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Afe Babalola blasts JAMB for Cut Off Marks Reduction

Aug 24, 2017 3238

- Mr Afe babalola states that 120 is only 30% of the total marks.- Laments that this would not aid in giving Nigerian qualifications international recognition.- Questions the impact of the reduction on quality of education.Chief Afe Babalola (SAN)... Read More

JAMB explains cut off marks reduction decision

Aug 24, 2017 2648

- Cut off Marks reduction is only a recommended minimum.- Will not reduce quality of Education.- Universities can set higher cut off marks but cannot go below the recommended marks.In response to all the recent wave of criticism that have been... Read More

JAMB Sets New Cut Off Marks, aims to Curb illegal Admissions

Aug 23, 2017 3021

- JAMB Sets new Cut Off Marks for Admission into Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and Innovative Institutes.- Aims to curb illegal admissions.- Universities are at liberty to set higher cut off marks.The Joint Admissions and... Read More

JAMB raises N5 Billion in One Year - Minister Adamu

Aug 17, 2017 2875

- Minister of Education expresses confidence in the new JAMB management.- JAMB raises N5 Billion compared to max N200 million in past years.The Minister of Education Mr Adamu Adamu whilst addressing journalists regarding uplifting the Ban on... Read More

FG Lifts Ban on Post-UTME Exams, urges Universities to make cost affordable

Aug 17, 2017 2896

- Federal Government lifts ban on Post-UTME exams.- Urges Universities to make the fees affordable so as not to make it a burden to parents.- Minister of Education expresses confidence in the new JAMB management.- JAMB raises N5 Billion compared to... Read More

ASUU STRIKE: Day 3, meeting with FG looks progressive

Aug 16, 2017 2856

- ASUU meeting with FG ends on a positive note.- Students may be returning to Universities soon.- Both parties agree to an audit of previous funds and consistent monthly payments during audit period.In a meeting with the minister of Labour and... Read More

ASUU Commences Indefinite Strike Action

Aug 14, 2017 2215

- ASUU commences indefinite strike.- Issues warning to Kogi State branch.- Strike commenced on Sunday 13th August, 2017.After holding a National Executive Council meeting at University of Abuja during the weekend, the Academic Staff Union of... Read More

WAEC Cancels certificates issued 28 years ago; discloses reasons

Aug 09, 2017 3228

- WAEC Cancels 29 certificates.- Some were issued 28 years ago.- Some pertained to individuals who willingly returned the certificates and admitted involvement in malpractice.The West African Examinations Council recently took possession of several... Read More

Some candidates forget their expo in their exam booklets- WAEC

Sep 24, 2016 2092

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has revealed that in a hurry to submit their answer booklets to invigilators, some candidates forget their expo(materials used for examination malpractice) in the booklets. The council also noted that... Read More

Fayose commended over NECO results

Sep 21, 2016 3203

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been commended by principals, parents and teachers in the state, for the success of the state's candidates in the just released results of the 2016 National Examination Council, NECO. Ekiti State... Read More

We are yet to declare any strike- ASUU

Sep 14, 2016 2118

Contrary to a recent report being circulated, university lecturers under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have said that they had yet to declare an industrial action. The clarification was made on Tuesday on the... Read More

Send your children to school or go to jail- el-Rufai to Kaduna parents

Aug 15, 2016 2667

At a screening for the "He named me Malala," documentary organised by his wife, Hadiza, at the Government House on Saturday, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, insisted that parents who failed to send their children to school in September in... Read More

Parents protest FG increment of Unity Schools fees

Aug 08, 2016 2134

The recent Federal Government increment of fees of Unity Schools, has been protested against by the National Parents and Teachers Association of the Federal Government Colleges.The association has described the development as a ... Read More

Wild jubilation amongst Muslims as ban on hijab in Lagos Public Schools is lifted

Jul 22, 2016 2560

Wild jubilation broke out at the premises of the Court of Appeal in Lagos State on Thursday, when the right to wear Hijab, Islamic headscarf, in public primary and secondary schools was granted.With the ruling, Muslim students in Lagos State public... Read More

ASUU rejects scrapping of post-UTME

Jul 19, 2016 2819

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the nation's university sector may soon be thrown into crisis if the Federal Government fails to begin the total implementation of the 2009 ASUU-FG agreement, especially the NEEDS... Read More

Literary Giant, Elechi Amadi, passes on at 82

Jun 30, 2016 2485

Prominent Nigerian, literary giant, and one of Africa's finest novelist, poet and dramatist, Captain Elechi Amadi passed away on Wednesday, at the Good Heart hospital in Port-Harcourt.Elechi passed on at about 3:45pm, at the age of 82.The late Amadi... Read More

Ogun students stage protest over lecturers' unpaid 14-month salaries

Jun 16, 2016 2242

The Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, was on Wednesday stormed by scores of students of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu Ijebu, Ogun State, who were there to protest against the non-payment of 14-month... Read More

Christian students in Osun defy Aregbesola and head back to school in church robes

Jun 16, 2016 2666

In defiance of Governor Rauf Aregbesola's warning on Tuesday that any student found disobeying school rules and regulations risks expulsion, some students still arrived at the Baptist High School, Iwo, Osun State, dressed in their church robes for... Read More