Education
JAMB Closes 2025 UTME Registration, Over 2 Million Candidates Sign Up

JAMB Closes 2025 UTME Registration, Over 2 Million Candidates Sign Up
JAMB closes 2025 UTME registration, over 2 million candidates sign up. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially closed the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
A total of 2,030,627 candidates successfully completed their registration and are set to participate in the UTME scheduled for April 25, 2025.
JAMB had earlier announced that registration, which began on February 3, 2025, would end on March 8, 2025, with no possibility of an extension, unlike in previous years.
In its weekly bulletin on Monday, the board confirmed the closure of the registration process and stated that preparations for the annual examination are now fully underway.
This figure does not include candidates registered at foreign examination centers.

JAMB Closes 2025 UTME
Additionally, 200,115 candidates have signed up for the optional mock UTME, which will take place on April 5, 2025. Out of these, 630 candidates registered for a special trial mock examination, also scheduled for the same day.
The bulletin further stated:
“This year, JAMB has introduced several new measures to curb examination malpractice and uphold the integrity of the process.
“These measures have already resulted in multiple arrests of candidates attempting to use forged A-level results for admission, demonstrating the effectiveness of the fraud detection system.
“Candidates are strongly advised to comply with all examination rules and regulations and avoid any form of malpractice during the test.”
Education
Education minister Tunji Alausa Decries Proliferation Of Versities, Seeks Improvement Of Existing Ones

Education minister Tunji Alausa Decries Proliferation Of Versities, Seeks Improvement Of Existing Ones
Education minister Tunji Alausa decries proliferation of Versities, seeks improvement of existing ones. Mr Alausa said that there was no need to put pressure on the president to establish new universities
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has hinged the current proliferation of universities on the increasing pressure being mounted by lawmakers.
Mr Alausa spoke at the third edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
The federal government is facing mounting pressure to reform the country’s education sector.
With almost 200 bills pending in the National Assembly for the creation of universities, there is a growing concern that the system is becoming overwhelmed.
Mr Alausa explained that renewing the capacities of existing institutions was more important than establishing new ones.
According to him, there is no need to put pressure on the president to establish new universities.
He said, “We must focus on our capacities. We need to stop this from happening. There’s so much pressure on the president. We have to at least be sensitive to it as well.
“They (lawmakers) are passing a lot of bills. Today I can tell you that there are almost 200 bills in the National Assembly. We can’t continue this. Even though we have a lot of them, the capacity for a university to admit is not there. What we need to do now is to rebuild the capacities so that we can offer more viable courses to our citizens.’’
He added that the enrolment rate was not commensurate with the recent number of universities.
“If you look at the entire enrolment together, the one per cent of private universities account for just 7.5 per cent of total undergraduate enrolment. The total number of undergraduate enrolments today is just about 875,000, which is at least fairly low.
We have universities with less than 1,000 undergraduate students, and there’s this intense demand for more universities to be opened. We have to stop that,” he said.
He added that several key proposals had been put forward to address the challenges facing Nigeria’s education sector.
Speaking on specialised universities, the minister appealed to the institutions to focus on their mandate.
According to him, there is a need to reduce the number of non-technical courses offered in specialised universities and instead make them available in conventional universities.
He also pledged the commitment of the federal government to reducing the number of out-of-school children and creating opportunities for them in tertiary institutions.
On speculation of scrapping the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), Mr Alausa said the Education Tax Fund would continue indefinitely.

Education minister Tunji Alausa
“What we now need to do is to begin to open up more resources to develop infrastructure, build engineering workshops and build laboratories in these universities.
We also must recruit international standard teachers so that we can begin to get these universities to deliver high-quality education that will be known throughout the country.
“When it comes to the education tax, I think a tax fund is going to be advanced now because I’ve heard some information in the new tax bill about tax funds being subsidised by the year 2030,” he said.
Education
NAWOJ: Women Journalists Advocate Continuous Learning For GrowthS

