The Federal Government has clarified that English Language and Mathematics remain compulsory subjects for all students registering for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), despite recent adjustments to tertiary admission requirements. The clarification follows public outrage over an earlier announcement by the Federal Ministry of Education on October 14, which appeared to suggest that Mathematics …
Civil society organisation, Speak Out Africa Initiative (SOAI) has faulted the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and its Enugu Campus (UNEC) over the imposition of a compulsory ₦30,000 developmental fee on students, describing the policy as “daylight extortion” and a violation of the right to education. In a statement released on Thursday, SOAI condemned the …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has screened 176 exceptional underage candidates who scored high marks in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The screening exercise, designed to ensure that only outstanding and well-prepared candidates below the age of 16 are considered for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session, was …
