Policeman arrested for battering FUTA female student
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
The Ondo State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it had arrested one of its men, for allegedly beating and injuring a female student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. Some students of the institution were said to have had an encounter with some policemen attached to the ‘A’ Division Police Station, Akure, on Sunday,
Unilorin ASUU reconciles with national body
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
There is an indication that the two decade-long feud between the University of Ilorin Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the National Headquarters of the union will soon become a thing of the past. This development is consequent upon a series of consultations between the two factions of the UNILORIN chapter of
NECO: We released SSCE results in 43 days
Thursday, 20 June 2019
The National Examinations Council has said it released the last Senior Secondary Certificate Examination results in 43 days. Acting NECO Registrar, Abubakar Gana, said this while receiving the National Association of Nigerian Students in Abuja on Monday. He said the body would ensure that candidates seeking admission to universities and other tertiary institutions did not
JAMB Warns 2019 UTME Candidates Against Fraudsters As Registration Starts January 10th
Monday, 07 January 2019
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has called on prospective candidates to disregard advertisements in the social media announcing sales of registration documents with some illegal centres and subject combinations. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos.
JAMB to commence 2019/2020 UTME registration in January
Thursday, 06 December 2018
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed it will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January. The Chairman of the governing Board, Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe announced the new date to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, during a ceremony to celebrate some staff of the board who retired
Why we reduced UTME fee, by JAMB
Thursday, 29 November 2018
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday said it reduced its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board Examination (UTME) registration fees because it wanted to alleviate the burden of the cost of the examination on parents. The board has reduced its registration fee for the 2019 from N5, 000 to N3, 500. JAMB’s Head of Media,
IMSU lecturer arrested for allegedly defaulting ASUU strike
Monday, 19 November 2018
The ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may have claimed a victim in Imo State University (IMSU), according to a source from the citadel of learning. A reliable source from the school who do not want his name mentioned disclosed that Mr. Maurice Dikeh from the Psychology Department
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Nov/Dec SSCE: NECO Announces Change In Exam Date
Thursday, 15 November 2018
The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Wednesday announced that its November/December 2018 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) earlier scheduled to commence on November 15th, has been shifted to November. 19th. The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Wednesday announced that its November/December 2018 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) earlier scheduled to commence on November 15th, has
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Hijab crisis: Parents of UI school urged to abide by regulations
Thursday, 15 November 2018
The Board of Governors of the International School of the University of Ibadan on Wednesday rose from its meeting with a resolution that the dress code of the school should be maintained. The Board under the leadership of Professor Adeyinka Aderinto resolved that “the dress code as contained in the school rules and regulations of
Registrar: JAMB plans scholarship for foreign students
Monday, 12 November 2018
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has concluded plans to offer scholarship to foreign students willing to study in the country. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who made the disclosure, however, said such foreign students must record outstanding academic performance in next year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Oloyede noted that quality academic programmes
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