The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 70.7% of the 1.93 million candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below 200 points, even as debates rage over the fate of its Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, following widespread technical issues that disrupted the conduct of the exams in
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical error during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In a statement released on Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board announced the results, revealing that out of the 336,845 candidates
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for allegedly refusing to provide details on financial allocations made directly to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils. This lawsuit follows a landmark Supreme Court decision in July 2024 mandating that funds from the Federation Account be sent
Despite the UK’s tightened immigration policies and a sharp drop in overall net migration, over 52,000 Nigerians migrated to the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the latest figures released by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). This positions Nigeria as one of the top sources of non-EU+ migration to the UK during the
The Gombe State Government has approved N1.12 billion to fasttrack the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture in the Gombe State University. Mr Muhammad Shettima, Commissioner for Higher Education, said this at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting, on Wednesday in Gombe. He said the council approved the take-over of Government Secondary
The Federal Government of Nigeria has directed an immediate end to the practice of academic programme accreditations being carried out independently by professional bodies in Nigerian universities, except in collaboration with the National Universities Commission (NUC). This decision follows concerns the Federal Ministry of Education raised over the duplication of accreditation processes by various professional
The Federal Government has announced plans to dispose of a large residential estate in Abuja comprising 753 housing units, which were recently forfeited by former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who is facing trial over several financial misconduct allegations. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development took official possession of the estate following a handover
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the newly constituted Lagos State Civil Service Commission, appointing Mrs. Boladele Dapo-Thomas, a seasoned public administrator and retired Permanent Secretary, as its Chairperson. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos House in Ikeja on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 . The five-member commission, representing the state’s
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, on Sunday, announced the redeployment of some judges. Justice Tsoho, in a statement by FHC’s Director of Information, Dr Catherine Christopher, directed Justice M. G. Umar from Enugu Judicial Division to take over cases earlier presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo of Court
The UN Development Programme, Global Environment Facility, Small Grants Programme (UNDP GEF SGP) has called on communities to raise awareness, take proactive measures, and prevent flood-related disasters. Mrs Ibironke Olubamise, National Coordinator of the UNDP GEF SGP, made this appeal during an interview with the press in Abuja on Sunday. “I urge communities to remain
