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JAMB To Redistribute Lower Score Candidates To Other Varsities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it will re-distribute candidates who scored above 280 but whose scores are less than cut-off-marks of their first choice universities to needy institutions. This is contained in a statement signed by…
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JAMB New Policy: Universities Can Go Beyond Cut Off Mark Of 180
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that the national cut off point for screening of candidates for admission remained the minimum expectation that each candidate desirous of university admission should have. This is contained in a statement issued…
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NUC Cautions Nigerians Against Patronising Online Varsities
The National Universities Commission, NUC, on Thursday called on Nigerians to stop patronising online universities and other degree awarding institutions operating online. Speaking at a press conference, the NUC’s Public Relations officer, Ibrahim Yakasai, said that degrees obtained online are…
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Candidates Decry New JAMB Admissions Policy, Threatens Court Action
Candidates of the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination trooped to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) campus on Tuesday afternoon to protest against the management of the institution and the registrar of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde. Read JAMB’s New…
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Wesley University Shuts Down Over Unpaid Workers’ Salaries
The authorities of the Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo State, have sent students of the institution on a forced holiday following a strike embarked upon by lecturers of the school. The university founded by the Methodist Church of…
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Read JAMB’s New Policy On Admissions Into Institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) at its 2015 Combined Policy Meeting, held on July 14, 2015 in Abuja, announced the adoption of a policy whereby candidates of universities with surplus applicants for the Unified Matriculation Examinations (UTME) are reassigned to…
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OAU Resumption Date From Sudden Break Announced
The Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, hereby announce the resumption of academic activities for the continuation of the 2014/2015 harmattan semester. Students of the university are hereby informed. It would be recalled that the university had ordered all…
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Admissions Into Tertiary Institutions In Nigeria Must End By Oct 31st – Ministry
Admissions processes into higher institutions in Nigeria will be rounded off on October 31, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, McJohn Nwaoibala, has said. Mr. Nwaoibala gave the directive on Tuesday at the 2015 combined policy meeting, shortly…
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Ede Poly Post Utme Form 2015/2016 Out
Federal Poly Ede Post Utme 2015 Form is now out on sale. Interested members of the public that wish to apply are hereby informed to procure their form now. The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede has announced the commencement…
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OAU Students Ordered To Vacate Campus Till Further Notice
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has ordered students to vacate the school premises. This was made known in a circular issued at the end of an emergency senate meeting held yesterday over the current crisis in the institution. The…
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UI Is Journals Consortium’s Best University in Nigeria For 2015
The 2015 ranking of African universities and higher institutions has placed the University of Ibadan as the best in Nigeria and eighth in Africa. The Journals Consortium conducted the ranking, which involved 1,447 African universities and higher institutions. The focus…
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UI Joint Union Suspends 3-Day Protest, Orders Workers To Resume
The three non academic staff unions at the University of Ibadan have directed members to resume work on Monday after a three-day protest over non payment of “ earned allowance.’’ The three unions embarked on a protest over non- implementation…
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