Oyibo advised JAMB to act fast to do the needful by reviewing the result adding that the mass failures had become a national issue which might attract national protest if nothing urgent was done.
Education
Abducted Katsina students: Buhari’s aide says significant number rescued
Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has said a good number of the abducted students of Government Science School, Kankara, in Katsina State, have been rescued.
He gave this indication on Twitter Sunday night but failed to release the specific figure of the freed students.
“A significant number of the students have been rescued. Praying for the immediate safe return of the rest,” @BashirAhmaad wrote.
The President’s aide also said, “I am sure the Katsina State Government will issue a statement in that regard.”
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina had told a Federal Government delegation on a visit on Sunday that the whereabouts of 333 schoolboys could not be determined.
“The school has a population of 839 and so far, we are yet to account for 333 students. We are still counting because more are still coming out of the forest,” the governor said.
“Up till this moment, no one can give a precise figure of the children abducted,” he stated, adding that students who escaped confirmed some of their peers were taken.
Bandits had invaded the school on Friday night and abducted the students after a gun duel with the police.
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has also condemned the abduction of the schoolboys while calling on the Buhari regime to ensure their speedy release.
Education
UTME mass failure: Don demands JAMB registrar’s resignation
UTME mass failure: Don demands JAMB registrar’s resignation
A senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Dr Christian Okeke, has called on the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, to resign following the mass failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Okeke said the registrar’s emotional apology was insufficient, insisting that only his resignation and the release of the actual results would bring justice to the affected candidates.
“How can the Registrar’s tears resurrect the dead and accentuate the depression into which candidates have been plunged? It was almost like a national mourning,” he said, describing the plan to retake the exam in some centres as “insensitive to human emotions”.
He further criticised JAMB for initially denying any fault, saying it only took sustained public pressure and threats of legal action for the board to admit its failings.
“The least that is acceptable from the Board is to release the true results of the candidates, provide psychological support and ensure that those responsible for the horrible outing take true responsibility—which must start with the exit of the Registrar,” he stated.
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Meanwhile, JAMB on Tuesday admitted culpability for the technical lapses that marred the 2025 UTME and rendered results invalid in several centres across the country.
Prof. Oloyede, who addressed journalists amid a public outcry, apologised unreservedly and announced that 379,997 candidates would retake the exam between May 16 and 18.
The affected centres are located across 65 venues in Lagos State and 92 centres in the Owerri Zone, which covers the five states in the South-East: Imo, Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, and Enugu.
“I appeal to the candidates and those affected by the error of our system to accept this explanation as the truth of the matter without embellishment. Please, I apologise and take full responsibility—not just in words,” Oloyede said, visibly emotional.
He blamed the situation on the negligence of some JAMB staff and assured that corrective measures were being put in place to prevent a recurrence.
Despite the apology, pressure continues to mount on the board’s leadership, with education stakeholders demanding deeper accountability and institutional reform.
UTME mass failure: Don demands JAMB registrar’s resignation
Education
ASUU threatens court action against JAMB over 2025 UTME results
ASUU threatens court action against JAMB over 2025 UTME results
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka, has threatened to sue JAMB over the mass failure recorded in the 2025 UTME.
Briefing newsmen in Nsukka, yesterday, Oyibo Eze, chairman of ASUU-UNN claimed mass failure which mostly affected candidates from South East was a deliberate attempt by JAMB to stop children from the zone from gaining admission into higher institutions.
“My office has been inundated with protest calls and visits by parents and the general public on this deliberate mass failure in the 2025 JAMB examination.
“ASUU will challenge this result in the High Court if JAMB fails to review the result and give candidates their merited scores.
“JAMB knows that children from South East must score higher before they can get admission whereas their counterparts in some parts of the country will use a 120 JAMB score to get admission to read medicine in universities in their area.
“In the JAMB recently released results, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 exam over 1.5 million candidates scored less than 200 and the majority of them are from South East and Lagos State where many Igbo reside.”
ASUU threatens court action against JAMB over 2025 UTME results
Education
FG forms panel to harmonise university fee payment
FG forms panel to harmonise university fee payment
The Federal Government has constituted a high-level panel to harmonise fee payment systems in tertiary institutions across the country, with the goal of improving coordination between universities and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja following a closed-door meeting with Vice-Chancellors and NELFUND executives.
Alausa told reporters that although universities had been receiving funds as expected, there was still a need to refine disbursement timelines and enhance the process for notifying students.
He addressed concerns raised about alleged irregularities in NELFUND, noting that: “The current processes are working, but we are working to better the system we have now. The aim is to serve both NELFUND and our citizens more efficiently, and align with the broader agenda of the current administration.”
One of the key outcomes of the meeting, according to the minister, is the establishment of a committee that includes officials from NELFUND, the Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission (NUC), and representatives from various universities.
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Alausa explained that the committee’s primary responsibility will be to unify the terminology used for student fees and charges, although actual amounts may vary among institutions. “The committee will determine and publish standard timelines for when NELFUND will disburse funds and when universities must notify students,” he said.
When asked about mismatches between fees charged by institutions and the sums disbursed by NELFUND, Alausa attributed the issue to inconsistent service charges. He noted that the committee would develop a standardised structure for fee components to ensure clarity.
“Universities will disclose service charges upfront to avoid misunderstandings in refunded amounts,” he noted.
Reaffirming the administration’s commitment to student-centered educational reforms, Alausa said the initiative reflects a broader strategy to ensure transparent and equitable access to education funding.
PlatinumPost reports that the committee has a three-week deadline to submit its recommendations. Once received, the final guidelines will be released to the public.
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