The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced an adjustment to the final date for the assessment of underage candidates who sat the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement, said the shift was necessitated by the failure of 23 out of the 71 universities selected by the candidates to submit their agreed Post-UTME screening scores by the initial deadline of September 15, 2025.
According to the breakdown, 135 candidates are affected across the defaulting institutions, including the University of Lagos, 39, Nile University, 18, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, 15, University of Abuja, 12, University of Uyo, 9, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 8, and several others with smaller numbers.
JAMB said it has notified the defaulting institutions by email and urged them to forward their screening scores “without further delay” to enable the Board conclude the assessment exercise.
The Board also reminded universities of the timelines agreed at the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions chaired by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, stating that Public universities are expected to upload recommended candidates on the Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, by Tuesday, September 30, 2025, while private universities have until Friday, October 31, 2025.
JAMB stressed that the overall deadlines remain sacrosanct: October 30, 2025, for public universities, and November 31, 2025, for private universities.
The statement comes on the heels of the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, results by the National Examinations Council, NECO, on September 17, 2025, a key requirement for candidates’ admission processes.
Eni awards 30 post graduate scholarships to Nigerian graduates
Eni’s subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited, NAE, has awarded scholarships to 30 Nigerian graduates for Post Graduate studies in Nigerian and overseas universities under its 2025/2026 Scholarship Awards Scheme.
Eni in a statement said the scholarships were awarded to the beneficiaries at a ceremony in Abuja.
Under the scheme, 10 beneficiaries will undertake postgraduate studies in various Universities in different parts of the world.
Twenty awardees will pursue their postgraduate studies in Nigerian universities in disciplines such as Engineering, Geosciences, Petroleum and Environmental Technology, Energy Economics, Renewable Energy and Energy Transition.
Vice Chairman and Managing Director of NAE, Mr. Fabrizio Bolondi congratulated the awardees, stating that the scholarship award will offer them the opportunity to pursue their dreams and achieve their career objectives.
“The award ceremony highlights our continuous commitment to the future of education, innovation, and capacity building in Nigeria” he stated.
He advised the beneficiaries to utilize the opportunity to study and gain valuable skills for the benefit of the country, especially within the energy industry.
The Chief Upstream Investment Officer of NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services, NUIMS, represented by the Manager of External Relations Mrs. Edith Bunmi-Lawson, and the Deputy Manager PSC Asset A3 Mr. Paul Duke, were also present at the ceremony.
The postgraduate scholarship scheme was instituted by NNPC-NAE PSC partners in 2007 as part of the company’s human capital development initiatives to promote knowledge acquisition and bridge the skills gap in specialized fields relevant to deep offshore Oil & Gas operations in Nigeria.
To date, 350 graduates have benefitted from the Postgraduate Scholarship Schemes, instituted by the company to contribute to the training of local professionals, providing the knowledge and skills required within the industry.
