Education
2019 UTME: JAMB to publish names of impersonators
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has vowed to publish names of impersonators who took part in its examinations within the last 10 years to shame them and deter others from committing the unwholesome act.
Speaking at a meeting of critical stakeholders on strategic planning and [...]
UBEC trains 137 on community-based school programme
The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has trained 137 teachers on Community-Based School Improvement Programme, an initiative aimed at mobilising grassroots actors for the development of the basic education subsector.
UBEC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Osom Osom, described t [...]
NECO seeks NSCDC partnership to curb exam malpractice
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to curb examination malpractice during the conduct of its Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE.
A statement by the Council’s Head, Information and Public R [...]
UBE: FG disburses N350bn to states in four years
The Federal Government has said it disbursed the sum of N350 billion to the 36 states and the FCT between 2015 and 2019 under its Universal Basic Education, UBE, intervention.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this at a weekly press briefing in Abuja, noted that the feat, [...]
Tutorial centers breeding exam malpractice- JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has raised the alarm over the unwholesome activities of tutorial centres across the country.
Speaking at a m [...]
UniAbuja gets two new deputy VCs
The University of Abuja has appointed Prof Clement Barikuma Alawa and Sani Muhammad Adam to fill the positions of Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration.
The Appointments were approved by the Governing Board of the University at its 50th extra-ordinary meetin [...]
FG tasks youth on skills acquisition
Youths in the country have been urged to embrace skill acquisition to address the problem of unemployment.
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, who gave the advice in Abuja at a workshop on cultural creativities for youth skills development, stressed the need f [...]
Agriculture records lowest applications for 2019 admissions
Despite huge emphasis on diversification of the nation’s economy with Agricultural sector as the spine, the sector has become unattractive to majority of Nigerian students.
Application statistics released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, for admission in 2019/2020 se [...]
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