Bricklayer’s son with high JAMB score secures sponsorship …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A young Nigerian man, Idris Abdulrasheed Adeiza, who achieved an impressive JAMB score of 323 in 2024, recently received a sponsorship to study software engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Akure. His achievement, though extraordinary, came with challenges, as his father, a … Read more
Bravo, JAMB but… – By Francis Ewherido …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently announced a change in the minimum age requirement for admission for the 2024/2025 academic session. The immediate past Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had insisted that from 2024/2025 session, the minimum age for admission into … Read more
JAMB Takes Decision On Age Limit For 2024/2025 Admission …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday, announced its decision to relax the 18-year minimum admission age for the 2024/2025 academic session. According to the examination body, institutions can admit candidates who meet the institution’s standards and will turn 16 … Read more
Man recalls how girlfriend broke up to focus on JAMB, scored 151 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Man recalls how his girlfriend broke up to focus on JAMB, scored 151 A Nigerian man shocked many after recalling how his girlfriend broke up with him to focus on her JAMB examination, only to score 151 in the … Read more
Experts Raise Questions Over 18-Year Benchmark for Admission Into Higher Institutions …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> In an effort to curb underage admissions into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the federal government, through the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, directed on April 22 that admission to tertiary institutions should not be granted to candidates under the age … Read more
Reps order JAMB to remit N3bn to FG …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives has ordered the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to remit N3.602 billion to the Federal Government Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). Rep. Bamidele Salam, the Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, who gave the order during an investigative hearing in Abuja, … Read more
Still on university entry age requirement – By Francis Ewherido …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> For the second time in three months, the issue of the minimum age for entry into Nigerian Universities has come up. The Minister of Education, Prof Mamman Tahir first raised the issue earlier this year. He directed the Joint Admission and … Read more
FG told to suspend age limit for WAEC, NECO …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A group, Education Rights Campaign, has called on the Federal Government to suspend the 18 years age limit for taking the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO). Mr Hassan Soweto, National Coordinator of the group made the call … Read more
Uganda, Kenya write JAMB to demand students’ verificationover fake certificate …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Following the cases of fake certification recently detected by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), examination boards in Kenya and Uganda are now writing Nigeria to verify records presented by Nigerian candidates seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in their respective countries. … Read more
WAEC result of boy who scored 136 in JAMB causes serious buzz online …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The WAEC result of a Nigerian boy, Mustapha Lukman, who scored 136 in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam, has taken internet by storm. Lukman, who aspires to study computer science at Kaduna State Polytechnic (KadPoly), … Read more