A total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical zone and Lagos were affected by the glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME). During press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who broke into tears and apologised for the errors …

When Muslims are in power, we are out of power. And when we are out of power, we are completely out of power — Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Tuesday, 11 February, 2025 When one had thought that Saturday Tribune editor, Lasisi Olagunju’s “Are Yoruba Muslims Truly Marginalised”? had adequately answered all questions and doused the fire of the clamour for Northern Nigeria-fashion …

When  the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, visited Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a few  days ago, a feeling of awe and great expectations rented the air. Based on the worthy strides each of them has been taking on their different beats, it was like a meeting of like minds: like an achiever calling …

The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta Muslim Alumni Association (MAPAMA) has rejoiced with the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, on his recent retirement at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and 70th birthday. MAPAMA’s message was contained in a congratulatory letter by the association’s National President, Prince Taofeek Oyeniyi, on Thursday. In a …

By the time the strong-willed, former Education Minister in Olusegun Obasanjo presidency, Oby Ezekwesili, lent her voice to the controversial Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result forgery saga involving a minor from Ananmbra State, I concluded that Nigeria was in for a most interesting time. The ‘steely’ character had argued that the Joint Admissions and Administration Board (JAMB), which conducts …

The year 2017 would forever be etched in the collective memory of Nigerians as it marks perhaps the first concrete step by a national institution within the educational system to boost the access of People with Disabilities (PWDs) to tertiary education in the country. This feat was achieved by the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. …

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, and stakeholders in the education sector have identified funding and infrastructural gaps as the main reasons for the poor quality of education in Nigeria. During a radio town hall meeting on the ‘Falling Standard of Education in Nigeria’ organised by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development …