Polytechnic Expels 313 Students Over Poor Academic Performance
Polytechnic Expels 313 Students Over Poor Academic Performance The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has approved the withdrawal of 313 students over poor academic performance in the first semester of the 2022/2023 academic session. The withdrawal followed the consideration of the report of the Academic Board Central Result Verification Committee at the meeting […]
Breaking: NECO Launches Result Verification Portal
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has launched its result confirmation portal tagged, “e-Verify”, Thursday July 6, 2023, in the auditorium of National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja. The portal can be reached via www.e-verify.neco.gov.ng. ALSO READ: EDUTech: WAEC Launches Digital Certificate Platform, Says Candidates Can Print Anywhere, Anytime The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, said NECO e-verify […]
Developing: JAMB Considers Mobile Phones For UTME, DE
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examinations, Saturday, said it is planning a “Bring Your Own Device” initiative for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations and the Direct Entry Examinations, The PUNCH reports. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during the 2023 policy meeting ongoing in Abuja at the National Judicial Institute. […]
TINUBU: Government Can’t Fund Universities Anymore
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led Federal Government has announced that the government can no longer bear the financial burden of universities in the country. EGALITARIAN VOICE reports that during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, emphasised that while universities already enjoy autonomy, they […]
School Proprietor, Supervisors And Others Arrested By WAEC Over Malpractice
Head of National Office, Nigeria (HNO) of West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), Patrick Areghan, said the arrest was made in Maiduguri, Ibadan, Abeokuta and Umuahia. The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the arrest of suspects involved in exam malpractice. 56 rogue side operators alongside 15 other suspects comprising of a school proprietor, teachers […]
JAMB Reveal How Direct Entry, UTME Candidates Will Be Sitting For Examination Henceforth
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking to gain admission to Nigerian universities will henceforth be required to sit for the UTME along with other candidates. JAMB said that Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking to gain admission to Nigerian universities will henceforth be required to sit for the UTME […]
JAMB Returns N2Bn To FG After 2023 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) has remitted N2 billion as interim surplus for the 2023 operating year to the federation account following the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The statement read that the […]
No Nigerian University Among Top 1000 in 2023
While UI is 1163 on the world universities ranking, UNN is 1784, UNILAG is 1875 and ABU is 1881. The Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released its 2023 university rankings and four Nigerian universities made the list, but they fell out of the top 1000. According to the CWUR, the University of Ibadan (UI), the […]
2023 UTME: Candidates, Parents Decry System Malfunction, Technical Glitches
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for admission seekers into tertiary institutions kicked off nationwide, yesterday, with different experiences by candidates, their parents and guardians, who thronged the examination centres. While some candidates were lucky to be posted to centres where things worked relatively well, others […]
Just In: WAEC Lifts Ban On 345 Schools
This was after the state government paid the fines slammed on the erring school by the examination body. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has unbanned 345 secondary schools it blacklisted in Ebonyi for malpractices. This was after the state government paid the fines slammed on the erring school by the examination body. Ebonyi State […]