In May 2016, a young man got abducted by three men. They drugged him and gouged out his two eyes and testicles. According to the Daily Sun of South Africa, police later found the “fresh balls” of the victim in one of the suspects’ refrigerator. It was a suspected case of Muti. Andrew Kenny, a South African newspaper Op-Ed writer, …

Sixteen-year-old Oritsemeyiwa Precious Ebule, who scored 334 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has hinged his performance on ‘good educational foundation’ and attentiveness during class lessons. Delta State-born Oritsemeyiwa, who spoke with The Nation on the telephone in Warri, explained that teachers tend to pass some information that may not be …

In a show of solidarity, the Rector, Yaba College of Technology, Dr. Engr Ibraheem Abdul, has expressed unwavering support for Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, amidst the glitches recorded during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The recent examination was marred by technical glitches that affected approximately 379,997 candidates across 157 centers, particularly in …

Let us call him Mr. Lagbaja. He works in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but his family of four lives in Lagos. They live in the so-called highbrow Lekki Phase I. His estate enjoys 24 hours of electricity, courtesy of a combo of public power from Eko Electricity Distribution Company and two diesel-powered generating sets. His area is one of those …

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the technical error that led to the mass failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The decision followed the consideration and adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Osun State lawmaker, Hon. Adewale Adebayo. A breakdown of …

The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), sparked public outcry over widespread failures, leading to a rare press conference by the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. His statement is notable for its candour and rhetorical flourish. However, in light of best practices in crisis communication, the address reveals commendable efforts alongside critical …

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun the rescheduling of the 379,997 affected candidates for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME). The rescheduling began on Thursday morning after JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made it known in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. Oloyede admitted errors in the just-concluded exam affecting 206,610 in 65 centres were …

True. Ahmed did not eat for days. His mother tried in vain to console him. He cried day and night. Her mother cried too. His future has been trampled underfoot by some tyrants who claim to be gods over the fate of the education of Nigerian children. He scored 150 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through which the …

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 …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will on Thursday review the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following what it described as ‘unusual’ public complaints. A notice seen by The PUNCH in Abuja confirmed that the review meeting would bring together vice-chancellors, provosts, rectors, school principals, examiners, and technical experts to scrutinise the examination process and …