Ray Nkemdirim Foundation Revives Schools Quiz In Abia
A former director of Operations of the Department of State Services, DSS, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim has rolled out plans for the revival of Schools Quiz competition in Abia State. Using his foundation, Ray Nkemdirim Foundation (RNF), the former DSS boss said the quiz competition started on April 12 and will end May 26, 2021. Speaking with ABN TV, Chief Nkemdirim said...
JAMB Releases New Date For Commencement Of UTME, Direct Entry Registration
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board, JAMB says the 2022/23 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination( UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) Registrations will now commence Saturday, February 19th, and end on the 26th of March 2022. The board had earlier scheduled the exercise for February 12, 2022. However, in a notice on Tuesday, JAMB said the postponement was to enable “more fine-tuning of the...
JAMB Releases Timetable For 2021 UTME/DE
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the timetable for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry examination. According to the board, the UTME would hold from Saturday, 5th to Saturday, 19th June 2021 The board said registration for the examinations will start on Thursday, 8th April to Saturday, 15th May 2021. The board said there will be...
Okwun Ojah Family Foundation To Inaugurate N5m Scholarship Fund In Ohafia
Plans are ongoing for the official inauguration of the N5m educational scholarship fund, a project being spearheaded by a charity organisation, Okwun Ojah Family Foundation. The inauguration ceremony will hold on Thursday, July 25th July 2024, at Udumeze Hall Elu Ohafia near Elu Ohafia Motor Park, while the time is 10:00am. A release signed by Mazi Jonah Okoro, the Manager Okwun...
ASUU To Sanction FUTO VC, Others Over Communication Minister, Pantami’s Professorship
The National Executive Council, NEC, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has vowed to sanction members, including the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, an...
Reps Urges Tertiary Institutions To Adopt Per Semester Fees Payment System
The House of Representatives has called on universities and other tertiary institutions to adopt a semester-based school fee payment system to enable students to cope with the current economic situation in the country. The call followed a resolution on a motion moved by Rep. Sa’ad Wada Taura at the Plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, he said adopting the payment system...
Anambra Govt. Investigative Committee Reveals How Ejikeme Mmesoma Manipulated Her Result With Her Phone
Anambra State Government committee of inquiry set up to look into the controversy surrounding the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result of Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, has indicted her of forging her result unaided. The Committee revealed in an eight-page report that Mmesoma admitted she forged her results, using her mobile phone without any plausible motivation or help from someone else. The panel...
No Nigerian Professor Earns More Than N416,000 – Lagos ASUU Chairman
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday said no Nigeria professor earns more than N416,000 as salary. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Dele Ashiru advocated for better welfare packages for university lecturers. He noted that despite the renegotiated agreement, the Federal Government has not signed the Memorandum of...
WABMA Rector Okere To Speak At US Varsity’s Communication Conference
Rector of the West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy, WABMA, Dr. Ken Ike Okere is billed to speak at the 42nd Intercultural and Communication Conference of Texas Southern University School of Communication holding between April 8 and 12 in Houston, Texas, United States of America. Okere’s invitation cements a partnership relationship between the academy and the university. According to an announcement...
FG Releases Six Conditions For Reopening Of Schools, Varsities
Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school. It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus. It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms. Among other conditions, the government is demanding decontamination of all schools...
