Category: Education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it detected 4,251 cases of biometric fraud during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The revelations were contained in the report of its Special Committee on Examination Infractions, presented on Monday in Abuja by chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle. Most of the cases involved “finger blending,” a biometric manipulation used to bypass fingerprint verification. The committee also uncovered 190 instances of AI-assisted impersonation and 1,878 false disability claims, alongside forged documents, multiple NIN registrations and collusion with syndicates. Epelle described the fraud…

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been thrown into mourning following the death of a 200-level student of Dentistry, Ajibola Ibitayo, who allegedly took his own life over poor academic performance. Ibitayo, with matriculation number DEN/2021/023, reportedly ended his life after learning he would have to repeat Part Two for a second consecutive year. The tragedy occurred at his parents’ home in Ejigbo, Osun State, where he allegedly injected himself with a substance. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed the incident yesterday, noting that the…

Tragedy has once again struck the academic community in Ondo State as a female undergraduate, Joy Adeyemi, has reportedly been murdered by her boyfriend under yet unclear circumstances. Joy, a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), was found dead in her off-campus residence late Saturday, sparking widespread outrage and mourning among students and staff of the institution. Eyewitnesses and local residents say the boyfriend, whose identity is yet to be disclosed by the police, was last seen with the deceased before her lifeless body was discovered. Sources within the…

The number of out-of-school children in Nigeria has risen to a staggering 18.95 million, according to new figures released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The data was disclosed during an orientation meeting with traditional leaders in Numan, Adamawa State, organized by UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Adamawa State Ministry of Education. Speaking at the event, UNICEF Education Specialist, Abdulrahman Ado, described the figure as alarming and called for urgent intervention to reverse the trend. He said the orientation…

Thousands of Nigerians, including students, alumni, and concerned residents of Borno State, have rejected President Bola Tinubu’s proposal to rename the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after former President Muhammadu Buhari. The renaming was announced during an expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja last Thursday, where Tinubu said the change was intended to honour Buhari’s contributions to national development. But the announcement has since drawn widespread backlash, especially from the university community and indigenes of Maiduguri, who argue that the institution’s name carries historical…

Joshua Lawson, a 20 year-old final-year student of Computer Science department at Babcock University, has died after he was suspended for one academic session by the school. Lawson, faced a the disciplinary committee, and the panel found him guilty of examination infractions. It was gathered that, the outcome of the disciplinary panel may have been unbearable for him, and reportedly took his own life at his family home in Lagos on Wednesday, 25 June 2025, after he learnt of his suspension. The suspension was set to prevent him from graduating…