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he Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)BY SNOW TV NEWS DESKThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new process to help candidates resolve discrepancies in their personal information while also considering plans to incorporate life skills and critical thinking into the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).JAMB Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, disclosed the developments on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, during an appearance on a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme.According to the registrar, the proposed examination reforms are part of efforts to improve the assessment of candidates seeking admission into universities and other tertiary institutions across the country.JAMB Considers Life Skills, Critical...

BY SNOW TV NEWS DESKThe Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cautioned students against applying for education loans they do not genuinely need. The Fund emphasized that the scheme is voluntary and designed only to help those who cannot afford the cost of their studies.In a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday and signed by Director of Strategic Communications Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFUND clarified that students who can pay their school fees and other educational expenses independently are not required to apply.The Fund noted that the student loan program was introduced to prevent financial hardship from blocking eligible Nigerians from accessing higher education. Making the loans compulsory for every student, regardless of financial status, would undermine this pur...

BY SNOW TV NEWS DESKThree men were electrocuted in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Monday, October 19, 2026, 6 hours after an iron pole they were erecting for a water tank fell onto a 11 kV overhead electricity line. The incident happened at Portt Harcourt Road, Fegge, where the victims had been engaged by a contractor to work on a borehole project for the owner of a two-story building.The deceased were identified as Chukwudi Ukwa, Frank Okafor, and Somadina Nwabuike. According to witnesses, they were holding the iron pole when it came into contact with the power line, causing instant fatal electrocution. Police officers from the Fegge Division evacuated the bodies to the General Hospital, Onitsha, and the property owner, identified as Mr. Steven, is assisting police with the investigat...