The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to shut down public Universities across Nigeria again if the Federal Government and State authorities fail to address outstanding welfare issues and fully implement the 2025 agreement reached with the Union. The Union warned that it may reactivate its suspended industrial action “without any further notice”…
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 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 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…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has found itself at the centre of a heated social media controversy after Nigerian Afrobeats and Afro-R&B singer Folarin Odunlami, popularly known as Fola, appeared at his final-year project defence in an outfit that many Nigerians described as inappropriate for an academic exercise. Global Mirror News gathered that the fast-rising…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) for the 2026/2027 academic session. This was disclosed in a photostatement signed by the Registrar of the Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, and shared on JAMB’s official…
The Kano State Government has announced a comprehensive census of all Tertiary Educational Institutions operating within the State, in a move aimed at strengthening data-driven planning and reform in the education sector, Global Mirror News has gathered. The exercise, which will run from January 14 to January 23, is being coordinated by the Kano State…