NAWOJ: Women Journalists Advocate Continuous Learning For GrowthS
NAWOJ: Women journalists advocate continuous learning for growthS. Ms Kadiri said that the foundation aimed to prevent workplace medical emergencies caused by high BP.
Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos Chapter, Adeola Ekine, has said that continuous learning drives growth in journalism.
Ms Ekine stated this in Lagos on Thursday during the commemoration of International Women’s Day.
The IWD 2025 theme is ‘Accelerate Action’, while NAWOJ’s symposium topic was titled ‘Young Women in Journalism: Mentorship, Growth and Breaking the Glass Ceiling.’
According to Ms Ekine, young women must embrace opportunities for self-improvement through training programmes, digital media literacy, investigative journalism, and ethical reporting.
She emphasised that as the media landscape evolves, journalists must stay ahead, ensuring their voices and narratives remain relevant, credible, and impactful.
Ms Ekine added that breaking the glass ceiling requires audacity, resilience, and collective effort.
She urged women to pursue leadership positions, join editorial boards, and take decision-making roles in media organisations.
Director of News at Lagos Television, Abimbola Bello, questioned what actions women should accelerate under the IWD 2025’s theme.
Ms Bello stated that women must accelerate action in various areas and across different initiatives.
She noted that the symposium encouraged women journalists to assess their roles, goals, and priorities.
She said this was a time for women to reflect not only on their jobs but also on nation-building and issues affecting women.
Consultant at J.K.A. Aggey Foundation, Oluseyi Kadiri, said the foundation supports women, girls, and the less privileged.
Ms Kadiri stated that the foundation partnered with NAWOJ to provide medical services for symposium participants.
She said, “We are checking blood pressure (BP) and sugar levels because health is crucial. Women in journalism should know their BP and sugar levels to avoid being overworked without realising the risks.’’

NAWOJ
Ms Kadiri explained that the foundation aimed to prevent workplace medical emergencies caused by high BP.
She encouraged women journalists to celebrate their achievements and contributions to the media industry.
She advised women to check their BP at least twice a month.
Health Education Officer at Local Action Committee on AIDS (LACA), Ikeja LGA, Rashidat Sanni-Afolabi, urged women journalists to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Ms Sanni-Afolabi said educating women on HIV/AIDS during pregnancy could help prevent mother-to-child transmission.
She noted that while people often dislike taking medication, proper sensitisation and education could improve adherence.
She called on women journalists to prioritise HIV/AIDS stories and increase awareness levels.
Economy
Jigawa Government, Azman University Partner To Enhance Education Development

Jigawa Government, Azman University Partner To Enhance Education Development
Jigawa government, Azman University partner to enhance education development. Ms Muhktar said, “I assure you that the Jigawa State government will continue to be a valued partner.’’
The Jigawa State government said it will partner with the Azman University to enhance educational opportunities and promote human capital development.
Governor Umar Namadi stated this during a courtesy visit by the Vice-Chancellor, Fatima-Batool Mukhtar, on Thursday in Dutse.
She said the state government would explore areas of collaboration to support innovative learning and sponsor students in specialised programmes to enhance skill development.
The governor said the partnership also focused on computing, data science, aviation management and artificial intelligence (AI).
“I assure you that the Jigawa State government will continue to be a valued partner,” she said.
Mr Namadi highlighted the relevance of the specialised programmes being offered by the university and reaffirmed his commitment to explore opportunities for indigent students.
He said that the introduction of innovative online courses was designed to attract students and scholars to the university.
Earlier, Ms Mukhtar said the institution was committed to quality education, innovation and excellence.
She said the university introduced online learning services, a compulsory e-learning week and the Students’ Consultative Forum, to encourage students engagement in decision-making.
“We have online services that allow students to attend lectures from home, while lecturers can also teach from their homes.
For the students and staff to be familiar with this, we have set aside one week every semester for compulsory e-learning week,” she said.
She also called for more collaboration in computer programming with notable industry players such as Cisco, Huawei and Oracle Academy.

Jigawa
“Your Excellency, Azman University is already gaining strength in computing programmes, and already we have registration with Cisco, Huawei and Oracle Academy. We are certified instructors for Huawei.
“So, we would like to appeal to your excellency to partner with us in your community development projects and skills development for youth for certified courses in computing programmes,” Ms Muktar said.
The VC commended the state government over the 32 per cent budgetary allocation to the education sector and the N3 billion grant to the scholarship board in the 2025 fiscal year.
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