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A law student and former Vice President of the Law Students’ Association (LAWSA) at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) identified as Onyema Chiagozie Valentine, has served a formal pre-action notice demanding the nullification of the school's 23 September 2026 Students’ Union Government (SUG) presidential election. The notice, dated Friday, 9 October 2026, was addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria Electoral Commission (UNECO), Dean of Student Affairs, ICT Department, and the Managing Director/Administrator of Campus Vote UNN, among others. It was received and stamped by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Office the same day. Valentine, who was a screened and cleared candidate in the presidential poll after an earlier unsuccessful bid for the SUG vice-presidency, alleges that the electronically conducted election violated multiple provisions of the SUG Constitution. He cites breaches of Articles 3, 97, 101, 102 and 103, and states ...

The Nigerian Government has fully shifted the evaluation and authentication of academic certificates online thereby eliminating the need for applicants to travel to the Federal Ministry of Education offices in Abuja to complete the process. The digital system as disclosed by the National Orientation Agency, aims to cut delays, boost transparency, protect the integrity of academic records, and make verification easier for Nigerians both at home and abroad. According to the Minister of Education Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, the move will reduce bureaucracy, speed up processing times, and give institutions, employers and other organisations a more reliable way to confirm academic qualifications. Here’s a Clear, Step by Step Guide on how to Authenticate Your Academic Certificate Online Step 1.   Visit the Ministry’s official portal and create an account with your personal details. Step 2.  Upload clear, legible scans of the required documents or papers. These usually include your degre...

The Federal Government has revealed that illegal admissions in Nigerian tertiary institutions are far larger than previously estimated, with universities accounting for more than 200,000 cases and colleges of education another 58,000. The Education Minister, Dr Tunji Alausa disclosed this on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, in Abuja while inaugurating a ministerial committee on strengthening accreditation and quality assurance for tertiary institutions. According to Alausa, the scale of the problem goes well beyond ordinary administrative lapses. Admissions carried out outside approved procedures, including the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Central Admissions Processing System (JAMB CAPS), have become widespread. He described the situation as a shame and made clear that the government will no longer repeatedly legitimise such practices through amnesty or condonement. For colleges of education, the ministry had initially expected only about 5,600 students to be affected when it...

The Nigerian Federal Government will reportedly begin providing 102400 kilobytes of free daily data to over five million Nigerian students from 1 October 2026, while security agencies are expected in the coming weeks to announce rules restricting internet access for children under 16. Both announcements were made today in Abuja at the launch of the Initiative for Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content, organised by the Federal Ministry of Education and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with telecommunications operators. According to report gathered by EruditeBlog, the data scheme is designed to remove connectivity costs as a barrier to digital learning. Eligible students in public senior secondary schools and public tertiary institutions will be able to use the daily 102400kb allowance only on approved educational websites and platforms. The allocation will not cover general browsing, social media or unapproved sites. Education Minister, Dr Tunji Alausa said ...

The Nigerian Senate has adopted a landmark bill aimed at combating sexual harassment in tertiary educational institutions, introducing severe penalties including up to 14 years imprisonment without the option of a fine for offenders. The legislation, which seeks to safeguard students from misconduct by teachers or lecturers, was approved following a third reading during Tuesday's plenary session. Titled the Sexual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2025 (HB.1597) , the bill was presented for concurrence by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele of APC, Ekiti Central, who emphasized that it is designed to protect students from all forms of sexual abuse in academic settings, while establishing clear legal mechanisms or frameworks for enforcement and punishment. "The Bill is enacted to promote and protect ethical standards in tertiary education, the sanctity of the student-educator fiduciary relationship of authority, dependency and trust and respect for human ...

A latest graduate of Bowen University identified as Lotechukwu Isioma Ikpo has etched her name into the institution's annals history, becoming the first student to graduate with a flawless 5.0 out of 5.0 CGPA despite losing her father and education sponsor in her second year. The groundbreaking achievement was unveiled during the university's 25th Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, November 1, 2025, where Ikpo was also named the Best Graduating Student. Cheers erupted in the convocation hall as she mounted the stage repeatedly to receive a cascade of awards and honors for her unparalleled academic excellence. In a heartfelt statement posted on its verified Facebook page as gathered by EruditeNewsBlog, Bowen University highlighted Ikpo's resilience amongst other amazing steps she took towards achieving this milestone. The post reads: "At our 20th Convocation Ceremony, one name lit up the hall - Lotechukwu Isioma Ikpo! Declared the Best Graduating Student, she...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has identified and flagged 2,658 admissions conducted during the 2024/2025 academic session as illegal. This is contained in press statement drafted on October 31, 2025, coinciding with the closure of the admission process for the 2025/2026 session in public universities and made public today - November 1, 2025. According to report gathered by EruditeNewsBlog, the irregularities were uncovered through JAMB's routine institutional analysis, which audits admissions data against its mandatory Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS). Admissions processed outside CAPS such as direct placements, backdoor entries, or unverified offers are deemed invalid, as they bypass merit-based selection, transparency, and quota allocations. The 2,658 flagged admissions span 17 universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi State accounts for the bulk (1,847 cases), raising concerns a...

