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JAMB to commence sales of Direct Entry forms

Nigeria, March 11 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the sale of application forms for the 2025 Direct Entry (DE) admission will commence on Wednesday, 12 March ... Read More


UTME 2025: JAMB registers 1.6 million candidates as registration closes in six days

Nigeria, March 3 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that a total of 1,687,860 candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME... Read More


Group condemns medicalised female genital mutilation, calls for urgent action

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- Plan International Nigeria, an independent humanitarian non-profit organisation, has condemned the growing trend of medicalised Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), where healthcare pr... Read More


Ignorance, Poverty, inadequate healthcare trigger fatal convulsions among children in Abuja IDP camp

Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Kaltumi Mustapha was waiting her turn to fetch water at a borehole on a sunny afternoon in 2019 when a neighbour came running and urged her to return home immediately. Panic gripp... Read More


Global reproductive health organisation appoints new CEO

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Pathfinder International, a global leader in advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), has appointed Tabinda Sarosh as its new Chief Executive Officer. The organ... Read More


FCT Minister partners National Task Force on cancer elimination

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has partnered with the National Task Force on Cervical Cancer Elimination to boost cancer prevention and care effo... Read More


Group donates hospital equipment worth N400 million to Bauchi state

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Plan International Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has donated hospital equipment and supplies worth N400 million to the Bauchi State government to strengthen healt... Read More


Nigerian govt suspends approval of new private universities

Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The Nigerian government has temporarily suspended applications for the establishment of private universities for the next one year, citing the need for a comprehensive review of re... Read More


JAMB clarifies admission criteria amid allegations of high-scoring candidates being denied admissions

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has addressed ongoing concerns from candidates and parents regarding the denial of university admissions despite high scores in t... Read More


Nigerian University sets up committee to investigate Vice Chancellor over sexual harassment allegations

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has constituted a nine-member committee to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and victimisation levelled ... Read More