‘Don’t Ridicule Them’: LAUTECH Prof Who Scored 198 in UTME Advises Parents of Kids with Low Grades
‘Don’t Ridicule Them’: LAUTECH Prof Who Scored 198 in UTME Advises Parents of Kids with Low Grades The head of the department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Professor Misbaudeen Abdulhameed, has advised parents and guardians to approach their wards’ UTME results with rationality. Reflecting on his own experience, […]
[BREAKING]ABUJA: ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike
[BREAKING]ABUJA: ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike The University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has begun an indefinite strike to draw government attention to issues in the institution. The union announced its decision on Thursday after a meeting held at the end of its congress, held at the permanent site of […]
Nigerian Exams Body, JAMB Says 1.4Million Of 1.8Million Candidates Score Less Than 200
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that over 1.4million of the 1,842,464 candidates whose results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have been released, representing 77% scored less than 200. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who made this known while giving a breakdown of the UTME results said that […]
BREAKING: JAMB Releases 2024 UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the release of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. Reports have it that over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat the examination in 118 towns and over 700 centres across the country. While announcing the results in Bwari, Abuja, on Monday, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof […]
Kenya Postpones School Resumption After Major Floods Kill Over 70 People
Kenya has postponed the reopening of schools for the second term session by one week due to flooding that has killed over 70 citizens. The resumption, which was supposed to commence today (Monday), has been delayed till May 6. This was contained in a statement by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr Ezekiel […]
Only 20% of 2024 UTME candidates will get admission into tertiary institutions — FG
….may peg age for intake into university, others at 18 years The Federal Government has revealed that only 20 per cent of the candidates sitting the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) might be offered admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. The government is also contemplating a review of the […]
FLASH: 12 Important Things to Know about Nigeria’s Student Loan Scheme
FLASH: 12 Important Things to Know about Nigeria’s Student Loan Scheme President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the student loans amendment bill into law at the State House on Wednesday, April 3. The Act, also known as the Students Loan Law, also established the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which is expected to handle all loan requests, […]
Call For Applications: Federal government Announces Scholarship Awards For Nigerians
The Federal Ministry Of Education Informs Nigerians to participate in 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship Awards. The announcement was made by the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday night, April 2, 2024, in a statement signed by Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary. Tagged, “2023/2024 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD)”, […]
Osun State Govt To Enforces New Retirement age for Teachers
• Insists TRCN Certificates must accompany interested members application On Tuesday, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, approved the immediate enforcement and implementation of a new retirement age and length of service for the teaching profession, with the compulsion that interested officer applications must be accompanied by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria’s (TRCN) Certificate […]
Out-of-school-children: Prosecuting Errant Parents
On Wednesday last week, the Senate advocated for the prosecution of parents who fail to send their children to school in line with the Universal Basic Education Act. They called for the establishment of mobile courts to try such parents and guardians. This is to reduce the 20 million load of Out-of-School-Children, OSC, which Nigeria […]