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JAMB Cancel 2 Exam Centres Over Faulty Generator & Computers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled two centres in the ongoing matriculation examination, following complaints of poor facilities provided by the centres’ administrators in Lagos. Dr Beatrice Okorie, the Coordinator, National Headquarters Annex of the board in…
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Panic As Gunmen Abduct 3 Girls From Secondary School In Lagos
No fewer than three students of the Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS), Ikorodu have been abducted by gunmen. It was gathered that the criminals who struck from behind the school, took three girls away at about 8pm on Monday. The…
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UI Rated Best Varsity In Nigeria By NUC – February 2016
Just when prospective students are about sitting for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam that would secure them admission into Nigerian universities, the National Universities Commission, NUC, has rated the University of Ibadan, UI, first among its peers in Nigeria.…
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WAEC Explains Why It Charged N1.8m To Process Students’ Data
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has maintained that it is the standard practice of the examination council to charge a fee for the production of data required by individuals or organisations. This position was made known by the Public…
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JAMB Reopens 2015 UTME Registration Portal, Announces New Deadline
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says some candidates who initiated, but could not upload and complete the registration process for the 2016 UTME have been given some more time. This is contained in a statement signed by the…
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WAEC Allegedly Demanded N1.8m To Process List Of Best Students Up For Awards
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has allegedly demanded N1, 850, 000 to process the list of best outstanding students for 2014/2015 May/June Senior Secondary School Examination. This was contained in a letter by the Council to a non-government organisation,…
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UNILORIN VC Debunks Rumour Of Being Humiliated By Reps Committee
Media reports had it that Reps Committee on Tertiary Education and Services humiliated University of Ilorin Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, over outrageous overspending without adequate details in its 2015 budget performance. It also fed that the committee, chaired by…
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Sultan Announces Plan For The Establishment Of all-Women Medical University in Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday announced plans by the Sultanate Council to establish an all-Women Medical University in Sokoto. It was reported that the Sultan made the disclosure in Sokoto at the launch of Northern…
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ABE UK Gets Approval From NUC To Run Programmes In Nigeria
The National University Commission, NUC, has endorsed the ABE UK to run its programmes in Nigeria, as Market Space gets formal accreditation by the institution to provide tuition for ABE UK Marketing Management Levels 5 and 6. Speaking at a…
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Lagos House of Assembly Makes Study of Yoruba Language Compulsory In Private & Govt Secondary Schs
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed that teaching and learning of the language be made compulsory in all public and private schools in the state. This is as a result of dwindling popularity of Yoruba language among residents…
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JAMB Rebuffs Change Of Course Form Fees Charged By Institutions
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has described as illegal the amount of money charged by institutions as change of course fee. This was disclosed by the Head of Media and Information of the board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in…
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FG Sack VCs Of 12 Federal Varsities Created By Past Government
THE Federal Government has sacked the Vice Chancellors of 12 federal universities. Their sudden removal was announced in a statement signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, yesterday, in Abuja. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed…
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