Education

JAMB releases 2024 UTME notification slips for candidates

By Innocent Raphael The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the availability of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Notification Slips for printing. In a statement released on Thursday, JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that candidates can now access their examination details, including the date, venue, and time. According to the examination body, candidates registered for…

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FG plans to address salary backlogs of University staff – Minister

By Innocent Raphael The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has disclosed that the Federal Government’s intention to tackle the salary backlogs affecting members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). Prof. Mamman revealed this in a recent interview on Channels Television’s Politics Tooday. He said that the government has devised a…

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New Acting Registrar, Bursar appointed for Ibadan Poly

The Oyo State Government has appointed Mr Adewunmi Joseph Ogunjimi as Acting Registrar of The Polytechnic, Ibadan and Mr David Olukola Taiwo as Acting Bursar. The appointment letters of the duo conveyed the approval of the Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology on behalf of the State Government, dated 8th April was signed by the Acting Rector of…

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UBEC affirms commitment to transform state govt schools

By Innocent Raphael Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC),Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has affirmed the Commission’s dedication to supporting state governments in modernizing their schools to meet the demands of 21st-century education. Its commitment was emphasized during a visit to Science Model Primary School Chaza Suleja, one of five science model schools chosen by the Niger State government…

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Kwara poly alumni ask property owners to ascertain land status from GIS

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The alumni of Kwara State Polytechnic Worldwide have asked property owners or private developer on the institution’s land to contact the state Geographic Information Science (GIS) to ascertain status of their properties. In a communique issued at the end of the stakeholders’ meeting and tour of the encroached land of the institution on Thursday, the people said…

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BREAKING: Tinubu signs 2024 student loan bill into law

President Bola Tinubu has signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. The bill signed into law is expected to provide loan for students in tertiary institutions without the financial capacity to complete the academic task with the aim of paying back after becoming fully employed. Tinubu appended his signature on the…

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FG reiterates stance on prosecution of fake degree holders

By Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to prosecute individuals holding fake university certificates within the country. Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known during a recent citizens and stakeholders’ engagement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mamman emphasized the need for a robust 13-pillar roadmap to transform the education sector, stressing the importance of a reliable database…

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UNIMAID lecturer brutally murdered on campus

By Innocent Raphael Unnamed individuals have murdered Dr. Kamar Abdulkadir, a lecturer in the Department of Physical and Health Education at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). The incident was said to occur on Sunday, when the perpetrators entered his office and attacked him using a knife and hammer. Dr. Abdulkadir would tragically die in his office. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…

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Unilorin expels 19 students for misconduct, exams malpractices

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) in Kwara state, has expelled 19 students, including six final year students said to have been involved in various offences. A statement issued by the director Corporate Affairs of the school, Kunle Akogun, said the approval of expulsion and rustication of the affected students by the vice chancellor, Wahab Egbewole (SAN) was…

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NCCE designates FCE Abeokuta as South West Resource Centre

By Kolawole Olayinka and Innocent Raphael In a landmark announcement during the 25th Combined Convocation Ceremony, the Federal College of Education (FCE), Abeokuta has been designated as the Early Grade Reading Resource Center for the entire Southwest Zone of Nigeria. Executive Secretary of the National Commission For Colleges Of Education (NCCE), Prof. Paulinus Chijioke Okwelle, speaking at the event held…

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