BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State University, (SSU) has matriculated no fewer than 2902 students for the 2021/2022/2022/2023 combined academic session. Addressing the matriculating students, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Bashiru Garba said the ceremony is the 9th in its series and considered very important as it enables...
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Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says over N46.2 billion matching grants is still lying unaccessed in spite of the poor state of many primary schools across the country. Acting Executive Secretary of UBEC, Prof. Bala Zakari, disclosed this during an oversight visit to the commission by the Senate Committee...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians...
The Imo Government says it has began facilitating the process for the recruitment of 10,000 additional primary school teachers in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Johncliffe Nwadike made the disclosure while interacting with newsmen in Owerri, on Tuesday. Nwadike described the move as part of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination which is conducted for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy Suleja from Saturday 13th May, 2023 to Saturday 10th June, 2023. The NECO spokesman, Azeez Sani, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the rescheduled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Adamu, who alongside Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, monitored the exam at the Computer Based...
No fewer than 80,000 candidates on Saturday sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the country. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said this while monitoring the exercise on Saturday in Abuja. Benjamin said about 80,000 candidates who could not sit for...
The Vice Chancellor, Godfrey Okoye University (GOU), Enugu, Rev. Fr. Christian Anieke, has offered full scholarship to Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) overall best student in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME ). The Student was also offered full scholarship to study in Godfrey Okoye College of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has been installed as the 6th Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The Emir was installed in a colourful ceremony held at the University’s International Conference Center on Thursday in Calabar. Alhaji Ado Bayero in his...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says adequate measures are in place for the safety of all candidates that registered for its 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The council’s Head. National Office (HBO) Mr Patrick Areghan gave the assurance during an interactive session...
The Gombe State Government has approved N417 million for payment of external examination fees for 21,988 final year students of secondary school across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Aishatu Maigari disclosed this at the end of the 29th Session of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on...
Master Lotanna Azuokeke, a student of Bishop Otubelu Juniorate, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, scored 99 marks in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Azuokeke, 15, scored a total of 337 marks in the examination, according to a statement by Dr Chiwuike Uba, Media Adviser to the Bishop of the...
Seventy per cent of private schools teachers in the Southwest are unqualified. The declaration was made in Abuja on Thursday by the Registrar, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye. “When we conducted our survey, we observed that 70 per cent of teachers in the Southwest are...
…Send UTMERESULT to 55019 or 66019 to have your results – JAMB By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Tuesday, 25th April, 2023, and Monday, 1st May, 2023. Head, Public...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Professor Ibrahim Gambari, The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Calabar on Thursday to chaired the 35th Convocation Lecture of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi stated this on Monday while addressing journalists...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A Non-Governmental Organization, Connected Development, has partnered the Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in training 187 school administrators in a bid to address the decay in the state’s education sector. The Project, ‘Learn to Read,’ is being sponsored by the United States Agency for...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja –The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that all candidates, who could not sit the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, would be rescheduled to take the examination on Saturday, May 6, 2023. This is contained in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – As workers all over the world mark The International Day for Workers, the Vice Chancellor of Yobe State University, Damaturu, Prof. Mala Mohammed Daura, has called on staff of the university to always work with passion in order to ensure quality service delivery and...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it has become imperative for Africa to develop an education curriculum that will be relevant to the changing world and available jobs. Osinbajo expressed this view on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, while featuring as a panelist at the first session of the 2023 Ibrahim...
Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says efforts have been intensified to improve on the welfare of the visually challenged, in a bid to give them a sense of belonging. Oloyede stated this while monitoring the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) of the visually...