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...
Hon. Amobi Ogah To Pay WAEC Fee For 500 Students From Constituency
Barely two weeks after his over N400m empowerment in his constituency, the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Amobi Ogah has announced that his foundation will offset the WAEC fee of 500 students from the constituency. This is contained in a statement signed by Promise Ude, the DG Hon. Amobi Ogah Education Foundation. A qualification exam has been...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
Teachers’ Day: Dan Okeke Salutes Teachers, Calls For More Investment In Education
The APC candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, High Chief Dan Okeke has felicitated with teachers globally, particularly in Nigeria, extolling their contributions in building the society. He noted that education is a fundamental obligation of everyone which requires the support of the Government, parents, teachers, students, and all stakeholders in the state. In a statement on Wednesday, the...
Senate Adopts Orji Kalu’s Bill To Establish Federal University In Abia
The Senate on Wednesday accorded first reading to a bill seeking to establish a Federal University in Abia State. The bill titled; "A bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Federal University of Medical Sciences and Biomedical Technology...
BREAKING: ASUU Calls Off 9 Month Old Strike
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday “conditionally” suspended its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the development followed with its National Executive Council (NEC). While warning that the union would return to strike without notice...
Students Go Haywire, Strip Policeman In Edo
Hundreds of students of Idogbo Secondary School, Idogbo in Ikpoba-Okha council of Edo State went on rampage yesterday, destroying the institution’s property, vandalising the principal’s office and setting a section of the school ablaze. Our reporter gathered in Benin that the students resorted to violence when one of them had an altercation with one of the policemen drafted to the...
Varsities Likely Not To Resume Jan 18 — FG
The Federal Government on Monday said universities across the country may likely not resume as earlier scheduled due to the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The minister said, “On the January 18 resumption date, we are reviewing it....
Minister Charges NYSC Members To Stop Influencing Posting
Dr Ramatu Aliyu, Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday, cautioned youth corps members against influencing their postings to their preferred places of assignments. Aliyu gave the advice when the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) led by the FCT Coordinator, Alhaji Abdul Suleman, visited her office in Abuja . The minister urged the corps members...
NECO Releases 2023 SSCE External Results
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. The examination body also said that it blacklisted two supervisors in Oyo and Lagos states and one examination centre in Borno state for being involved in examination malpractices in the 2023 SSCE external. NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi disclosed this while briefing...
