Chidimma Uchegbu Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has admitted that error by the Board led to the mass failure in the recent UTME examination. To fix the mistakes, Oloyede said that 379, 997 candidates in Lagos State and the South East Zone of…
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Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) is set to sign contractual agreements with air carriers and ground handlers in June for the 2025 Pilgrimage Exercise to Israel, Jordan, Rome, Greece, and Turkey. The Executive Secretary of NCPC, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, disclosed this during the financial bid…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace the enormous opportunities within the livestock sector. He declared Livestock farming as “the alternative to crude oil” and a key driver of job creation, food security, and economic transformation. Maiha made…
Chidimma Uchegbu -Abuja The federal government has set up a committee to review the application and disbursement processes of the student loan funds scheme with a view to enhancing efficiency in the exercise. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, told journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, that the decision for the…
Chidimma Uchegbu The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a provisional licence for the establishment of the Benue State University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (BUSAST), marking it as the 68th university owned by a state government in Nigeria. Located in Ihugh, within the Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue…
Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is set to unveil a new template to address gaps in the disbursement and access to Federal Government counterpart funding for the Universal Basic Education (UBE) program. The Executive Secretary, Aisha Garba, announced this during an interactive workshop in Abuja with…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has acknowledges the significant volume of unusual complaints following the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, which were officially published last Friday. In response, the Board is fast forwarding its annual system review—a comprehensive post-mortem…
By Mobolaji Ajasa Last Thursday, I did something unusual: I kept refreshing the social media pages of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), eagerly awaiting the court verdict in its legal standoff with MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv. When the post finally dropped, it was triumphant…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has warned that institutions that fail to meet performance benchmarks or mismanage funds risk being delisted from its support programs. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, stated this at a one-day strategic engagement with heads of institutions, bursars, and heads of…
By Louis Achi The recent laudatory appraisal of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, focusing on his leadership trajectory by a respected Northern political personality go beyond the governor’s recent deserving, acclamatory recognitions mirrored in the “Best Governor of the Year Award, 2024,” bestowed on him by a major national…