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BSUM Students Shut Down School Over 100% Increase In Tuition
Protesting students of Benue State University in Makurdi, have shutdown the university campus and the Makurdi-Gboko federal highway over a 100% school fee increment for new entrants. The President of the Student Union Government, Mr Ojime Martins, had said that…
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Amosun Appoints New Rector For D.S. Adegbenro ICT Poly
The Director of ICT of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, Dr. Olufemi Alfred Fatade has been appointed as the new Rector of D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori by the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun…
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Kebbi State Government Release N314m For National & Foreign Scholarships
The Kebbi State Government on Thursday said it had released N314 million for the payment of registration and tuition fee for indigent students in national and foreign institutions. Dr Sahabi Yauri, the Executive Secretary of the state’s Scholarship Board, disclosed…
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Taraba Governor Orders Sack of Jalingo University Workers
Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku has ordered the authority of University of Jalingo to suspend all staff the state employed between May 29, 2015 to date. This was contained in a letter with a reference number MOE/S/34/169 signed by the…
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Kwara State College Of Health Introduce New Programs For Study
The Kwara State College Of Health Technology, Offa has announced the introduction of new courses on offer for study. The courses as well as their requirements have been detailed below. All prospective applicants into the college as well as members…
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2016/17 Admissions: JAMB Announces Date To Release Cut Off Marks
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has disclosed that the cut-off marks for universities and polytechnics will be made public in June, 2016. All admission seekers for the forthcoming academic session are hereby informed. Its Public Relations Officer, Dr…
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NUC Approves Establishment Of Edo University, Iyamho
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of Edo University, Iyamho, as the 41st State University and 142nd University in Nigeria. Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Julius Okojie, in a letter to Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, dated…
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“We Can Only Afford To Admit 400,000 Of 1.5m That Applied For Admission” – NUC
The National Universities Commission has said only 400,000 out of the 1.5 million candidates that sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination yearly gain admission to Nigerian universities. The NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Julius Okojie, said this when Edo State Governor …
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Buhari Reinstate Varsities’ Governing Councils, Tenders Apology
President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised for dissolving governing councils of universities along with the boards of parastatal agencies. Buhari offered the apology during the National Executive Council meeting of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja on Thursday. He said, ”We…
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JAMB Warns Against Reverting To Pencil-Paper Tesr
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday warned against returning to the Paper Pencil Test, saying it would amount to “taking Nigeria one step forward and ten steps backward for Nigeria.” The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Dibu…
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UTME: Reps Calls on FG To Revert From CBT To Paper Test
THE House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to direct the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend the computer-based 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test. The decision of the House followed the adoption of the prayers of…
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Chartered Institute of Management Accountants CIMA Updates Certificate
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has launched an updated CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting (Cert BA). The update consolidates the five subjects of the existing syllabus into four. The Business Mathematics subject has now been integrated into other…
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