The Nigeria Police Force and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have dismissed concerns over the safety of examination centres ahead of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), assuring candidates of adequate security nationwide. At a joint press briefing monitored by The Nigeria Education News, the Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, des...

As preparations intensify for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has issued a comprehensive list of prohibited items and examination misconduct penalties, warning candidates to strictly comply or risk severe sanctions. The nationwide examination is scheduled to hold from April 16 to April 25, 2026, across accr...

The Lagos State Police Command has assured that justice will be served following the death of a student of Lagos State University in a road accident in Lagos. The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, visited the scene of the incident and carried out an on-the-spot assessment alongside senior officers. According to the command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, the police team al...

University of Port Harcourt has officially inaugurated its 36th Convocation Ceremony Committee, signaling the start of preparations for the institution’s upcoming graduation events scheduled for May. The inauguration ceremony, held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor, Owunari Abraham Georgewill, who charged committee membe...

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, is in Germany as part of a high-level Nigerian delegation aimed at strengthening academic collaboration between Nigerian and German universities. The visit, facilitated by the German Academic Exchange Service in partnership with the Consulate General of Germany in Lagos, is focused on expan...