Education

15 missing Anambra JAMB candidates, others found safe in Imo

OnitshaThe Imo State Police Command has said that all the 15 candidates who left Onitsha at the weekend for Imo State to write the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, earlier rumoured to have disappeared, have been found safely….

JAMB Launches Emergency Support Centre For Counselling Candidates

JAMB has launched emergency support centre for counselling candidates.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a Candidate Counselling Emergency Support Centre (CCESC) to assist candidates facing urgent challenges, particularly in light of…

UTME: 16-year old scores 98 per cent in maths, 336 overall

A 16-year old candidate during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Olamide Aderibigbe scored 98 in mathematics. Aderibigbe, a student of Starville International School, Jabi, Abuja, also scored 86 in Physics; 68 in English and 84 in Economics. The Registrar…

Meet Mmesoma Okonkwo, Nigeria’s 17-yr-old world best CIE candidate

Mmesoma Okonkwo, the Anambra State-born Nigerian excellent 17-year-old girl depicts the ideology of Ralph Marston, who once said that excellence is achieved through consistent effort and a strong mindset, and not just skill. Mmesoma, who emerged the overall best in…

Determined to Heal: Brilliant Lady Earns Medical Degree with 7 Distinctions!”

A brilliant Nigerian lady named Reni Fasawe has achieved remarkable academic success by returning to university to study Medicine after first earning a degree in Biochemistry. She earned the medical degree with excellent grades, receiving the award of the second-best…

Pupils of Osusu Primary School Protest Rising Accidents in Aba, Abia State

In a powerful demonstration of concern for their safety, pupils of Osusu Primary School in Aba, Abia State, took to the streets to protest the increasing number of accidents occurring in front of their school. The children, visibly concerned, are…

Delta State: Final-Year Student Dies After Being Hit by Car

A final-year student of the University of Delta, Awele Eluemunor, lost her life after being hit by a vehicle driven by a 100-level female student during a driving lesson with her boyfriend. The tragic accident occurred on Tuesday when the…

FG Scraps JSS, SSS, Introduces Basic Education Model

The Federal Government has said it will scrap the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) models in Nigeria. As a replacement, a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model will be introduced. After the 12-year programme, the child…

Obi teaches students to mark International Day of Education

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, on Friday taught final year students of Dennis Memorial School, Onitsha contemporary issues to commemorate the International Day of Education. He said: “I was just passing by when I decided that to…

Why UNILAG adopts e-learning mode for now —VC

Why UNILAG adopts e-learning mode for now —VC VICE chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Folasade Ogunsola, has explained the reason the institution adopted virtual learning (and not physical classroom setting) for its students since the commencement of…