Seven private schools in Aba risk a total closure if… — Ikpeazu (See List)
The Abia State government has directed seven private schools in Aba to immediately visit the committee on Re-validation of private schools in Ministry of Education Umuahia, for proper documentation effective from the date of this announcement. In a statement signed by the Secretary to Abia State Government, Barr. Chris Ezem made available to ABN TV, the affected schools will be...
ASUU Strike To Continue As Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock
The meeting between the federal government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, ended without an agreement. As a result of this, the six-month-old strike embarked on by public university lecturers is set to continue. The lecturers met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee at the National University Commission (NUC) in Abuja with high hopes...
JAMB Raises Fee For 2024 UTME Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has increased the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024. In an official statement shared by JAMB, the updated registration fees are outlined as follows: Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira Only,(N7,700 )for UTME registration inclusive of a mock examination, and Six Thousand Two Hundred Naira Only (N6,200) for UTME...
I’ll Declare Your Positions Vacant, El-Rufai Threatens Kaduna Lecturers Involved In ASUU Strike
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has threatened to sack all the Kaduna State University (KASU) who are currently observing the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. ASUU has been on strike since February over the failure of government to meet th...
Registration for JAMB opens on January 14
The sale of UTME and direct admission registration forms was announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday. The body recommended potential applicants looking to enroll in a polytechnic, university, or other postsecondary institution start the registration process. The final date for registration is February 14, 2023, and it advised interested individuals to obtain their forms starting on...
JAMB Raises The 16 Year Old Minimum Entry Age To 2025
JAMB said on Thursday that universities and other higher learning institutions nationwide can now enroll students who will be 16 by August 31, 2025. The board announced that the impacted candidates will be accepted for the 2024/2025 academic year, provided they match the institution’s requirements. The Daily Sun recalls that the minimum age for admission in tertiary institutions was earlier this...
Ikpeazu Unveils Nigeria-British University In Abia, Awards Scholarships To 20 Students (PHOTOS)
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on Friday launched the newly constructed Nigeria-British University where he described education as one of the most serious businesses of the people of Abia State. The Governor also approved scholarships for 20 students of the new university situated in Ukwa with an assurance of the support and commitment of the Abia State...
Edo State Govt Declares Over 200 Vehicles Missing
The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa shared the information with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday. He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than a day after the group was inaugurated. Okungbowa...
TETfund Says 137 Scholarship Students Sponsored Abroad Refused To Return To Nigeria
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has said that over 137 students sponsored abroad by the fund absconded. He stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged mismanagement of N2.3tn tertiary education tax by TETFund on Tuesday. Echono said the scholars, who were sponsored by TETFund for “higher...
FG Is Wasting The Future Of Nigerians – ASUU
The leadership of Academic Staff Union of Nigeria, ASUU, Owerri Zone, has accused the Federal Government of idling away the time and future of this great nation, while the current crisis is deepening. The Zonal Coordinator, ASUU Owerri Zone, Comrade Uzor Onyebinama, who made the accusation at a press conference also disclosed that the struggle is in its eight-month. In...
