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Edited By Margret Oshinowo In response to the violent attack on the Labour Party candidate,Barrister Olumide Akpata for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, the management of University of Benin, UNIBEN, has suspended the students’ union government of the institution indefinitely. It was reported that Akpata got attacked by suspected political thugs…
By Margret Oshinowo. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board have announced the release of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Monday. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during an ongoing press briefing in Bwari, Abuja. Oloyede also noted that the results of 64,624 out of the 1,904,189 who sat the…
By Margret Oshinowo The American International School of Abuja has demanded that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi state. Yahaya Bello has allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from…
By Margret Oshinowo Miss. Namtira Bwala, bullied student of British Lead International School has sued over the incident of bullying and attack meted out to her in the school. This started a day when some anti-corruption groups and civil society organisations who, in their condemnation of the incident, described bullying in schools as a long…
By Margret Oshinowo The chairman Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Senator Muntari Dandutse, disclosed this after monitoring the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) alongside its House of Representatives’ counterpart in Abuja on Tuesday. The Nigerian Senate is making plans to make legislation for the adoption of 18 years as the entry age…
By Margret Oshinowo The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman gave the directive during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory on Monday. Mamman said that the activities of some parents, who were pressuring their underage students to get admission into tertiary institutions. The minister…
The Federal Government has ordered that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman gave the directive on Monday during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. He decried the activities of…
The Federal Government has imposed an indefinite cessation on mining endeavors within the vicinity of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, OAUTHC, Ile-Ife, Osun State. This move comes in the wake of ongoing investigations into suspected illegal mining activities in the region. According to a statement by Mr. Segun Tomori,…
In a landmark move, the Borno State government has greenlit a groundbreaking scholarship program worth 1.3 billion naira, benefiting a cohort of 997 homegrown individuals embarking on nursing and midwifery studies. Governor Babagana Zulum, while inaugurating the scholarship drive at the College of Nursing and Midwifery in Maiduguri, underscored its pivotal role in addressing the…
By Afolabi Hannah The National Examinations Council (NECO) has postponed the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination for entry into Federal Unity Colleges and the admission test for the Federal Government Academy, Suleja. The announcement was disclosed to the press in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, the interim Director of Information and Digital Communication at…
By Margret Oshinowo The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has banned the use of smart watches, lenses (unprescribed glasses), calculators, smart rings, pens, bluetooth devices, and flash drives in the 2024 Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board also warned candidates taking the exam from bringing those prohibited items into the examination halls for their…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has disclosed the strategic sequence for the forthcoming 2024 Batch A Stream Two Orientation Course. The directive, articulated by the Director of Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, underscores the imperative of optimizing camp capacity and ensuring a conducive environment for all prospective corps members (PCMs). Given the overwhelming number of…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has uncovered no fewer than 1,665 fake A-Level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise. The Registrar, Professor. Is-haq Oloyede, made this disclosure when he received the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students, NANCES, in his office on Tuesday in Abuja. Oloyede…
Authorities of the University of Ilorin, Kwara state have approved expulsion and rustication for 19 students, including six Final Year students of the institution, said to have been involved in various offences. According to a press statement by the Director Corporate Affairs of the University, Kunle Akogun,made available to journalists in ilorin on Monday the approval…
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, has announced the expulsion and rustication of a total of 19 students, marking a stern response to misconduct within its student body. According to Kunle Akogun, the Director of Corporate Affairs at the institution, the decision, spearheaded by Vice Chancellor Wahab Egbewole, follows thorough deliberations by the Students’…
The National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, Federal University Lokoja Chapter has embarked on a three-day warning strike following the non-payment of their four months of withheld salaries during the 2022 industrial action by University Unions. Recall that the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had implemented “No Work no pay” during the 2022…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the sum of N1b for the training of basic-level teachers across the 27 local government areas of the state. Zulum announced the approval on Tuesday while inaugurating the newly appointed local government education secretaries who will administer the affairs of primary education in their respective LGAs. The…
As part of his dedicated efforts to build robust human resources for the health and social welfare sector, President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the Federal College…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has awarded a Hajj seat to Hajara Ibrahim Dan’azumi, the winner of International Qur’anic Competition held between February 17 and 22, 2024 in Jordan. Hajara, a native of Gombe State, won the first prize at the 18th edition of the prestigious Hashemite Jordan International Qur’anic Competition for Females…
The quest to provide tuition-free education with two meals per day for indigent Makoko children by young January Wheduto, may be truncated over lack of space caused by the surge in enrolment of pupils in the school. Recall that about two years ago, a report was taken on 23-year-old Wheduto, who alongside his dedicated team, provides…
Nigerian youths have been urged to embrace global certifications and imbibe leadership qualities to serve as changed agents in the society that would lead to positive contributions to the development of the economy. Addressing the youths at the 2024 Annual Conference, organised by Impact Christian Life Ministry in Lagos ,the Founder, Impact Christian Life, Dr…
The Bayero University, Kano, awarded degrees to 11,284 students in 18 faculties during the institution’s 38th convocation ceremony on Saturday. One hundred and eighty students graduated with First Class honours. The institution also conferred higher degrees and post graduate diplomas on 5,432 graduands who have successfully completed their studies. Also, the Deputy Senate President, Jibril…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Tarara State University, TSU, has once again called upon the state government to tackle the array of issues affecting the institution. During a press conference in Jalingo, on Thursday, ASUU-TSU highlighted the lack of a pension scheme as one of the major challenges facing the university. Led by…
EMMANUEL Gloria T. D22/MAC/0038 Department of Mass CommunicationThe Polytechnic Ile-Ife, Osun State Examinations serve as a crucial measure of academic achievement, influencing academic stratification and accreditation. Bodies like WAEC, NECO, JAMB, and NABTEB conduct public and external exams on behalf of the state. Public exams, distinct from school-based assessments, play a pivotal role in evaluating…
President Bola Tinubu has promised to address the infrastructure deficit in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. The president made the promise during the combined convocation ceremony for the 6th, 7th, and 8th sets of graduates of the Federal University of Lafia yesterday. The issue of decaying structures and poor infrastructure has been…
The anticipated 2024 Staff Promotion Examination by the National Examinations Council (NECO) has been indefinitely deferred, eliciting widespread reactions. Initially slated for the 14th and 15th of February 2024 in Minna, Niger State, the examination faced dissent from staff members mandated to participate. NECO had instructed eligible staff to convene at its headquarters from January…
Niger State government has announced the introduction of Fridays for skills acquisition for pupils, students at basic level in public schools. The government disclosed that Fridays will henceforth be used for skills acquisition for both pupils and students at the basic level of education in public schools across the state. The state Commissioner for Education,…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said the scheme has stopped posting corps members to states deemed unsafe as a result of the worsening security conditions in the country. The Minister of Youth, Jamila Ibrahim disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Recall that several corps members have been abducted in some…
In a groundbreaking initiative, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is poised to revolutionize its academic curriculum, aligning it with the dynamic demands of the contemporary job market. The institution, under the visionary leadership of Rector Dr Ibraheem Abdul, is set to integrate cutting-edge technologies, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics, into the educational framework. Dr…
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said the ministry will work within the ambits of the law to facilitate the full implementation of the presidential directive on the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as it affects tertiary institutions in the country.” Mamman expressed his commitment during a meeting with the leadership of the…
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