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20,000 candidates register for 2017 JAMB UTME in 48 hours
The spokesperson of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Fabian Benjamin has said that a record 20,000 prospective candidates have registered for the 2017 Unified Tertiary and...
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Accreditation: ASUP urges Governor Lalong to save Plateau Polytechnic
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Comrade Usman Dutse has urged the Plateau State Government to expedite action on the accreditation of courses at the Plateau...
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Teachers strike would be suspended on Monday – Delta NUT
The Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, Delta State chapter on Thursday announced that the ongoing teachers strike in the state would be called off between now and Monday. Comrade Jonathan Jemirieyigbe,...
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UniJos students reject school fees hike, threaten to boycott lectures
Students of the University of Jos on Friday rejected the N45, 000 recent school fees hike being implemented by the management of the institution and have threatened to boycott lectures if nothing is...
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Suicide: Why every school must now have a counsellor – Head Teacher
The Head Teacher, Caleb International Primary School, Mrs Stella Quadri, has said that schools without qualified counsellors are incomplete and cannot have quality products. Quadri told the News...
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UNIJOS explains new N45,000 ‘compulsory charges’
The Management of the University of Jos has said that its new charges of N45,000, a 67 per cent increase from N27,000, was a directive from the Federal Government. UNIJOS was reacting to a directive...
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UNILAG management reacts as female student slumps, dies after night out with...
The management of University of Lagos, UNILAG has denied reports making the rounds that a Chemistry Education student, identified only as Tope, slumped and died at the institution’s medical centre....
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Students with less than 0.5CGPA in a session should be expelled – Pres. Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed Vice Chancellors of the nation’s universities to expel students with less than 0.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) at the end of every session. Buhari,...
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JAMB: Full list of CBT centres recommended for 2017 registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) last Monday commenced registration of candidates for its 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq...
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College of Education Potiskum, Yobe shuts down Over unpaid allowances
The Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum, Yobe State Chapter has embarked on an indefinite strike over the non -payment of outstanding allowances and other demands from the College...
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JAMB 2017: Why we reduced exam duration to 2 hours – Registrar
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Wednesday, explained why the exams umpire decided to slash one hour off the regular three hours duration...
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JAMB dumps Computer Based Test for 8-keys device
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced its resolve to abolish Computer Based Test, CBT, method for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, due to low computer...
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ASUU gives Federal Government till July to pay outstanding allowances
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued an ultimatum to the federal government to pay the outstanding arrears of its members not later than July 2017. The National President of the...
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JAMB: Introduction of Eight keys is to make CBT friendly – Board clarifies
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has described as “misleading” reports that it had dumped the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...
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JAMB: Sokoto establishes school of remedial studies for UTME
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has approved the establishment of School of Basic and Remedial Studies to address continuous decline in the number and quality of students from Sokoto...
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JAMB candidates protest inability to register
Prospective candidates for the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, on Thursday protested in Makurdi, Benue State over their inability to register. They blocked some major roads...
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JAMB: UTME candidates pleads for extension of registration
Barely 19 days to the end of registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), some prospective candidates are calling for an extension due to hitches being experienced in...
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JAMB: UTME applicants in North-East lamment slow pace of registration
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) prospective candidates in the North-East on Saturday expressed concern over the slow pace of registration process, saying most of them might miss out...
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UNIOSUN graduates 54 first class students
The Osun State University has graduated a total of 54 students with first class honours, at its 6th convocation ceremony. The Vice-chancellor of the university, Prof. Labode Popoola disclosed this on...
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Education can’t improve without comprehensive language policy – Adebutu tells...
A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu, on Saturday, called on the Federal Government to consider formulating a comprehensive language policy if the country must...
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