JAMB Announces Dates For 2020 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has said it would be holding the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination between March 14 and April 4. It noted that an optional mock examination for candidates takes place on February 18, 2020. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Abuja, where he met with Commissioners for...
Full List: NELFUND Clears 108 Government Institutions For Student Loans [APPLY NOW]
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that it has cleared students loans from 108 government institutions in the country. This was stated on the company’s official X page. According to the statement by NELFUND, “The addition of these 22 institutions reflects our commitment to making education accessible to a broader segment of the Nigerian population. We believe that financial...
Senator Kalu’s Compulsory Free Education Bill Passes First Reading
The Senate has passed for first reading a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill proposed by Senator Orji Kalu titled, ‘Compulsory free Universal Basic Education Act 2004, Section 2’ states that...
JAMB Cautions Universities Against Jumping Academic Sessions After Strike
AS public universities resume for academic activities across the country following eight months of industrial action declared by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has warned against jumping of academic sessions. The nation’s tertiary institutions admission body,said admissions offered in 2020, 2021, 2022 to 2023 sessions were all still in effect, insisting that they...
ASUU Strike: I’m Tired Of ASUU Strikes Over Disagreements With The Federal Government – Chris Ngige
Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige has said he is tired of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) going on a strike every time there is a disagreement with the Federal Government. The...