Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) promised adequate funding for educational sector to ensure timely graduation of students from school. Obi said this in a statement after a town Hall meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. “I will not allow them make you stay eight years for...
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The Niger state Ministry of Education says it has paid N433 million for the settlement of backlog debt owe to examination conducting organisations by the state. The organisation include the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) National Examination Council (NECO), and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). Others are...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has rolled out some major dates for its activities in 2023. Head, Media & Information of the Board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, the dates for the various activities were...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – If not for the incredible support coming from Borno State’s Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, the Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Ngala, owned by the Federal Government, will not be operating successfully. That was the testimony of the school’s Director General, Professor Muhammad Ibrahim at a...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of the Obong of Calabar Executive Forum (OCEF), Chief Gershom Henshaw, has expressed concern that the recent strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian University (ASUU) had Impacted negatively on the Nigeria’s economy. Chief Henshaw said at...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has pledged that his administration will continue to do everything possible to improve the standard of education in the state. Governor Makinde made the pledge while speaking at the 2022 Christmas Carol Service held at the Remembrance Arcade, Government...
BUA Cement Plc, on Saturday began distributing 1,000 three-seater desks, worth N32 million, to the schools across Sokoto State. Speaking at the event, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Yusuf, Director Administration and Sales, BUA plc, said the gesture is part of the company’s commitment to support its host community. Yusuf said that...
The Jigawa office of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inspected 14 Computer Based Training (CBT) Centres in preparation for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the state, Mr Mukarram Bello, made this known to the News Agency of...
Borno Government on Friday released N300 million as scholarship grant for 300 orphans of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) volunteers who died while fighting insurgents in the state. The volunteers were involved in fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP side by side with the Nigerian military and other security agencies...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has expressed the readiness of the Fund to replicate innovation hubs projects in public universities and other higher education institutions in the country. Echono, made this known at the opening of TETFund...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – On December 10, 2022, the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University celebrated the pioneer fellows of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) who have completed six months of intensive training in media innovation. The programme, established in partnership with MTN Nigeria, developed...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday said that the state government has renewed its scholarship for Rivers students studying medicine at the PAMO University of Medical Sciences. The governor made this known in a statement by his media chief, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, after the Second convocation of PAMO...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will begin full online accreditation of tertiary institutions and admissions in January, 2023. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure in Enugu on Tuesday at the training of heads of tertiary institutions in the South East on its newly...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says registration into its Central Processing System (CAPS) and Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBASS) by tertiary institutions would end in Jan. 1. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said this in Port Harcourt on Monday at the training of 270 admission officers...
By EZEKIEL OBI, ABUJA – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates can now generate profile codes themselves and save such for use when registration commences. JAMB in its Weekly Bulletin issued on Monday in Abuja, said the development is part of measures...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Following the introduction of the Interactive e-Brochure and e-Syllabus System (IBASS), by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the agency on Monday, commenced training of all administrative staff of tertiary institutions to keep them abreast of the workings of the policy. The training...
Education propels growth and industrialisation. Education lays the foundation for virtually all forms of human development that repel poverty. However, in spite of the obvious contributions of education to growth and development, many African countries lag behind in the implementation of education components of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has commended the recruitment of 3,000 teachers for the public schools in the state. The Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ali Musa, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, encouraged all interested and eligible candidates to...
The Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo Town, on Friday explained that it honoured Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers; Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for their high distinctions and uncommon accomplishments. The institution made the explanation at the 14th Convocation Ceremony of...
Stakeholders in the education sector have been urged to take collective responsibility to rid the country of bad habits of wanting to cut corners during examinations. The Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, made the appeal at a One-Day Sensitisation Workshop on Examination Malpractice in Abuja on...