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2 days ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
Following the ongoing complaints trailing the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it is currently scrutinising the complaints in detail to identify and rectify any potential technical issues.
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2 days ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
Prof. Chris Piwuna, the Dean of Students Affairs at the University of Jos and a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, has been elected as the new national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
He succeeds Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike.
Piwuna’s election was confirmed during ASUU’s 23rd National Delegates Congress held on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State.
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4 days ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
• Identifies alleged stolen child during immunization• Accused doctor opposes claimants’ request for DNA test, enjoys cover from policeWhen she was told sometime in April 2021,during her ante-natal registration at Divine Rain Maternity Clinic, that she was carrying a twin pregnancy,32-year old Mrs Eunice Bright Ekwok’s joy knew no bounds.
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4 days ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
Effium indigenous clan chairmen have strongly opposed the proposed creation of an autonomous community for Ezza-Effium residents within Effium land, located in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Operating under the aegis of the Association of Effium Indigenous Clan Chairmen, they called on Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, to halt actions towards the bill.
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1 week ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has cancelled an emergency meeting he had convened to meet with vice chancellors of public universities whose students are beneficiaries of the federal government’s students’ loan scheme domiciled in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND.
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2 weeks ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said it has arrested 27 impersonators in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
JAMB said the 27 impersonators apprehended have been handed over to the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution.
The board also announced that it delisted four Computer-Based Test, CBT centres that have failed to meet the stringent technical standards required for the UTME.
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3 weeks ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
Abuja-The House of Representatives has directed Remita, a financial technology firm, to refund a total of N182.769,245,175.20 withheld from Treasury Single Account, TSA, since 2015 to the federal government.
The directive came, following a forensic audit that uncovered significant financial discrepancies by the firm which is equally known as SystemSpecs Ltd.
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4 weeks ago | 
allafrica.com | Joseph Erunke
A political support group, Tinubu Shettima Ambassadors (TSA), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to recognize and appreciate the contributions of support groups that actively mobilized for the party's success in the 2023 general election.
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1 month ago | 
nigeriaworld.com | Joseph Erunke
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has threatened legal action against institutions found to be engaging in deceptive practices within the student loan scheme.
The threat is coming on the heels of recent findings that some institutions, after receiving student loan disbursements directly into their accounts, failed to notify the affected students or reflect the payments in their school fee records.
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2 months ago | 
newsheadlines.com.ng | Joseph Erunke
…Flags Off National Glaucoma Screening, Treatment GuidelinesBy Joseph Erunke, AbujaThe Federal Government has urged Nigerians to undergo early eye check-ups and seek treatment to prevent irreversible blindness, as cases of glaucoma continue to rise in the country. Expressing concern over the increasing prevalence of the disease, the government noted that Nigerians are genetically predisposed to glaucoma, making early detection and management crucial.
