Category: Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday said it has not fixed another examination for any category of candidates on July 3 as being peddled in some quarters. The board’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the report “is […]
The Akwa Ibom State Government on Thursday, June 24, 2021 ordered the closure of Uyo High School, a public secondary school in the state over cult activities. The school has been notorious for cult war, but the one that occurred two weeks ago led to an attack on a Mobil filling station, located opposite the […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied being responsible for the alleged mass failure of candidates in the ongoing 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB said contrary to reports, 2021 UTME questions were set in accordance with the laid down syllabus. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has announced another extension of 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME registration deadline. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by JAMB’s spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. Dr. Benjamin said the extension was to enable candidates who were yet to complete their registration due to some hitches before […]
The Ondo state government on Monday said it would begin the payment of bursary to about 7,000 students of state origin studying in the universities and other higher institutions across the country. The government also disclosed the free shuttle buses for the pupils of the primary and secondary schools in the 18 local government areas […]
Ekiti State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Maryam Ogunlade, on Thursday reiterated the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration’s commitment to the protection of the rights of children which included education. Ogunlade, who said that the body language and policies of the administration from inception indicated its determination to guarantee the welfare of children in the state, […]
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, has advised teachers to always help every child perform excellently. Adefisayo, who spoke in Lagos at the 2021 Africa Top School Awards, maintained that every child would do well academically if teachers brought out the best in them. She said, “Every child deserves to do well, […]
In the past, artificial intelligence was just something relegated to science fiction propagated by books and movies. Self-driving cars, a toothbrush that tells you the best way to brush your teeth, a voice recognition software that unlocks your phone, your face unlocking your laptop and other devices – all these were only scenes from sci-fi […]
Ebonyi State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Onyebuchi Chima at the weekend said the security of school children in the state cannot be entrusted in the hands of Ebubeagu security outfits and Police but teachers. Chima made this known during a joint press briefing with the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Charles Akpa-enika, which […]
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of 39,503 candidates that wrote the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination,SSCE, for External Candidates in the nation. It also stated that four supervisors have been blacklisted and would no longer participate in the conduct of NECO examinations for abetting malpractice. Announcing the results at the Council […]
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges to Saturday 5th June, 2021. NECO in a press statement signed by Mr. Azeez Sani, Head Information and Public Relations Division, said approval for the exams to be rescheduled was given by the Federal Ministry of Education. […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has directed CBT Centres to stop selling ePINs to candidates or face the consequences of flouting the directive. The JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede gave the directive in a statement released on Saturday, adding that flouting the directive would attract appropriate sanctions. The statement signed by JAMB’s Director […]
Children with disabilities will soon have equal access to education like their peers as the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC partners the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPND) to provide special needs learning for kids The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi who disclosed this at the weekend, explained that […]
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday announced that it has started the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration. The exam body in a statement issued in Bwari, FCT, by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday said all potential candidates must provide their National […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) on Monday, said that mock examination slips for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now be printed out in preparation for the exercise. JAMB made this known in the Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar. The board said that the slip contained candidates’ details such […]
