Education
NECO postpones 2020 common entrance
Late-coming: No rescheduling of UTME- JAMB
Despite registering for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidates who arrived late for their scheduled examinations will not have their exercise rescheduled.
Spokesperson of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who stated this while [...]
NECO petitions commissioners over high SCCE fees
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has petitioned Commissioners of Education of the 36 states over exorbitant fees charged by secondary schools for registration of candidates for the June/July 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE.
Acting Registrar of NECO, Dr Abubakar Gana, wh [...]
COVID-19: Nigeria shuts down schools nationwide
Schools across Nigeria have been shut down as a measure to contain the escalating coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic.
A sudden rise in cases of infection from 3, early last week, to 12 confirmed cases last Thursday, forced the shutdown as fears grew over a possible escalation if stringent measures [...]
Nigeria spends N5bn annually to service IPPIS – ASUU
The Calabar Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Friday disclosed that Nigeria spends approximately N5bn annually to service the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.
The Calabar Zonal Coordinator of ASUU and senior lecturer at the Department o [...]
JAMB commences 2020 UTME nationwide
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Saturday commenced the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, with over 1.9 million candidates participating in over 600 centres across the country.
At least 200 other candidates registered for direct entry admissions, bring [...]
Eni, Oxford varsity award scholarships to African students
As part of efforts to strengthen the future of business leadership in Africa, a multinational company, Eni and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, have announced new MBA scholarship program for African students.
A joint statement by Jeevan Vasagar, the Head of Media Relations Oxfor [...]
NUC begins data collation in Nigerian universities
As part of efforts to ensure accurate data for the university system, the National Universities Commission, NUC, says it has commenced data collation of all academic, non-academic staff, programmes and courses in the nation’s universities.
Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed [...]
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