WAEC promises to review allowances of examiners amid complaints
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said on Sunday that it would soon approve new allowances it pays to examiners toward fulfilment of the council’s mandate. The council’s Head of National...
View ArticleNYSC cautions MDAs, organisations against rejection of corps members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) as well as other organisations against rejecting corps members posted for primary assignment. This is...
View ArticleOAU asks students to vacate school
The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, Ile-Ife have ordered students of the institution to vacate the university with immediate effect. This directive is coming following the continuous...
View ArticleJAMB, stakeholders peg university cut-off mark at 180
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB, along with stakeholders in the nation’s tertiary education subsector have adopted 180 and 150 as cut-off marks for those seeking entry into higher...
View Article350 academics to storm UNN for 6th African regional conference
At least, three-hundred and fifty academics, comprising Vice Chancellors and Deans of Science are expected to participate at the 6th African Regional Conference of Vice Chancellors and Deans of...
View ArticleLale resumes as new UNIPORT Vice-Chancellor
Professor Ndowa Lale on Friday assumed office as the 8th Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers state, calling for collaboration among stakeholders of the university to make the...
View ArticleRSU urges TETFund to provide optic fibre for Internet access in universities
The Rivers State University, RSU, has urged the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETfund to extend its interventions to intangible needs of universities such as Optic Fibre for provision of internet that...
View ArticleParents protest in front of UNILAG over school’s 250 cut-off mark
Reports reaching DAILY POST have it that some aggrieved parents are currently on a peaceful protest in front the University of Lagos over the cut-off placed by the institution for those seeking to gain...
View ArticleUNIABUJA gets agriculture, engineering, medicine accreditation
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Michael Adikwu, said the institution now has full accreditation to offer courses in Agriculture, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine. Adikwu...
View ArticleNANS berates JAMB over eligibility policy, urges EFCC to probe board’s account
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has kicked against the eligibility regulation put in place by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, describing it as “malicious,...
View ArticleKWSG, UNILORIN resolve relocation of agency to university’s temporary site
The Management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and Kwara State Government have resolved the controversy surrounding the temporary relocation of a government agency to the university’s temporary...
View ArticlePregnant women, nursing mothers, Post Graduate students barred from service –...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has barred pregnant women, nursing mothers and students engaged in postgraduate studies from registering in the national service across the country, until they...
View ArticleWAEC ranks Nigeria top of countries with examination malpractices
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has said Nigeria has the highest level of examination malpractices among the five countries that make up the examination body. This was disclosed by the...
View ArticleUNILORIN working to develop Ebola vaccine – VC
Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), says the institution’s Ebola Research Committee is working towards developing a vaccine for the Ebola virus. Ambali,...
View ArticleJAMB to re-distribute candidates with cut-off mark issues to other universities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it is set to re-distribute candidates with cut-off marks less than what their first choice of universities required to needy institutions. This...
View ArticleNigerian graduates can compete globally – UNILORIN VC
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof. Abdul Ambali, has said that Nigerian graduates are competing favourably with their peers from across the world. Ambali said that Nigerian...
View ArticleWAEC threatens to withhold May/June results because of states’ debt
The West African Examination Council has announced that hundreds of candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in May/June this year may have their results withheld....
View ArticleBenue State University ASUU suspends strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benue State University, Makurdi, has called off its five months old strike. The union embarked on indefinite strike since March 9 following the refusal...
View ArticleFederal Government reverses JAMB’s new admission policy
The new admission policy of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, which recently sparked off protests in parts of the country, has been overruled by the federal government. This was...
View ArticleUnpaid allowances: UNN workers reject WAUG hosting right
Some staff of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have rejected the decision by authorities of the institution to host the 14th edition of West Africa University Games (WAUG) in the face of the...
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