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 …