Global Mirror News gathered that the Plateau State Government has ordered the immediate temporary closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state following a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed at least 23 lives, with 148 suspected cases recorded by health authorities. The directive was issued on Saturday, September 5, 2026, by Plateau State…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has raised fresh concerns over the integrity of Nigeria’s examination system, alleging that National Examinations Council (NECO) examination questions were previously obtained and sold to candidates for as little as N3,000 before the examinations. Alausa made the disclosure on Thursday, September 3, 2026, during a meeting with the…
Candidates seeking admission into Nigerian Tertiary Institutions will no longer be required to pay multiple verification fees for their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) or O’Level results, following a new arrangement announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Under the new arrangement, admission seekers…
The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled six students over examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at the private residence of their lecturer. The students, who were identified as 100-level students of the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, reportedly paid ₦10,000 each to…
The controversy surrounding the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has deepened following fresh allegations of technical glitches and irregularities by an official of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Olanrewaju Fadehan, Head of Examinations at the WAEC office covering Anambra State, made the allegations in a video that has gone viral,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new digital innovation that will allow candidates to verify and upload their O’Level results from the comfort of their homes, reducing the need to visit Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for the exercise. The development, which is part of the Board’s ongoing digital transformation agenda under…
The Anglican High School Old Students Association (AHSOSA) 96 Set, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has marked three decades of friendship, unity and shared memories with a colourful 30th Anniversary celebration that also witnessed the formal transfer of leadership from the immediate past President, Chief Aremu Bamgboye, The Ajikiolu of Ijejeland, Abeokuta, to the newly elected President,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified an issue that has continued to generate confusion among parents, students and prospective University applicants: why candidates who are below 16 years of age can sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), yet may not be eligible for admission into tertiary Institutions. The clarification is…
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released an updated list of 122 Universities approved to admit students into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Nigeria, warning prospective students and parents to verify the accreditation status of institutions before enrolling. The development, contained in a public notice issued by the Council on Monday and…
For the students, who are members of the Press Club of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta, Ogun State, Wednesday August 5, 2026, was a day when the classroom gave way to the newsroom, textbooks gave way to real-life journalism, and lessons in theory became encounters with the people and institutions shaping the profession. What…
