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Abdulrazaq visits Kwara school with 35 students who scored 300 and higher in UTME

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq visited the school with 35 top scores from the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Scenes from the governor’s visit to Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College in Ilorin were uploaded on Monday via the state government’s X

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2024 UTME: Some candidates with high scores may not gain admission – JAMB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has clarified why certain candidates may not be admitted despite their excellent results on the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s spokesman, spoke on Arise Television on Monday. “Admission is contingent upon the cut-off marks set by schools and specific departments. “There

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Niger government to build 54 schools and renovate 534 others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Niger State Government has expressed its determination to build 54 schools and renovate 534 others in the state through the State’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education using the loan facility provided by the World Bank Assisted Programme: Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. This was stated in a press statement […]

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NECO boss seeks stricter laws to help combat examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO), has advocated for a comprehensive national examination law that expressly regulates all areas of examinations in Nigeria. He stated that this will help in addressing the key challenge of examination malpractices, which continue to pose a danger to the country’s

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Uzodinma to deliver UNN 52nd convocation lecture on Thursday

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

On Thursday, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma will deliver the 52nd convocation lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. That will place him among the few sitting governors in Nigeria to have participated in such an intellectual harvest at the Premier University’s convocation. Gen. Ike Nwachukwu (Rtd), former governor of Old Imo State, will chair […]

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UBEC trains 1,480 rural teachers to address learning crisis

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has begun training 1,480 teachers drawn from remote and hard-to-reach schools across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to the commission, the training is part of the federal government’s attempts to solve the country’s rising learning crisis. The training, which focuses on multi-grade

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Adamawa government extends school resumption by one week over measles outbreak

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Adamawa government has deferred the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the third term academic session till May 13 to allow the government to vaccinate children against measles. Aisha Umar, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, made the announcement on Monday in Yola. Ms Umar added that the […]

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Former student union leader plans to set 214-hour reading record

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Ajao Samson, former Students Union President at Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, is seeking to set a new Guinness World Record. Ajao plans to set the record for the longest reading time with a 214-hour marathon. Ajao had already announced on his Facebook page that he would participate in the 214-hour read-a-thon. The read-a-thon began on […]

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LASU VC launches STEM education laboratory

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Lagos State University-Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE) opened its laboratory on Monday to train students in science, mathematics, and technology. Dr Joshua Atah, the National Coordinator of ACE Impact in Nigeria, stated at the ceremony that the project’s success was partly due to outstanding leadership

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Police arrest 2 in connection with the disappearance of a 200-level UNIDEL student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Two suspects have reportedly been apprehended by Edo State Police Command officers in connection with Miss Faith Omodon, a missing 200-level undergraduate at the University of Delta in Agbor. On March 30, residents of the Iru Egbede community in Edo State’s Orhionmwon Local Government Area reported the abrupt abduction of their daughter, Faith Omodon, a […]

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Wesley University matriculates 580 students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University Ondo, Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, has urged the institution’s newly admitted students to embrace the qualities of hard work and avoid social vices. Prof. Obeka, who declared this during the school’s 15th Matriculation ceremony, cautioned that any violation of the social vices would result in severe repercussions such

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Foundation educates 100 LASUTH students on financial literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

One hundred Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) students have received financial literacy training in order to better prepare them to face the challenges of the national economy. The Pan African Capital Foundation trained 100 biomedical students from the Nigerian Medical Laboratory Science Students Association (NIMELSA) at the University of Lagos in financial

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Provost urges FG to expand the scope of technical education to promote industrialization

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

Dr. Jagboro Olushola, Provost of Kogi State College of Education, Technical, Mopa, has urged the federal government to broaden the scope of vocational and technical education at tertiary institutions in order to spur the nation’s industrialization. She also emphasised that technical and vocational education cannot be overstated as a viable means of engaging the team

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Kaduna University to allow students to take examinations despite unpaid fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 6, 2024

The Kaduna State University has declared that students experiencing financial challenges will be allowed to sit exams for the 2023/2024 academic year. The university’s management stated in a statement on Thursday that the move was made at the request of Governor Uba Sani to lessen the impact of present economic issues on its student body. […]

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Former education minister, Kenneth Gbagi dies at 62

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Kenneth Gbagi, 62, a former minister of education (state) and the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) Delta State Governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections. Gbagi, a prominent industrialist, criminologist, and senior lawyer, died on Saturday morning, May 4, 2024. A statement signed by Emuoboh Gbagi, his eldest son, on behalf of Gbagi family, stated: “It […]

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NANS suspend nationwide protest over fuel scarcity, electricity supply

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

Following the government’s last-minute intervention, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) called off the planned statewide protest on Sunday, which was set to begin Monday. NANS had previously called for the sacking of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Ministry of Power in response to the ongoing fuel crisis and

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Only PhD students are eligible to bring dependents to the UK, says Envoy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

The United Kingdom, UK, has said that only international students pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies are eligible to bring dependents into the country. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He stated that the educational system policy […]

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NECO employs digital system to recruit exam supervisors – Sani

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 5, 2024

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that it has digitalized the recruiting process for Examination Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), both internally and externally. In a statement issued on Sunday, Azeez Sani, Ag. Director, Information and

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Babcock University matriculates 3,223 students, honours the 2023 UTME top scorer and others

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

Yesterday, 3,223 undergraduate students matriculated at Babcock University in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. The institution also recognised Kelvin Eke, a Software Engineering student, with the highest 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) score of 349, as well as others with the highest score of 15 points out of 15 in the 2023 Joint Universities Preliminary

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Insecurity will not deter the government from providing quality education to the younger generation – Oluremi Tinubu

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 4, 2024

Despite the constant threat posed by security difficulties to education, the President’s wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured that the federal government will not hesitate to provide the younger generation with a well-deserved excellent education. The First Lady stated yesterday, while hosting the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and his management