Education
JAMB insists on use of NIN to checkmate malpractice
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restated its resolve to introduce the use of National Identification Number, NIN, as a mandatory requirement for all intending candidates registering for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is [...]
TETFund tasks tertiary institutions on improved service delivery
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has charged the 226 public tertiary institutions under its interventions to ensure efficient service delivery for Nigerian higher institutions to compete favourably with the best in the world.
The fund warned that its desire to achieve results, in lin [...]
NUC approves upgrade of 3 Delta institutions to varsities
As part of efforts to expand access to university education, the National Universities Commission, NUC, has approved the upgrade of three tertiary institutions in Delta State to universities.
Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, gave the approval on Friday during a visit by a dele [...]
TETFund tasks public institutions on improved service delivery
2021 UTME: JAMB to begin sale of forms this week
The joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it has concluded arrangements to roll out the sale of its 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry application forms.
JAMB disclosed this in its Weekly Bulletin made available to newsmen in Abuja by i [...]
Child marriage: UNICEF raises alarm over 10m girls at risk
Despite averting 25 million child marriages in the last decade, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has issued a fresh warning that 10 million girls in the country are currently in danger of being married off as child brides.
According to a new analysis released by U [...]
How two JAMB staff scammed candidates seeking admissions
Two staff of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, were on Monday paraded before newsmen by the management of the board over extortion of candidates seeking admissions.
Lalong assures Fed. Poly Shendam smooth take off
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has assured that his government will do everything necessary to ensure the smooth take off of the newly-approved Federal Polytechnic Shendam.
Lalong, who gave the assurance in Jos while receiving the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Archi [...]
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