Education

BREAKING: WAEC Releases Results Of First CB-WASSCE

– Students writing exams By Adeola Idris  The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. The examination was held between Wednesday, January 31, and Saturday, February 17, 2024. A total of 8,139 candidates sat the examination at 140 CBT centres nationwide. Details later

EKSU: JAC III Commend Oyebanji’s Clarifications Over Unions’ Unpaid Salaries, Provision Of Electricity

– Ekiti State University By Kelvin Adegboyega Ekiti State Governor, His Excellency Biodun Oyebanji during a live radio programme (Meet Your Governor) recently in Ado Ekiti cleared the airs and unraveled the circumstances surrounding the unpaid salaries of workers in Ekiti State University. Oyebanji stated that only a month subvention from 2018 is owed Ekiti State University by the state government. Which implies that the… []

Unbelievable: ‘One Chance’ Operators Rob Student Inside UNILORIN Campus

– University of Ilorin By Adeola Idris  An incident of robbery occurred within the premises of the University of Ilorin involving Moyosore Bright, a first-year student. Suspected “one-chance” operators targeted and robbed the student, highlighting security concerns on campus. The spokesperson of the state police command, Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday. She said the victim is a student of the… []

Yahaya Bello Fulfills Promise As Cambridge Exams’ Best Student Leaves For Studies In UK

– Oluwabukolami Adeyemi recipient of the scholarship with Gov. Yahaya Bello  By Bunmi Onakan  The promise made by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello concerning his scholarship promise to Miss Oluwabukolami Adeyemi, the recipient of the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award for 2022 has come to fruition. Adeyemi earned this award in recognition of her exceptional performance in the 2022 Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS… []

Tuition Hike: NANS Backs NULASS Proposed Protest In UNILAG

– University of Lagos By Bunmi Onakan  The proposed general protest by the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) over hike in tuition fees of universities is no doubt gathering momentum as National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has declared its support. NULASS President, Akinlola Shasanya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos that members of the union would come… []

Tuition Hike:NANS Insists On Sept 6 Protest

– NANS Logo By Bunmi Onakan  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has vowed to go on with their planned massive protest from Wednesday, September 6, against the recent increment in school fees by some federal universities in the country, insisting that the increment will never come to stay. The students’ body asked the institutions which had already started implementing their own increment to… []

Polytechnic Lecturers Begin Strike Over ‘Poor Working Conditions’

— Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe logo  — By Bunmi Onakan  Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) at Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe in Bayelsa have commenced an indefinite strike over alleged poor working conditions. In the communique jointly signed by Agada Franklin, the institution’s ASUP chairman, and Justin Ikirigo, the general secretary, on Tuesday, the union stressed that the industrial action became imperative due to… []

11 Years Old Emerges Winner At International Spelling Bee Competition in Abuja

– Osalusi Daramola (Middle) of Greater Tomorrow International College, Ikare Akoko, Ondo State displaying his trophy alongside first and second runners up. – By Bunmi Onakan Winners that will be representing Nigeria in this year’s International Spelling Bee Competition has emerged, the event which was hosted in the Federal Capital city, Abuja as usual was fiercely contested after which 11 years old, Osalusi Daramola, of… []

UTME Top Performer: Innoson Tackles JAMB Over Mmesoma Ejikeme, Says N3 million Scholarship Still Stands

– Mmesoma Ejikeme – By Bunmi Onakan  Following the N3 million scholarship given by the management of Innoson Automobile Company to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme for being the highest scorer in 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB had on Sunday, July 2, accused Ejikeme Mmesoma of manually inflating her score from 249 to 362 and parading herself as the top scorer. Innoson appears to have… []

Babcock University Rewards Student With 357 JAMB Score, Others

– File photo of Babcock University  -By Bunmi Onakan Babcock University, Ilisan- Remo, Ogun State, has rewarded Emmanuel Oluwanifemi, who scored the highest mark (357 out of 400) in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) among the newly admitted students with certificate of excellence. The institution also rewarded Eniola Kujenya, Adigwu Isaac and Osaite Arigbe-Osula, who… []

BREAKING: JAMB Approves 140 Cut-Off Mark For Varsity Admission, 100 For Others

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut off mark for 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and awards on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede said 100 had been approved as cut off mark into Polytechnics… []

NYSC Orders 3 Corps Members To Repeat Service Year

– Corps members during parade Three corps members who absconded their duty posts have been asked by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to repeat the service year while two others would get an extension. Speaking at a Passing-Out Parade of 2022 Batch “B” Stream I corps members held in Gombe, the State NYSC Coordinator, Mr Dawut Jidda, stated that no fewer than 526 passed… []

Soludo Promises To Pay School Fees Of 2,300 Students

– Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra State Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Thursday promised to pay the 2022/2023 academic session’s third term school fees of 2, 350 students of Urban Girls Secondary School, Fegge, Onitsha. Soludo, who made the promise when he visited the school while on an assessment visit, said the fees would be paid from his personal money. The Governor also used… []

AAUA Student Found Dead In His Hostel

– Ogunleye Gbenga Moses A fresh graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, (AAUA), Ogunleye Gbenga Moses, has been found dead inside his room in an off-campus hostel. Gathered that Gbenga, popularly known as Pablo, died of suspected food poisoning on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The deceased we learnt was waiting for his National Youths Service Corp (NYSC) call-up letter before the… []

Minister Happy As 80,000 Candidates Sit For Rescheduled UTME

– Minister Of Education, Adamu Adamu Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with conduct of the rescheduled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 80, 000 candidates. Adamu, who alongside Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, monitored the exam at the Computer Based Test (CBT) centre located in Mambilla Barrack, Asokoro, Abuja, expressed delight with the smooth conduct… []

BREAKING: JAMB Begins Release Of UTME 2023 Results May 2nd

As contained in the minutes of the meeting held at the end of an emergency management meeting held over the weekend, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday said it would commence the release of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The delay in the release of results was due to the fact that it wanted to ensure… []

Breaking: Court orders ASUU members to call off strike

  After seven months of non stop and protracted strike action, the National Industrial Court on Wednesday on ordered members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to go back to go back to work. The Federal Government in a suit, prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike. (NAN) Details later….

ASUU strike: Court To Deliver Ruling Sept 19

Monday September 16th has been fixed by the National Industrial Court on sitting on Friday to deliver ruling on Federal Government’s prayer asking the court to order the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its seven months strike. The matter which was first mentioned on Monday was adjourned until Friday for further mention before Justice Polycarp Hamman. When the matter came up,… []

Experts Give Tips On How To Excel In WASSCE 2022

-Students writing exams Over three million candidates are currently preparing to sit for the May/June 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) nationwide. As a result, stakeholders have offered tips on how they can excel and also avoid trouble during the examinations. They believed that if the candidates adhered to the tips, they would record success at the end of the two public examinations…. []

Traditionalists Storm OAU As They Protest Against The New VC (VIDEO)

Traditionalists in their hundreds stormed Obafemi Awolowo University Campus in Ile-Ife, Osun State to protest against the appointment of Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire as its new Vice-Chancellor. The protesters, whose grouse is the appointment of a non-native of the town as the vice chancellor of the OAU disrupted vehicular movement in and out of the campus during the protest. The protesters said they were not… []