David Adeleke, the Afro beats stardom popularly known as Davido, yesterday - Sunday, October 19, 2025, officially commissioned a female hostel in Clifford University, Owerrinta, Abia State, named after his late mother, Dr. Veronica Adeleke, during the 6th Convocation Ceremony of the school. The emotional event where he delivered an inspiring commencement speech to the graduating class while cutting the ribbon to unveil the Veronica Adeleke Female Hostel - a project he described as a tribute to his mother’s lifelong passion for education and philanthropy, was attended by dignitaries, students, and entertainment personalities. Speaking during the ceremony, Davido urged graduates to pursue purpose-driven lives and use their gifts to impact society positively. "When I looked into your faces, I saw the same fire that built me that hunger to be seen, to make something out of nothing, to turn pain into power. Talent might open the door, but purpose gives it meaning.” he said. The si...

©JAMB Press... At the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions held on 18th July, 2025, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), amongst others, and chaired by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, critical resolutions were reached regarding the timelines for the 2025 admissions exercise. The meeting resolved that all public universities must complete and forward their recommendations of suitably-qualified candidates, who selected them as their first choice to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on or before Tuesday, 30th September, 2025. Private universities, on the other hand, are required to submit their admission recommendations on or before Friday, 31st October, 2025, to allow sufficient time for other tiers of tertiary institutions to conduct their admissions. It was further agreed that the 2025 admission exercise would close as follows:  Public Universities: 31st October, 2025;  Private Universities: 30th ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has in a closed-door meeting today - Friday, October 17, 2025, at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, led by its National President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, opened up on its major demands amid the ongoing two week warning strike which is now in its fifth day, to Nigerian concerned key Senate committees, including those on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, and Labour. According to a report sourced partly from NTA News, ASUU during the meeting, emphasized that Nigerian universities require sustainable and increased funding to support scholarly research, upgrade decaying infrastructure to wit: hostels, lecture halls, labs et al., and improve remuneration for academic staff. Prof. Piwuna highlighted that Nigerian lecturers' salaries are among the lowest in Africa, making it difficult to attract or retain talent, and that unresolved issues from the 2009 ASUU-Federal Government Agreement including revitalization funds, continue t...

The Federal Government has announced that it's no longer compulsory for senior secondary school students in arts and humanities seeking admission into higher/tertiary institutions to have a credit in mathematics in their Senior School Certificate Examinations to wit WASSCE and NECO SSCE before they'll be considered for admission. The new policy termed: "Revised National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Nigerian Tertiary Institutions"  was unveiled Today October 14, 2025 in a communiqué issued by the Federal Ministry of Education’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, and applies to both universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and Innovation Enterprise Institutions across the country. According to the communiqué, the reform became necessary after years of limited access, which left many qualified candidates unable to secure admission despite meeting the required standards. “Every year, over two million candidates sit for the Unified Tertiary Mat...

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has lifted the suspension of Students’ Union Government (SUG) activities on its campus, effective immediately, as announced by Registrar Dr. Mrs. C.N. Nnebedum. The decision follows a turbulent period that began with the suspension of SUG executives and subsequent campus unrest. Recall that on September 15, 2025, the SUG House of Representatives suspended Comr. Ozoagu Chinedu Godswill alongside other executives over allegations of cultism, threats to life, gross misconduct, and financial mismanagement. At the heart of the financial scandal was the alleged diversion of ₦124 million approved by the former Acting Vice-Chancellor (who has since been removed by the Federal Government) for SUG projects. According to the House's statement, the funds were withdrawn but shared among external actors and SUG officials, with no projects executed. An additional ₦100 million withdrawn from the SUG account over the past year remained unaccounted fo...

It's no longer news that several tertiary institutions across Nigeria have commenced their admission processes for 2025/26 academic session through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) with candidates actively checking their admission statuses. As earlier said via some of my UTME Forums, the JAMB CAPS portal is designed to streamline the admission process, allowing candidates to monitor their admission progress and make informed decisions. There has however been growing confusion surrounding terms such as “Not Admitted,” “Admission in Progress,” or  “Transfer Approval” displayed on the CAPS portal and misinterpreting any of these statuses can lead to missed opportunities or incorrect decisions. For instance, failing to accept a transfer approval promptly could jeopardize a candidate’s chances of securing admission. To address these concerns, I'll be helping with a clear and comprehensive explanation of th...

