By Jumoke Olaitan The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will conduct the 2026 UTME mop-up examination on June 13 for candidates who missed the examination in spite of successful biometric verification. JAMB disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has elected Babatunde Akinteye of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology as its new national president. Akinteye emerged on Monday following the successful conclusion of the association’s 2026 national convention held in Abuja. A former NANS Senate President,Continue Reading
By Henry Oladele The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Prof. Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye, says workplace wellness is central to productivity, institutional excellence and sustainable development. Lafiaji-Okuneye said this on Thursday at the university’s 2026 Wellness Lecture held at its main campus at Oto-Ijanikin. The lecture was entitled: “WorkplaceContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have partnered to launch a Book City Initiative in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative, launched in Ibadan, is aimed at reviving andContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says Nigeria is entering a “new dawn” in teacher education, with sweeping reforms aimed at repositioning Colleges of Education for better learning outcomes. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Angela Ajala, made this known in Abuja at aContinue Reading
2026 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights, co-hosted by the China Society for Human Rights Studies and the Academy of Overseas Sciences, France, held in Paris Paris — The 2026 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights was held in Paris, France, on May 21. The event was jointly hosted by theContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu The Vice-Chancellor of Bingham University, Prof. Haruna Ayuba, has urged scholars, staff and students to uphold strong moral values, transform their character and contribute positively to the global community for Nigeria’s development. Ayuba made the call at the university’s third public lecture delivered by Prof. Yusufu Turaki,Continue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu A non-governmental organisation, Plan International Nigeria, has engaged some stakeholders in the education sector to develop a framework for teachers’ orientation and development across states to enhance classroom learning. Speaking with newsmen at a two-day Roundtable Advocacy Meeting on new teachers’ development/orientation in Abuja, the stakeholders underscoredContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has appointed Prof. Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. Oloyede’s tenure expires on July 31. Aina, who turns 40 in July, is a distinguished academic and systems expert with extensive experience inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results earlier withheld for further investigation. The board disclosed this in a statement issued by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Abuja. Benjamin said the released results were inContinue Reading
