The Federal Government’s decision to exempt candidates seeking admission into Colleges of Education and Agriculture from writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has continued to spark mixed reactions across the country….
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BREAKING: FG scraps UTME for NCE candidates
The Federal Government has announced the removal of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, requirement for candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, programms in Colleges of Education. MESSAGE us…
JAMB releases Monday UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of candidates who wrote the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Monday (yesterday). This is disclosed in a statement by…
JAMB apologises for UTME results delay
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has apologised for the delay in releasing the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted on Friday, April 17, 2026. JAMB had earlier fixed Saturday…
UTME fraud: candidates, parent held for AI score forgery
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results using Artificial Intelligence and other electronic tools. The…
BREAKING: First batch of 2026 UTME results drops at midnight
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released before midnight…
Student Commits Suicide Over ‘UTME Score’
News Update Nineteen-year-old Opesusi Faith Timilehin on Monday took ‘Push Out’ rodent poison after scoring 190 in the just-released results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), organised by the Joint Admission…
UTME Mass failure shows anti-malpractice measures active – Minister
THE Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has stated that the high failure rate recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, is evidence that the government’s anti-malpractice measures are effective….
JAMB shifts 2025 UTME registration – Details
News Update THE registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, Feb. 3, instead of Friday, Jan. 31 as earlier slated. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Joint…
Education in Crisis: Over nine million fail UTME in seven years— Report
The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out…