By Emmanuel Antswen The Police Command in Benue has arrested seven suspects over alleged connection with the April 15 abduction of some passengers in Otukpo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Edet Udeme, confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi on Saturday. Udeme said that the arrestsContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates affected by technical glitches will be reassigned the new Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) dates and centres. It said the move was to ensure that no registered candidate is denied the opportunity to sit for the examination TheContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) commenced nationwide on Thursday, with more than 2.2 million candidates expected to sit for the examination across accredited centres. The examination, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will run from April 16 to April 22 in multipleContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Candidates and parents have commended the smooth conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), calling for increased examination facilities nationwide. Some candidates, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after completing their examination on Thursday in Abuja, described the process as organised,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 23 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide over technical deficiencies observed during the 2026 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB disclosed this in a statement signed by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Friday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mock, conducted on March 28. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Public Communication Adviser, said candidates can check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” via SMS to 55019 or 66019 using theContinue Reading
By Veronica Dariya The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has re-arrested an alleged examination fraud suspect, Emmanuel Akataka, reiterating that no individual or group can influence Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave the warning on Thursday while briefing newsmen onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed claims that candidates already in universities were barred from registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). The board dismissed the claims in a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHSI), Ila-Orangun, Osun State, Prof. Akeem Lasisi, has warned newly admitted students of the university against acts of immorality, indecency, and indiscipline. Lasisi gave the warning at the 4th matriculation ceremony for the 2025/2026 academic session at theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Regalo Hope Foundation (RHF), a non-profit organisation, had blamed poor performance of candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on poor digital literacy. The Founder of RHF, Dr Chinenye Onuorah, made the blame in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