The Students' Union Government (SUG) President, Comr. Elijah Ekanem of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) has been suspended from the union activities and from being a student of the institution. The action, detailed in an official letter today - October 2, 2025, cites gross misconduct including the forceful seizure of vehicle keys from a driver attached to his office and disseminating false information against the institution's constituted authorities. The suspension letter, signed by Dr. Dominic Ekpo, Dean of Students' Affairs, and made available to EruditeNewsBlog by Elijah Ubong the Union's Director of Information who was earlier suspended by said SUG President, further directs Ekanem to appear before the university's Students' Disciplinary Committee for further investigation. It references the AKSU Students' Handbook, which classifies such actions as major infractions warranting severe penalties. "This is as a result of your gross miscon...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria urging swift action to resolve the lingering issues in our public universities. The deadline for said ultimatum, set for October 12, 2025, comes with a warning of a two weeks warning strike, potentially escalating into a total indefinite shutdown if demands are unmet, this of course will amount to a significant disruption to Nigeria’s education sector. In a press release signed by ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna today, September 29, 2025, following the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the University of Abuja, the union decried FG's persistent refusal to address its concerns which has been before them for over 16 years of raising the said issues, with intensified efforts over the past three months through media and public platforms. According to the press release, the union's key demands include the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN ...

This is to notify all prospective students of University of Nigeria (UNN) to ahead of Post-UTME/DE screening registration which will officially close on Monday, 22nd September by 11:59 PM, note that the university has reportedly adopted an automated screening system that will combine both JAMB-UTME scores and O’level results. Suffice it to say that there will be no manual grading for the screening process as every candidates admission chances will depend strictly on how well he/she performed in JAMB (UTME) and O’level results. The screening method is the proposed calculation method and the ratio to be used is 90:10 ratio when calculating scores. ie: 90% will come from UTME score, while 10% will come from O’level result. This means that candidates' UTME performance is very important, but their O’level results also play a good role. Mathematically, this is expressed as: [0.9 × JAMB Score] + [0.1 × Screening Score] Screening Score is gotten using the O'level Grading S...

The Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has banned all social activities on the campus that will exceed 6pm. According to them, every social event within the institution environment must be held strictly during the daytime and under the supervision of the University Security Unit. The directive which was contained in a communiqué signed by Mr. Inya Egwu, the Acting Public Relations Officer of the university, came following the unfortunate incident that occurred within the institution on Friday night - September 12, 2025, involving a murdered businessman identified as Chiebonam Nweze (Power_autos) from Lejja Nsukka and the alleged murderer - Onyeka popularly known as "Daddy_Yo", a non-student of the university from Umudiaka Nsukka. In a report sourced from Sen Chijinkem Ugwuanyi's Facebook account by EruditeNewsBlog, the tragic incident happened during a Faculty of Arts bonfire event held at the Department of Archaeology, opposite UBA Hall of ...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that the Nigerian education sector is on the verge of collapsing. This was stated by Mr. Jake Epelle, Chairman of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Special Committee on Examination Infractions today - Wednesday September 10, 2025, during an interview on Channels Television, as he raised alarm over the growing prevalence of examination fraud, warning that without urgent reforms, the credibility of Nigeria’s education system risks total collapse. This is coming following the startling revelations from JAMB’s investigations into the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board uncovered 4,251 cases of “finger blending,” a sophisticated form of examination malpractice involving the alteration or combination of fingerprint data to bypass biometric verification systems, allowing unqualified candidates to take exams in place of registered ones. Additionally, 190 instances of A...

Recent report on ASUU strike gathered that the union (Academic Staff Union of Universities) rejected Berekete Family radio’s intervention to end the ongoing strike. The incident reportedly occurred this morning, June 11, 2022, as the host of the radio programme, Ahmad Isah, popularly known as Ordinary president, invited ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, and his team, to explain to Nigerians the perennial problems and state why the union is still on strike. Recall that ordinary president set up a special intervention bank account domiciled in TAJ Bank to raise funds for the union, with a view to ending the strike. ♦️ Apparently to convince ASUU to buy into the idea of the intervention, Isah publicly showed the N50 million cash donated by Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. ♦️ Immediately the money was displayed, ASUU President frowned at the development, saying they should not be associated with such. ♦️At that point, Isah threatened to discontinue the intervent...

The national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has said the warning strike embarked upon by the union on February 14, would soon be truncated. The ASUU national president stated this yesterday while speaking on the Human Rights Radio, producers of the popular national radio/TV programme, Brekete Family Show. He blamed the minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for politicising the strike which has failed to yield positive results. “When this thing started, the minister of labour took over the control of this process and politicised it, looking for press conferences but I can assure you on this issue now, presently the minister of education is handling it and we are making some good progress." “I hope it continues this way and within a short time, God helping, and if there are no third parties, we believe that this thing will be resolved very soon," he said. Meanwhile, Osodeke has pleaded with Nigerian...