Category: Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock examination will now hold on April 9, and no longer on April 16 as earlier scheduled. This disclosure is contained in JAMB’s Weekly Bulletin from the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja, as can be seen […]
Proprietor of Kingsfold International Academy, Mrs Olubunmi Osoba, has lamented increased cases of examination malpractice and cheating among school children and effects on quality education. She also frowned at the role of some parents in the menace, describing it as worrisome. While speaking with The Guardian in her office, the educationist said the scourge of […]
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has formally joined the ongoing strike announced by the association’s national body. Prof. Yinka Awopetu, the chairman of the union in FUTA disclosed this on Wednesday after the union’s congress whi h was held at the school’s premises. According […]
The House of Representatives has asked the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to stop the incessant cancellation of examinations. The lower chamber also resolved to probe the leaking of examination questions and the resultant cancellations. These resolutions were made after the adoption of a motion moved by the Spokesperson of the House, Ben Kalu. Kalu […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says it has concluded plans to sanction its members in the Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, and the university’s Vice-Chancellor over the “illegal” promotion of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami. The union, which made this known during a press conference by […]
Nigerian students have expressed frustration as the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, declared a nationwide strike on Monday. The strike was declared during a press conference addressed by the President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, following the Federal Government’s inability to implement previous agreements. According to ASUU National President, the strike will be “comprehensive […]
The West African Examination Council has finally announced the release of the results of the 2021 second series edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, also known as General Certificate Examination (GCE). The examination body said that a total of 48.61% of the total number of candidates that took […]
The Lagos State government has partnered with the US Consulate on tech training for students across the state to develop tech savvy students, boosting their skills and exposing them to best international practices. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo at the STEAM UP Lagos Drone Training Initiative and soccer game […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has decried salaries of its members, saying that academic staff of Nigerian universities are being paid “slave wage”. ASUU Chairman, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Professor Chike Ugwuene, who made the lamentation during a press briefing Tuesday at the university said that “a professor in Nigeria […]
National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Enugu on Friday ordered primary school teachers in the state to suspend their planned strike action pending the hearing of a substantial case filed by the state government. The presiding judge, Oluwakayode Arowosegbe said that teachers are essential service workers and would not be allowed to embark on […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to introduce self-service registration outlets in Abuja and Lagos to leverage the digital competence of its computer-savvy candidates. This was made known by JAMB in its Weekly Bulletin from the Office of the Registrar, on Monday, February 7, 2022, in Abuja and can be seen […]
Former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, has said a multi-campus university system will be beneficial to the country if embraced by government. Ojerinde, who stated this while speaking with The Guardian in Igboho, Oke-Ogun, Oyo State, said a multi-campus system would open up economy of the host community and […]
The Lagos State Government has signed a bill to launch 2 more universities in the state, which are the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) and Lagos State University of Science and Technology. The bill was signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Marina, and was witnessed by the Special Adviser to the […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the withheld results of some candidates that wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) written in 2020 and 2021. This was contained in a communique at the end of the 72nd meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee. WAEC explained that only results of candidates exonerated […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has introduced Computer Studies and Physical and Health Education as part of its UTME subjects. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin released by the Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. JAMB said candidates sitting for the […]