Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced a full scholarship for all female indigenes of the state who scored 250 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The UTME is conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions after their secondary school education. Zulum announced the scholarship on Saturday …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The board admitted to technical and human errors, especially in Lagos and South-East states, …

The Imo State Police Command has said the 15 students who were declared missing on their way from Onitsha in Anambra State to write the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Okigwe in Imo State have been found and reunited with their families. The command announced the development on its X handle yesterday while responding to a post on …

Not everyone possesses the courage to publicly admit his or her mistakes. Many people will rather justify that such mistakes do happen and that they are not God, and not claiming to be perfect. Some will even go into history and cite many occurrences of such mistakes in the past. They will point out that other sectors are inflicted with …

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 …

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 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 …