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JAMB extends the registration deadline for 2024 direct entry

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 26, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for direct entry would be extended to a later date. In an interview on Thursday, the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, stated that the decision to delay the direct entrance registration deadline to a

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FG sets 18 years as minimum entry age into tertiary institutions

Angel Ojonugwa April 25, 2024

BIOGRAPHY (Sundiata post) – legacy and research]The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years old. PauseUnmuteFullscreenThe Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, gave the directive on Monday during a

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UNICROSS alumni file a lawsuit to dissolve the governing council

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

The University of Cross River Alumni Association has instructed its legal counsel to file a legal action in order to prevent the government from continuing to support the Governing Council of the university and its claims. After Wednesday’s National Executive Council meeting, the

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NUPEMCO claims to pay over 500 retirees in Nigerian universities every month

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

The Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company says it employs over 500 retirees who receive monthly pensions. Oluwakemi Ugwu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NUPEMCO, stated this on Thursday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from XEM Consulting Limited, a subsidiary of

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Anambra school emerges winner in National Girls in ICT Competition with groundbreaking VR technology

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Yesterday, St. John Vianney Science College, Igbariam, won the national championship title in the National Girls in ICT Competition 2024 thanks to their virtual reality project. The Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy is hosting the National Girls in ICT

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The death of a 4-year-old student in another Abuja school sparks controversy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Miguel Ovoke, a four-year-old student at BrickHall Schools in Abuja, passed away in circumstances that are up for controversy. The student passed away during the school’s feeding period, but on Wednesday, he was taken from his classroom in Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura, Abuja, to Excel

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Bullied student threatens Abuja school with lawsuit if abusers are not punished

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Namitira Bwala, the bullied student at Lead British International School Abuja, has requested the school to take severe action against her abusers or face a lawsuit. In a letter dated Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from her lawyers, Deji Adeyanju and Co, Bwala gave the school 48 hours to take

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RECTEM matriculates first set of students for Higher National Diploma programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Redeemer’s College of Technology and Management (RECTEM) has reached another milestone with the recent matriculation of its first group of students for Higher National Diploma programmes. The institution, which had previously only offered National Diploma courses and had met all of the

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UTME: Police detains father, son for impersonation during exam

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Police detained a father and son for impersonation during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said this in an interview with journalists yesterday following an inspection of the

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FG is addressing outstanding university workers’ demands – Minister of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2024

Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated Wednesday that the Federal Government is working relentlessly to satisfy university-based unions’ pending requests. He urged the unions to engage in negotiations rather than conflict. The minister stated that negotiations are more

Tertiary institutions

Examinations: Bauchi govt threatens to stop sponsoring truant students

Angel Ojonugwa April 25, 2024

BAUCH (Sundiata Post) – The Bauchi government says it will stop sponsoring truant students for external examinations in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru, said this while monitoring schools’ resumption on Wednesday in Bauchi. reports that the state government had

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Borno varsity secures accreditation in all programmes – VC

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

MAIDUGURI ( Sundiata Post) – The outgoing Vice Chancellor of Borno State University (BOSU), Prof. Umar Sandabe, says the five-year old institution has secured 100 per cent accreditation for its programmes. Sandabe made this known on Wednesday in his valedictory speech in Maiduguri. “The

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Smooth conduct of JAMB examination in Kaduna excites RegistrarJAMB

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

KADUNA ( Sundiata Post) – The smooth conduct of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination in Kaduna State has excited itsBoard’s Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede. Oloyede also solicited for parcels of land from state governments for the board to build mega- JAMB centres

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Don urges use of mathematics to advance technology, national development

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

EPKOMA (Sundiata Post) – Edo Prof. Goddy Agbeboh of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, says knowledge of Mathematics can be effectively utilised to advance Nigeria’s technology and national development.Agbeboh, a professor of Mathematics,stated this on Tuesday in Ekpoma, at the 109th

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NSCDC deploys personnel to JAMB CBT centres in Anambra

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

AKWA (Sundiata Post) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it has deployed personnel to ensure a hitch-free 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Anambra. The state Commandant, Olatunde Maku, stated this after monitoring the conduct of the exams

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1.94 million students sit for 2024 JAMB – Registrar

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

KADUNA (Sundiata Post) – The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates are projected to sit for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based

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National Library urges FG to increase schools funding to promote reading culture

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

ENUGU (Sundiata Post ) – The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) has urged the Federal Government to increase funding for schools to promote reading culture among students. The Head of NLN, Enugu State, Mrs Rachel Neboh, made the call during the 2024 World Book and Copyright Day, organised

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Kano Govt inaugurates Caretaker Committee for ANCOPSS

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Post) – The Kano State Government has inaugurated a caretaker committee to oversee the affairs of the state All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), following the dissolution of the former executives.Alhaji Umar Doguwa, the state’s

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National Assembly approves 18 years as minimum age for university admission

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The National Assembly says it will come up with a robust legislation to support 18 years old as entry limit for admission into tertiary educational institutions. The Chairman, Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFund, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, said this

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Strike grounds academic activities at ABU, Yola varsityBy Mustapha Yauri/Ibrahim Kado

Angel Ojonugwa April 24, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Post) – Kaduna State, The industrial action embarked by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), has grounded academic activities at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. A correspondent who monitored