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  1. The Federal Government proposed a harmonised 2027 examination timetable on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, after meeting the examination bodies in Abuja.
  2. The UTME would hold from 15 to 25 March 2027, NECO's SSCE from 1 April to 14 May and WAEC's WASSCE from 11 May to 18 June.
  3. Results for NECO, WAEC, NABTEB and NBAIS are targeted for August 2027, before tertiary admissions begin in September.
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Exams · 4 min read

Proposed 2027 exam timetable: UTME in March, WAEC and NECO results by August

The Federal Government wants the UTME held from 15 to 25 March 2027 and WAEC, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS results out by August, before admissions open in September.

The Federal Government has proposed a harmonised 2027 examination timetable that would bring the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forward to March and have WAEC, NECO and other school-leaving results out by August 2027. The plan came out of a meeting between the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa'id Ahmad, and heads and representatives of the examination bodies…

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  1. The share of Nigerian study visa applications to the UK that were withdrawn rose to 22.7% in the first half of 2026, from 4.5% a year earlier, according to Financial Times figures reported on 10 and 11 October 2026.
  2. Since 1 June 2026, UK universities must keep their visa refusal rate below 5% or risk losing their licence to sponsor international students.
  3. University leaders say many refusals rest on inconsistent reasoning, while the Home Office says international students are welcome but recruitment must be responsible.
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World · 4 min read

UK universities pull offers to Nigerian applicants as visa refusals double

The share of Nigerian study visa applications withdrawn rose to 22.7% in the first half of 2026 as UK universities facing a stricter Home Office refusal limit pulled offers.

UK universities are withdrawing admission offers to Nigerian applicants as Home Office study visa refusals rise, according to a Financial Times analysis of Home Office data reported by Vanguard and Daily Trust on 10 and 11 October 2026. The share of Nigerian study visa applications that were withdrawn jumped to 22.7% in the first half of 2026, from 4.5% in…

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  1. From 1 October, approved learning platforms are free to use up to 100MB a day
  2. Senior secondary and tertiary learners come first; other groups will follow
  3. Only whitelisted platforms count, so be wary of fake 'activate now' links
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Tech · 2 min read

Free 100MB a day for learning from 1 October: how NCC’s scheme works

Senior secondary and tertiary students are first in line for zero-rated access to approved education platforms. Here is what we know so far.

From Thursday, 1 October, students in Nigeria should be able to use approved educational websites and apps without paying for the data, up to 100MB a day. The scheme, formally called Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content, was unveiled in Abuja earlier this month by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). What ‘zero-rated’ means Normally, every page you load or…

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