•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Ahead of the 2025/2026 academic session, the Ondo State government has prohibited the illegal collection of levies in all public schools. The ban followed persistent calls from parents and education stakeholders for reforms in the state’s education sector, reports The Nation. Commissioner for Education,...
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of admissions into Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria, marking a major milestone in promoting transparency, efficiency, and optimal capacity management in secondary school placements. The ministry, in a statement by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, today,...
•UTME candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) today listed conditions for screening of exceptional Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates, who are still under the age of 16 years, for 2025/2026 admissions. The board said that to qualify for consideration, under-16 candidates must have a minimum UTME...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denounced claims that it is involved in the admissions for higher national diploma (HND) students. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the board’s spokesman Fabian Benjamin said JAMB had no involvement, authority, or control over the admissions process for HND candidates. The statement also...
•Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has today announced a ban on admissions for candidates under the age of 18 into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman announced during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. “JAMB is hereby notified that there is n...
Analysis of data on the admissions conducted for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions conducted admissions outside of the Central Admissions Processing System popularly referred to as CAPS. According to JAMB, admissions conducted outside...

