Year: 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has revealed that there were no high scorers in the just concluded resit exam of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in the five states of the South East and Lagos State affected by technical glitches. The board explained in a statement on Sunday that “only a handful scored…

Punch Newspaper The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical error during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In a statement released on Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board announced the results, revealing that out of the…

The Nation Newspaper Nigeria has emerged as one of the African countries facing the highest Schengen visa rejection rates in 2024, according to recent data released by the European Commission, which highlights a growing trend of refusals. The European Commission reports that Nigeria recorded a rejection rate of 45.9% this year, up from 40.8% in…

The Naira, which has seen steady appreciation against the Dollar all week, closed stronger on Friday, trading at ₦1,580.44 in the official forex market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s website show the Naira gained ₦4.51k against the Dollar on Friday alone. This marks a 0.28 per cent appreciation from Thursday’s closing rate of…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide strike. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises and addressing the worsening conditions in Nigerian universities.…

Channels TV Twenty suspects have been arrested for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The suspects were nabbed by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force, in Abuja, The suspects are part of a syndicate believed to have over 100…

The Nation Newspaper The Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Thursday announced a N15 reduction per litre in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) across the country. This was announced on the official social media handle of Dangote Refinery on Thursday. The new rates now range from N875 to N905 per litre, depending on location.…

The father of the 15-year-old boy shot by police in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odunayo Alade, has gone into hiding, just as he expressed grief and anger over the tragic incident that claimed the life of his son, Kehinde Alade. This came on a day the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, ordered an investigation into the…

Punch Newspaper A final audit of the results of the 379,775 candidates who say the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination is being conducted ahead of the final release to the public on Thursday, The PUNCH reports. The audit team includes officials from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Civil Societies Organisations, academics and…

The naira on Tuesday appreciated to N1, 620 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,625 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,598.69 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), Data published by FMDQ showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose slightly to N1,598.69 per dollar from N1,597…