Master Chinaemere Opara, has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the introduction of the new admission policy. Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, filed the suit through his guardian, Mr Maxwell Opara, his father ...
The Lagos State Government has commenced the process to convert the Lagos State University College of Medicine into a full-fledged, stand-alone medical university. Recall that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced in early January that his government would establish a medical university to enhance the state’s medical infrastr...
•UTME candidates Again, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it would not offer admission to candidates below the age of 16 years in its 2024/2025 admission session. The board which vowed to enforce the directive of the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman that candidates below the age of 16 should not […]
•Lola (left) stands with her husband, Samson, and children David, 8, and Daniel, 3 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has asked Nigerian student Lola Akinlade to leave the country over a fake acceptance letter she used to obtain a study visa and work permit. Akinlade, who graduated with a diploma in Social Services from Nova [&hellip...
•Prof Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied setting cut-off marks for admissions into higher institutions across the country. In a statement posted on its official X account yesterday, the Board dismissed reports that it had set 140 as cut-off marks for universities, and 100 for polytechnics respectively. ...
•Prof Tahir Mamman The Education Minister Prof Tahir Mamman, has made a U-turn in his earlier statement, where he directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to admit only candidates who have attained 18 years in tertiary institutions. Mamman today, in an ongoing policy meeting organised by JAMB, in Abuja, announced that only ...
•Prof. Tahir Mamman Stakeholders and attendees at the ongoing policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, are protesting as the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, declared that only candidates who have attained the age of 18 would henceforth be given admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman,...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will hold a Policy Meeting on Friday, July 18, 2024, to deliberate on the admission cut-off marks for tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 academic year. The meeting, which will be chaired by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, is expected to set the [&hell...
•Senate The Senate has assured Nigerians that the 16-year age requirement for applicants seeking admissions to tertiary institutions in the country has not been changed. The Red Chamber said that the comments about increasing the age limit to 18 years were personal opinions, reports The Nation. The upper chamber clarified that any downward or ...
•JAMB candidates The National Parent- Teacher Association of Nigeria (NPTAN) has expressed support for the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman’s recent pronouncement to peg the tertiary education admission age limit in Nigeria to 18 years instead of the current 16 years. The national president of NPTAN, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, express...
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