Education
‘Technical Glitch’: Nigeria’s Institutions and Their Habit of Avoiding Accountability
In Nigeria, “technical glitch” has become a catch-all excuse to deflect blame from the systemic failures plaguing the country’s key institutions. Whether it’s...
UTME 2025: JAMB Admits Errors, After Public Outcry Over Mass Failure, Technical Issues
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, broke down in tears on Monday as he publicly apologised...
JAMB Orders Review of 2025 UTME After Public Outcry Over Mass Failure, Technical Issues
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an immediate review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following public outrage...
UTME 2025: Students Report Drastically Low Scores Compared to 2024, Demand JAMB Review Over Possible Technical Glitches
The release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sparked nationwide outrage...
Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Cause of Mass UTME Failure
The recent mass failure in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has sparked national concern, pointing to a disturbing but overlooked factor: the...
“Mini Cages” – Nigerians Criticise Politicians Substandard Construction and Renovation of Public Schools
Nigerians have criticised the substandard conditions of many public school facilities renovated or constructed by politicians across the country, describing them as “mini...
Namibia’s New President to Offer Free University Education from 2026
Namibia will scrap tuition and registration fees at public universities and technical colleges from 2026. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced on Thursday during her...
“It is Not Rape or Sexual Abuse, But Child versus Child” – Chosen Generation School Enugu Responds to Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour Among Pupils
Treasure and Kene are five-year-old students in primary one at the Chosen Generation School in Enugu State. Like all children, they grew fond...
‘Our Very Own Taliban?’: Controversy as Hisbah Orders Private Schools in Katsina to Shut for Ramadan
A directive from the Katsina State Hisbah Board mandating the closure of all private schools during Ramadan has sparked debate, as some have...
Exclusive: Result Alteration, Transcript Scandal Rock University of Uyo
On kegs of gunpowder A storm is brewing at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, as anger and despair among students and...
FG to Scrap JSS, SSS and Introduce 12-Year Basic School System Amid Pressing Issues
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to abolish the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) structure and replace...
JAMB Shifts 2025 UTME Registration to February 3 Over Suspension of Law Programmes in Some Universities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has postponed the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to Monday, February 3....