The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Tuesday that tertiary institutions are allowed to set their cut-off marks for admission into their institutions. This decision was taken by the board during their 2021 policy meeting which was chaired by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.

Ex-Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, and five other global figures have joined the Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs as senior fellows. The Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs is a department in the prestigious Yale University that specializes in education, research, and scholarships on global affairs.

A student of Greensprings Secondary School, Lagos, Fareedah Oyolola has been honoured as one of the brightest students in the world by The John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Fareedah’s emergence follows her exceptional performance in the advanced School and College Ability Test (SCAT), a test carried out by the institution to ascertain every intending student's academic abilities before gaining admission into the talent search programme.

President Buhari has approved the reappointment of Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the second term of five years.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) disclosed that it would announce the cut-off points for 2021/2022 admission into tertiary institutions by August 31. The board’s policy meeting where decisions such as the cut-off mark have been fixed for that date.

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would commence on Monday, August 16, 2021.