Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Student Loan Scheme is expected to launch in the next two to three weeks, according to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila. Gbajabiamila confirmed this during a meeting with a delegation from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by its President, Lucky … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Telecommunication subscribers as well as students applying for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations yesterday besieged the Alausa, Ikeja enrolment centre of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). They were at the commission’s office in their thousands to enroll for the National Identity … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 10,378 candidates, who wrote the Direct Entry examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in 2023, currently have their admission suspended following the failure of their A-level issuing institution to submit a verification report to JAMB. In February 2023, JAMB issued an advisory to guide candidates … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Nigerian mother, Iphie, who raised concerns on her X account about an alleged breach of her daughter’s data protection rights by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has disclosed the suspect involved had been arrested. In a statement shared on her X account on Monday, she expressed gratitude to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Management of the University of Ilorin has expelled one Mr Mathew Adeboye Balogun (aka Plato) with Matriculation Number: 14/25OD062. Mr Balogun, a Master’s student, Department of Councillor Education, Faculty of Education of the university, was expelled after being found guilty of allegation of sexual molestation committed against vulnerable students … Read more
Akinloye, Anomo and Ogunkelu offered over 1300 free JAMB form to students. The initiative is meant to aid eligible students, who cannot afford the fee. The initiative is a demonstration of the dedication of local leaders to education. Eko Hot Blog reports that the chairmen of Eredo LCDA, Monsuru Akinloye, Ikosi-Ejinrin LCDA, Wale Anomo and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has commenced the registration process for the 2024/2025 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates nationwide. Following the official announcement, registration is now open for interested candidates nationwide. EDITOR’S PICKS AFCON: Seko Fofana Scores First Goal As Ivory Coast Beat Guinea-Bissau JUST IN: RTEAN … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board has said Persons Living With Disability who wish to sit for the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination can register at no cost. The JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this while rolling out the registration process for interested candidates across the country. EDITOR’S PICKS AFCON: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rubbished the reports that it has increased its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) fee ahead of next year’s exercise. Addressing the viral claims in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, noted that the recent … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday announced the dates for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the board said the main UTME will be held from April 19 to 29, 2024. The statement reads: “Based on the series … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will eventually be vindicated. It would be recalled that the Senate had on Wednesday resolved to investigate allegations of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a motion urging members to adopt at least one public school in their localities for the purpose of paying registration fees for students sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination; the West African Senior School Certificate Examination; and the National Examination Council. Trouble started … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Commissioner for Education in Anambra State, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, has adopted the embattled student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Mmesoma Ejikeme who allegedly tampered with her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), result to emerge with the highest score. The Commissioner while speaking in Awka on Saturday said … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Anambra State Government says it has handed over 19-year-old Mmesoma Ejikeme, who forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, to a psychotherapist for a three-month guidance and counselling The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this at a press briefing in her office in Awka, on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has insisted that results of its examinations can’t be forged. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede has said that its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results are stored offline and not in the “cloud.” EDITOR’S PICKS Delta Community Imposes N10,000 Fine, 40 Stroke … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who is the best performing candidate in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). A statement yesterday in Awka, the state capital, by the governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, announced the scholarship award to Miss … Read more
By Tunde Odesola The impact of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight-year rule on Nigeria is directly proportional to the impact a white crayon makes on a white chalkboard. Worth. Less. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerian Police Officers Need Special Classes In Empathy — Fast The Central Bank Of Nigeria’s Social Media Requirement: Balancing Security And Privacy Life … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief Executive Officer and President of Erisco Foods Limited, Dr Eric Umeofia, has announced a cash gift of N2.5m to the best candidate in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh. Umeh, a student of the Deeper Life High School, Mowe, Ogun State, emerged as the best candidate in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the father of Mmesoma Ejikeme, Romanus Ejikeme has publicly apologized to Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) and Nigerians after his daughter confessed to falsifying her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Recall that Ejikeme had earlier accused the examination body of pulling his daughter down. EDITOR’S PICKS OPM’s Apostle Chibuzor … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has commended the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Committee set up by the Anambra State Government to investigate and report their independent findings on the Mmesoma Ejikeme result scandal. Mmesoma, according to the reports of an independent panel of investigators set up by … Read more