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JAMB Ends Degree Admissions Through Colleges of Education, Makes NCE Mandatory
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has abolished admissions into affiliated degree programmes offered by Colleges of Education across Nigeria, making the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) the only admission pathway into the institutions from the 2026/2027 academic session.
The decision was announced in JAMB’s newly released NCE/ND Agric Registration Guidelines issued by the Office of the Registrar.
Under the new policy, admissions into university degree programmes run through affiliations between Colleges of Education and conventional universities will no longer be permitted, and directed that no fresh admissions should be conducted into either 100-level or 200-level degree programmes in Colleges of Education.
According to the Board, all new entrants must now be admitted through the NCE programme, reinforcing its role as the foundational qualification for teacher education in Nigeria.
To accommodate candidates already affected by the change, JAMB provided several options. Direct Entry applicants who selected affiliated degree programmes may switch institutions free of charge, transfer to the parent university overseeing the degree programme, or have their second-choice institution upgraded to first choice for admission consideration.
Similarly, UTME candidates seeking admission into affiliated degree programmes in Colleges of Education may either change institutions, elevate their second-choice institution to first choice, or migrate to the NCE programme.
Candidates opting for the NCE route will be required to obtain an O’Level verification code and pay a registration fee of ₦700 through the JAMB portal.
The Board further stated that candidates admitted into NCE programmes will have any ongoing UTME or Direct Entry admission processes suspended, as it urged Colleges of Education, accredited CBT centres, Professional Registration Centres and its officials nationwide to study the new guidelines and ensure strict compliance with the policy, which marks the end of affiliated degree admissions in Colleges of Education.
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Nigerian Law school student dies after falling from hostel rooftop
The deceased was a student of the Nigerian Law School, Enugu campus, who was undergoing externship programme at the Lagos campus.
•Faith Alayande
A Nigerian Law School student identified as Faith Alayande, is dead after she fell from the rooftop at Lagos campus.
In a statement on Monday, Aderonke Osho, secretary to the council and director of administration, said that the deceased was a student of the Nigerian Law School, Enugu campus, who was undergoing externship programme at the Lagos campus.
Osho said preliminary findings revealed that the student died from injuries sustained after falling from the rooftop of the campus hostel around 4am on Friday.
The Nigerian Law School is deeply saddened by this tragic development.
“Management is working closely with the appropriate authorities and the family to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, ensure that all necessary procedures are duly followed, and provide further information as appropriate.”
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Ekwulobia Suspends New Yam Festival for Kidnap Billionaire Son
A source from the community said the traditional ruler of Ekwulobia where Ezeokafor hails from, His Royal Majesty, Igwe (Engr) Emmanuel Chukwukadibia Onyeneke, officially suspended the Ekwulobia New Yam Festival, saying there was no need to celebrate while their son remained in captivity.
• Joseph Ezeokafor
Ekwulobia community in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State has cancelled its New Yam festival celebration billed for September 4, 2026.
Ohibaba.com learned that this is because of the kidnap of billionaire businessman and owner of Jezco Group of Companies, Chief Joseph Ezeokafor.
Ezeokafor was kidnapped in Awka on Tuesday last week when he stepped out of his house without his security details to attend to his spiritual need, where he goes to offer prays.
Public Relations Officer of Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed the development said that serious operation is currently ongoing to save the elder statesman.
His kidnap has sent his community into mourning, causing the postponement of the new Yam festival, an annual festival which holds on a static date every year.
A source from the community said the traditional ruler of Ekwulobia where Ezeokafor hails from, His Royal Majesty, Igwe (Engr) Emmanuel Chukwukadibia Onyeneke, officially suspended the Ekwulobia New Yam Festival, saying there was no need to celebrate while their son remained in captivity.
“The Igwe said the community of Ekwulobia cannot celebrate while their son remains in the custody of the kidnappers,” the source said.
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NLC disrupts Air Peace flight
The affected Air Peace flight, scheduled to depart Lagos at 6:30am, could not take off as passengers waited amid the disruption.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday disrupted flight operations in Lagos, leaving passengers scheduled to travel on an Air Peace flight stranded at the airport.
Our Reporter learned that the “protest was intended to enforce Air Peace employees right to join the union.”
Zulu terminal gate was under lock and key. The protest started at about 5am.
The affected Air Peace flight, scheduled to depart Lagos at 6:30am, could not take off as passengers waited amid the disruption.
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