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UTME glitches: YabaTech stands with JAMB Leadership

By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, May 17, ’25 (TNZ) Dr Ibrahim Abdul, the Rector of Yaba College of Technology, has extended unwavering support to the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, in the face of the recent uproar over the 2025 UTME glitches. TheNewsZenith reports that Abdul gave this indication in a statement he issued at the […]

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Education Regulators General

Ex-FRSC chief commends Oloyede’s courage on JAMB errors

By Our Correspondent Lagos, May 17, ’25 (TNZ) Dr Kayode Olagunju, retired Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has commended Prof. Ishaq Oloyede for admitting JAMB errors in the 2025 Unified Matriculation Tertiary Examination (UTME). TheNewsZenith reports that Olagunju gave the commendation in a statement he circulated to newsmen at the […]

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Education Features/Opinion

2025 UTME Storm: Critical Crossroads for Nigeria’s Education

  By Yinka Salaam Lagos, May 11, ’25 (TNZ) Many Nigerians have expressed concerns over the result of the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), indicating that only 21.5 per cent  (420,415 candidates) out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME scored 200 and above. Available data showed that 75 per cent […]

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Education

JAMB warns against nocturnal registration practices

By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 9, ’25 (TNZ) JAMB says it is aware of the concerning trend of nocturnal (nighttime) registration of prospective candidates for the 2025 UTME in some registration centres. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Saturday. “While JAMB appreciates the enthusiasm of […]

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Education Education Regulators

JAMB rakes in N22.9bn, remitted N6bn to FG

From Our Correspondent Lagos, Jan. 7, ’25 (TNZ) The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it remitted more than N6 billion to the Federal Government coffers in 2024. TheNewsZenith reports that this is contained in the board’s weekly bulletin released on Monday in Abuja. According to the bulletin, JAMB generated about N23 billion in […]

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Education Education Regulators

JAMB penalises staff for preventing hijab-wearing candidate 

From our Correspondent The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for demanding that a candidate, at Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination should remove her hijab (headgear) before writing the examination. JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Benjamin stated […]

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