UTME candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has candidates who participated in the first day of the nationwide examination to check their results today (Saturday). It announced that it has released the first batch of results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) before midnight on Friday. The update is expected to…
One of the students abducted while returning from writing the JAMB-UTME exam in Otukpo, Benue State, has shared a chilling account of how he managed to escape from his captors. The survivor, who was among the 18 victims reportedly taken during the incident, said they were travelling in a bus when they ran into armed…
FirstBank has announced its strategic sponsorship of the second edition of ChessMasters, Africa’s largest school chess tournament. ChessMasters is an annual chess tournament designed to equip the next generation with critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills. The competition targets children in primary school aged between 6 and 11 years old. Organised by Eko Hotels and…
The Presidency on Friday commenced registration for the Federal Government’s free nationwide training of 10 million Nigerians on financial inclusion and literacy. The registration process is to be undertaken by WAWUAfrica, Africa’s premier integrated leadership and organizational excellence ecosystem aimed at empowering women, with the portal, http://wawuafrica.com/onboarding, reports ThisDay. Vice-President Kashim Shettima launched the registration…
The West African Examinations Council has officially released the results of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2026 First Series In a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the examination body announced that candidates who sat for the examination can access their results within 12 hours. According…
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, carried out a sting operation within two buildings flagged for suspected internet-related fraud at Agbede Community in Ilorin, Kwara state, and not Kwara Polytechnic. According to EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the operation, carried out on Wednesday, March 24, 2026, yielded the…
HRH Sado The Okuokpellagbe of Okpella, His Royal Highness, Michael Sado, on Saturday commended organisers of the 7th Annual Qur’an Recitation Competition for the sustenance of the annual event for the past seven years. The competition which held at FUTAC Schools, Imiagwuese, Okpella, Etsako East LGA, Edo State, in honour of his predecessor, the late…
The federal government is set to scrap the common entrance examination for pupils moving from primary school to junior secondary school (JSS). The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos. Alausa said the examination would be replaced by a Continuous Assessment (CA) system, which will reflect…
School of Nursing students, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Anambra State, have protested the sharp increase in their tuition fees from N90,000 to N580,000. In an internal memo reportedly issued on January 23 by O. I. Ezejiofor, CMAC/chairman of the Board of NAUTH College of Nursing, the hospital management announced an upward review…
By Ikenna Edwin Madunagu (From the records and testimonies of Comrade Eddie Madunagu) Comrades, friends, and the younger generation to whom the future belongs, What I present here are not merely written words. They are drawn from the spoken reflections, personal testimonies, and historical recollections of Comrade Eddie Madunagu — a man who stood shoulder…
