daughter did not confess her “crime” to him on time. Romanus also Speaking in an interview with the Nigeria Television […]

The management of Innoson Automobile Company has revoked the N3 million scholarship given to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme due to her involvement in faking her Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) results. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Onitsha and signed by Mr. Cornel Osigwe, Head of Corporate Communications […]

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Saturday says it has been vindicated by the report of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government, to look into the alleged forgery of UTME result by Mmesoma. JAMB said the report of the committee has further reinforced the position of the board that […]

The committee of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to look into the examination fraud involving Mmesoma Ejikeme has confirmed that she manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, giving herself a score of 362 as against an actual score of 249. In its eight-page report, the committee said that the student of […]

Pupils in an examination hall The ban recently announced by the Federal Government on underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO) for admission into unity colleges nationwide is reasonably well-intended. It is important to protect children from the psychological damage that may ensue when they […]

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced the commencement of online registration for the Post-UTME Screening Exercise for admission into all courses and programmes. The 2023/2024 admission exercise screening is scheduled to commence on Monday, July 10, and Friday, July 28. The registrar and secretary to the council of UNILAG, Ọladẹjọ Azeez, disclosed this in […]

Students in front of JAMB office There is growing agitation among stakeholders in the education sector over the twin issues of UTME fees and the validity of UTME results, Iyabo Lawal reports. Following a recent declaration by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that it remitted about N50 billion to government coffers in the […]

Prof. Abubakar Rasheed hands over to Mr Chris Maiyaki The outgone Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has formally handed over to the most senior officer in the commission, Mr. Chris Maiyaki. At the handover ceremony in Abuja on Friday, Rasheed said he had secured the necessary approval from President […]