Results of 5,548 candidates who participated at the 2020 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates have been withheld over various cases of malpractice. Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of National Office (HNO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), organisers of the examination, disclosed thisContinue Reading
By Muhammad M. Garba The Acting Provost, College of Education Gindiri, Mr Emmanuel Daniel Jurte has commissioned the newly constructed ICT complex in the College. Performing the commissioning ceremony at the college recently, the Acting Provost showered accolades on the construction Firm, Inter-Tech Nig Ltd, for a job well done.Continue Reading
UBEC, TETFund to fund Rehabilitated Insurgents’ Agency MDCAN Chairman Faults Senate’s Decision, Says Its betrayal of ASUU Struggle Boko Haram repentant terrorists are to enjoy foreign education via the proposed National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalisation and Integration of Repentant Insurgents in Nigeria. The controversial bill, which is officiallyContinue Reading
Gun wielding daredevils have for a couple of years launched coordinated attacks on educational institutions in Nigeria particularly in the northern part. Unfortunately, school children have become the latest high-profile kidnapping targets in these attacks. What stated as a strange occurrence in Chibok, Borno State in 2014 is fast becomingContinue Reading
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. In a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Abuja, JAMB said that public universities would conclude admissionsContinue Reading
The University of Lagos says its current non-physical Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (PUTME) has achieved 95 per cent success as against reports in some quarters that it was unreliable and inefficient. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe stated this while conducting newsmen round the facilities used inContinue Reading
The National Examination Council (NECO), has withheld the result of More than 70,000 candidates, who sat for the October/November 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Kano State, alleging failure of the state to pay their registration fees. A reliable source at NECO headquarters revealed that the state governmentContinue Reading
By Augustina Baaka and Tser Vanger The Director General and Chief Executive, National Library of Nigeria, Professor Lanre Aina, has stressed the need for Universities in the country to seize the opportunity of TeTfund interventions to expand their e-learning facilities. He spoke in Makurdi on Wednesday, February 21, 2021 duringContinue Reading
As VC Reiterates Fight Against Unethical Conduct in the University By Mary Abbah Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) matriculated a total number of 6,210 students with a strong admonition to shun all forms of unethical conducts, exam malpractice and anti social behaviors. The Vice-Chancellor of the University Professor Suleiman BalaContinue Reading