The education ministry withdraws the circular and begins nationwide consultations after widespread outrage over planned 82% increase The federal government has suspended its controversial proposal to increase the registration fee for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) to ₦50,000 per candidate …
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has launched a crackdown on tertiary institutions accused of withholding tuition refunds to students and imposing arbitrary fee increases despite benefiting from the federal government's student loan scheme. The Fund said it had received complaints that some universities, polytechnics and colleges were refusing or delaying the refund of tuition …
Education advocate Alex Onyia has called for an urgent investigation into alleged cases of misconduct at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University in Anambra State, raising concerns over claims of extortion, intimidation and other criminal activities within the institution. The allegations were disclosed in a statement shared on Onyia’s official X handle, where he accused the university …
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), replacing Is-haq Oloyede, whose second and final tenure ends on July 31, 2026. A statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Aina, who turns 40 in July, brings extensive experience in examination administration, digital infrastructure …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 279 results from the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that were earlier withheld over suspected examination malpractice. The Board disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, noting that the release followed ongoing investigations into irregularities observed during the conduct of the examination. According to …
The Federal Government’s decision to exempt admission seekers into Colleges of Education and Agriculture from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has continued to generate widespread reactions across Nigeria’s education sector, with stakeholders sharply divided over the implications of the policy. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the decision during the annual …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has retained 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026/2027 academic session. The decision was announced on Monday during the Board’s annual policy meeting held in Abuja, where stakeholders in the education sector deliberated on admission benchmarks for tertiary institutions across the …
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has debunked viral claims that it has increased the monthly upkeep allowance for students from ₦20,000 to ₦25,000. In a statement signed by its Director of Strategic Communication, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFUND dismissed the claim as false, reiterating that the monthly stipend remains ₦20,000 and urged students to rely …
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the timetable for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, setting the stage for nationwide preparations. According to the final international timetable published on WAEC’s official X handle on Monday, the examination will commence on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and conclude …
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has provided more than ₦206 billion in loans to students at 270 tertiary institutions nationwide, less than two years after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the programme. Since the loan portal opened in May 2024, the agency has received 1,751,669 applications. So far, 1,164,222 students have benefited. NELFUND paid …
