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The crisis over WAEC’s 2026 school-candidate results has deepened after a senior WAEC official, Olanrewaju Fadehan, alleged glitches and irregularities in the computer-based examination, claiming affected candidates were disadvantaged in Mathematics, English and Igbo.
The Federal Government has opened the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, a ₦365 million annual scheme rewarding outstanding research across Nigeria’s universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, with institutional entries closing August 31, 2026
A step-by-step guide to checking, accepting, or rejecting admission offers on JAMB's Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), including what each status message means and how to secure your university placement.
The University of Ilorin has recorded another strong performance at the Nigerian Law School, with 16 of its graduates earning First Class in the Bar Final Examinations.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has approved a one-off ₦300 million Earned Academic Allowance for KASU lecturers and constituted a nine-member committee to negotiate with ASUU and other staff unions.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University has suspended Professor Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye for three months with half salary after an investigative panel found breaches in his handling of an alleged examination misconduct case involving a female student
The Global President of ISACA has praised Nigerian IT professionals for their growing contributions to international standards in cybersecurity, IT governance, and digital trust during a visit to Lagos.
JAMB has introduced a home-based process that allows candidates to verify and upload WAEC and other O’level results through its e-Facility platform, reducing the need to visit a Computer-Based Test centre.
The Joint Union of Gombe State Tertiary Institutions has given the Gombe State Government 14 days to address unpaid salaries, promotions and welfare entitlements, warning that failure to act could trigger an indefinite strike.
Nigeria’s public schools face a severe teacher shortage, with 31.8 million pupils sharing just 592,077 teachers, giving a national learner–teacher ratio of 53.8:1 and as high as 88:1 in some states, according to the Ministry of Education’s Digital NEMIS data.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is facing mounting pressure from school administrators and an education advocacy group to review the 2026 WASSCE results after complaints of grading irregularities and unexpectedly low grades.
JAMB has warned candidates with unresolved admission offers spanning six academic cycles, from 2020 to 2025, to either accept or reject them via the CAPS portal before August 31, 2026, or risk forfeiture.
