Education

JAMB reschedules UTME to April 24   The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to April 24. The examination was supposed to commence on April 25 in over 700 computer based test centres nationwide. Public Communication Advisor, JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin said this …

Meet Nasara James Dabo: The 13-Year-Old Nigerian Math Genius Breaking Records and Defying Expectations In a remarkable display of intellectual prowess, 13-year-old Nasara James Dabo from Nigeria has taken the world of mathematics by storm. This young math genius has achieved a string of impressive records, cementing her position as …

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa has commended the Management of National Youth Service Corps for its proactive and digitalized efforts in mobilisation process, towards curbing certificate racketeering involving some foreign trained graduates within West Africa. He also hailed the Scheme for resolving the lingering issue of OND …

The Office of the First Lady of Nigeria has called for understanding after nursing students in Delta State faced disciplinary action for their “light-hearted” chants during her visit this week. The incident occurred during the Renewed Hope Initiative’s donation of 10,000 professional kits to midwives at the Dome Event Centre …

There was chaos at the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, after a yet-to-be-identified female student attacked and bit a lecturer during a heated altercation. The incident, which occurred on campus, stemmed from an argument after the lecturer, identified as Dr. Chukwudi Michael, interrupted the student while she was …

In a remarkable achievement, Ekiti State University (EKSU) has been recognized as the number one state university in Nigeria and has secured the 12th position among over 270 universities nationwide, according to a comprehensive ranking list published by Times Higher Education for 2025, as reported by #TheCableIndex. This prestigious accolade …

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members. The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024. This was made known in a post on the official X …

The federal government has released the withheld salaries of striking non-academic staff in federal universities. Bawa Mokwa, the director of press at the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OSGF), spoke to TheCable on Saturday. He said disbursement covers the benefits payable to retirees under the contributory pension scheme …

Babcock University’s Nnaji Treasure Chidiogo breaks academic records   Nnaji Treasure Chidiogo, a newly inducted medical doctor at Babcock University, has made history by breaking two academic records in the College of Health and Medical Sciences. Nnaji achieved nine distinctions and became the first medical doctor to score distinction in …

43-Year-Old Blind Man Beats Colleagues to Emerge Best Graduating Student in His University   A 43-year-old man, William Mapfumo, defied the odds to become the best graduating student in his class, surpassing 2,119 classmates at Zimbabwe Open University. Despite being visually impaired, William earned a Bachelor’s degree in English and …