Top scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Owoeye Jesudunsin has attributed her feat to a combination of discipline, strategic preparation, consistency, positivity and God’s grace. Speaking exclusively with The PUNCH, 16-year-old Owoeye unveiled her strategies, including adopting a…

Workers of the West African Examinations Council on Thursday continued their nationwide protest over unresolved welfare concerns and alleged unfair labour practices, with activities temporarily paralysed at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos. The protest, organised by the Non-Academic…

The Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council, Dr Amos Dangut, has stressed the need for a critical review of the existing human and material resources in schools to improve the performance of Nigerian students…

May 14, 2026 11:35 pm Winners of the AI literacy essay competition finale. Photo credit: BBYDI All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or…

The Northwest University, Sokoto, has released the approved cut-off marks for admission into its undergraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session, with Medicine and Surgery emerging as the most competitive course at 200 points. The university said most programmes were…

The Yaba College of Technology  on Thursday matriculated 17,130 students for the 2025/2026 academic session, tasking them to champion technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and shun cultism. Speaking, the Rector of YABATECH, Dr. Ibraheem Abdul, disclosed that 24,655 candidates applied, while 17,130…

Workers of the West African Examinations Council on Thursday continued their nationwide protest over unresolved welfare concerns and alleged unfair labour practices, with activities temporarily paralysed at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos. The protest, organised by the Non-Academic…

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union has expressed concern over the Federal Government’s recent decision granting admission exemptions to candidates seeking entry into colleges of education. The National President of the union, Lawal Bazza, who made the position of…

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board has announced May 24 and May 31 as deadlines for the ongoing registration for the National Common Entrance Examination and the May/June In-School Certificate Examinations. The disclosure is contained in a statement issued…

The Federal Government has pledged to pay a total of N8bn in outstanding obligations to Nigerian students on the now-scrapped Bilateral Education Agreement scholarship. The government said that the scheme was riddled with fraud and abused beyond its original purpose.…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, on Tuesday presented a cheque of N1m to the overall best graduating student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology’s 18th convocation, Olugbenga Oladeji, fulfilling…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Plateau State University branch, has threatened to embark on a “total, comprehensive and indefinite strike” if the Plateau State Government fails to implement the new salary scheme for lecturers and clear outstanding arrears. In…

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has said most federal colleges of education in Nigeria now operate a dual-mandate system that allows students to earn both the Nigeria Certificate in Education and a Bachelor of Education degree concurrently. Alausa…

Nigeria has emerged as the third-largest source of international students globally, accounting for five per cent of the world’s outbound student mobility in 2023. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation revealed this in its first Higher Education Global…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has said women now outnumber men in higher education globally, although inequalities in access and completion rates persist across regions. UNESCO disclosed this in its first report on global trends in higher…