Chidimma Uchegbu The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced a N110 billion investment towards enhancing the study of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing in 18 universities across the country. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, made this known while inaugurating the ministerial committee on…
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Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has said on Monday that WAEC and NECO examinations will be done via Computer – Base Test (CBT) . The Minister made this pronouncement at the JAMB Headquarters when he went to monitor the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted the following five Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres that have failed to meet the stringent technical standards required for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). 1. Adventure Associate, Behind Sheshe Supermarket, Off Hadejia Road, Kano, Kano State.…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes with grave concern the alarming rise of cyber slavery across parts of West Africa, targeting Nigerian citizens, particularly vulnerable youths. Many young Nigerians, including underage teenagers, are lured out of the country under the false promise of lucrative employment opportunities…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja It is our firm belief that some parents are continually being deceived, misled and duped by their own wards and some secondary school proprietors who continue to propagate the falsehood that JAMB assigns candidates to examination centres outside their chosen examination towns. In a statement issued…
Chidimma Uchegbu The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reached a remarkable milestone in its first year of operation as over 500,000 Nigerian students have applied for loans through the portal. This milestone, achieved within just 11 months of operations, underscores the critical need for accessible student financing in Nigeria…
Chidimma UCHEGBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign…
Chidimma Uchegbu- Abuja The Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Senator Muntari Mohammed Dandutse on Friday appreciated the effort of JAMB registrar, Prof Oloyede on his transparency and sanity towards Unified Tertiary Maticulation Examination ( UTME). The Senator Dandutse made this commendation when he…
Chidimma Uchegbu – Abuja The Honourable Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Idi Mukhtar Maiha, on Thursday 24th April, 2025, received the Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, Mr. Peter Ryan, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. Discussions during the courtesy visit, focused on strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Ireland in…
Chidimma Uchegbu The 2025 edition if the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), commenced, as scheduled, across Nigeria today with several candidates appearing at the different exam centers for the test. Our reporter who visited some of the examination centers in Dutse…