NUC approves Zamfara State University
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for the establishment of the Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara. The approval has increased the list of universities in Nigeria to...
View ArticleJAMB says UTME 2018 results are ready
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB) has said that the results for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are ready. The board spokesman, Dr. Fabian...
View ArticleUTME 2018 : JAMB speaks on release of results
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB) has reacted to reported release of 2018 UTME results. Reports had on Tuesday emerged on social media that the UTME 2018 results have been...
View ArticleNUC reveals number of applicants denied university admissions in 5 years
The National Universities Commission, NUC, has disclosed that close to six million applicants for university admissions within the last five years were denied admission due to shortage of space and...
View ArticleWAEC releases 2018 results
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates 2018-First Series. The exams body in Lagos on...
View ArticleWAEC gives breakdown of 2018 WASSCE results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday gave a breakdown of results of January/February series of the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The results can...
View ArticleJAMB: UTME candidate who hid phone in pant arrested
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) personnel on Tuesday arrested two persons suspected to be using a cell phone to commit malpractice during the on-going Unified Tertiary Matriculation...
View ArticleAkeredolu wants tuition in Ondo increased, says current fees “can only buy shoe”
Ondo governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has declared that the tuition fees paid in some of the state-owned tertiary institutions can only purchase a pair of shoe and not enough to maintain them. He...
View ArticleJAMB: Cleric arrested for duping 2018 UTME candidates
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday arrested a Methodist Reverend, Mr Chuka Egwuonwu, for allegedly extorting N126,000 from candidates to aid malpractices. Mr Patrick...
View ArticleNigerian govt appoints Dayo Oladebeye as Federal Poly Ado Ekiti Rector
Nigerian Government on Tuesday appointed Dr Dayo Oladebeye as the sixth substantive Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti (FPA). Dr Oladebeye’s appointment was contained in a letter signed by...
View ArticleUTME 2018: JAMB directs candidates to start checking results
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has directed candidates who sat for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, to visit the board’s website for their results. The directive...
View ArticleEl-Rufai blows hot, says he won’t recall sacked 22,000 Kaduna teachers
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has vowed not to recall the over 22,000 teachers sacked in the state. The governor, who spoke in Abuja, on Tuesday, also stressed that the ongoing reforms in...
View ArticleNuhu Bamali Poly expels 115 students
The management of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State said it has expelled no fewer than 115 students for various offences in the 2016/2017 academic session. The institution’s Administrator,...
View Article‘I been offer a teacher in subeb as a primary teacher’– El-Rufai’s newly...
The boast by the Nasir El-Rufai led Kaduna State Government that it would replace about 22,000 teachers with qualified ones has been put to test. This is as one of the new recruits posted an...
View ArticleUTME 2018: What CBT owners told JAMB about exam malpractice
Owners of Computer-Based Testing Centres, CBTC, have called on the authorities of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to learn to trust the accredited computer based testing centre...
View ArticleNYSC blacklists Osun school over attack on Corps members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Osun State has blacklisted Osogbo High School after some corps members were attacked by students believed to be cult members Mr Emmanuel Attah, the...
View ArticleJAMB: Teenager commits suicide over UTME score
A candidate of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has reportedly committed suicide. The university...
View ArticleJAMB: Different ways you can check your UTME 2018 results
Candidates who are trying to check their results for the ongoing 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, can do so with any of the following three information: a. Your JAMB registration number...
View ArticleNASU, SSANU suspend nationwide strike
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, NASU, have announced the suspension of its three-month industrial action The Joint Action Committee comprising the Non-Academic Staff Union of...
View Article2018 UTME: JAMB registrar, Oloyede speaks on exam malpractice
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede,has blasted parents for encouraging their children to cheat in examinations, stating that such parents should seek...
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