Nigeria Education News

A University of Abuja student, Paul David, has shared the discipline, study habits and personal sacrifices that helped him achieve a perfect 5.0 CGPA in his second semester of 100 level. David, a Computer Science student who is currently in 200 level, spoke with Nigeria Education News on his academic journey, describing the achievement as […]

The Federal Government has commenced plans to digitise admission examinations into technical colleges following the successful pilot of a computer-based testing (CBT) system during the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination for Federal and State Technical Colleges. The pilot exercise, conducted alongside the traditional paper-based examination, was coordinated nationwide by t...

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has opposed a proposed amendment to its enabling Act seeking to grant automatic admission to graduates of military secondary schools, warning that such a provision could undermine Nigeria’s federal character principle and unfairly exclude other qualified candidates from accessing military education opportunities. The academy made its posi...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise conducted for eligible candidates across the country. In a statement issued on Tuesday, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced that candidates who participated in the examination can now access thei...

The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has intensified the campaign against drug abuse among young people, calling on students to make deliberate choices that promote healthy living, personal growth and a drug-free future. She made the appeal during an awareness campaign and walk against drug abuse held at Caleb University, […]