Category: Education

Professor Segun Aina has been appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), becoming one of the youngest individuals to head the nation’s tertiary admissions body at the age of 39. His appointment has generated reactions across the education sector, with many describing it as a significant milestone for young professionals in public administration and academic leadership. Before his appointment, Aina built a reputation in academia and educational policy, earning recognition for his contributions to institutional reforms and youth development initiatives. Observers say his emergence signals a generational…

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and agriculture-related non-engineering courses in Colleges of Education and Polytechnics will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The decision was announced on Monday during the board’s ongoing 2026 policy meeting on admissions held in Abuja. In a statement shared on its official X handle, JAMB said, “Candidates seeking admissions into Education Programmes and Agriculture non-Engineering Courses are now exempted from UTME.” Speaking at the meeting, Nigeria’s Minister of…

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An official of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ogun State, Abass Olalekan, has been taken into police custody following the death of a female corps member, Victoria Ariyo, in Abeokuta. Ariyo, who was serving in Abeokuta South Local Government Area, reportedly died on Tuesday after developing complications linked to a terminated pregnancy. She has since been buried at Kobape Cemetery along the Kobape-Sagamu Road. Sources alleged that Ariyo’s pregnancy was terminated under circumstances that later led to her death. The NYSC official, who serves as the Local Government…

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Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter, have commenced an indefinite strike over what they described as “amputated” salaries paid to lecturers for January and February 2026. The union announced the industrial action in a communiqué issued after an emergency congress, signed by its Chairperson, Idou Kehinde, and Secretary, Adesina Arikawe. ASUU said the strike, which takes effect from Wednesday, March 11, will continue until the university management pays the affected salaries in full. According to the union, lecturers on the Akoka campus did…

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The Federal Government has approved a six-year moratorium on the establishment of new tertiary institutions across the country, in a move aimed at improving the quality and sustainability of higher education. Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, disclosed the decision on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He said the directive, approved by FEC, extends beyond last year’s suspension on new private universities to now cover all tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. According to the minister, Nigeria’s priority has shifted…

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