The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced a new date for the commencement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), now scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 24, 2025, instead of the previously scheduled Friday, April 25, 2025.
Director-general (DG) of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has accused some tertiary institutions of colluding with some banks to sabotage the student loan scheme of the federal government. Issa-Onilu said that the matter has been reported to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC to scrutinize the activities of such financial institutions and the schools involved in such racketeering.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday officially launched the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja which was disclosed by Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communication, Stanley Nkwocha.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Mohammed Mohammed Aminu as the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement issued by The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS National body condemns the directive by the governors of Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, and Kebbi states over their decision to close down schools during the Holy month of Ramadan, threatening protest. NANS National Public Relations officer, Sam Adeyemi, on Monday, stated that the closure is a violation of the right of every student while stressing that the policy would threaten academic progress and discriminate against non-Muslim students as well as set a bad example in the Nigerian education sector if uncontested.
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has declared that school dropouts will no longer benefit from the education loan, as plans are ongoing to update NELFUND’s system and the database.
