The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has promised to contact candidates who sat for the exam through phones when their results are out. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Lagos. Mr. Fabian urged candidates not to get carried […]
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The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has disclosed her plan to establish a private university to be known as “Muhammadu Buhari University”. She disclosed this on Saturday during a town hall meeting in Yola organised by her in collaboration with concern indigenes of Adamawa. Mrs Buhari, who did not however reveal when or where […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday said it has uncovered and arrested over 50 ‘Professional Examination Writers’ who specialised in writing examination for candidates for a fee. The board’s weekly official bulletin, tagged: ‘JAMBULLETIN’, signed by JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
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A maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya’s Rift Valley has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019, organisers have said. Peter Tabichi, who organisers say gives away 80 percent of his monthly income to the poor, received the prize at a ceremony Saturday in Dubai […]
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A new initiative by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) the global accountancy body, has highlighted 10 key drivers that are already changing business processes, people and services. The report also addresses how the finance function within those businesses will need to prepare and adapt to meet transformative challenges. Thomas Isibor, head of ACCA […]
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When she was selected to give the vote of thanks at the handover of a new block of classrooms to Olowo-Ira Primary School, Ikosi-Isheri, Lagos, in March, Blessing Ugbebor did not know it would change her fortunes for good. It was at that event organised by Mind Builders School, as part of its Corporate Social […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached an agreement with the federal government to end the over three months strike. The agreement was reached and a deal was signed at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Chris Ngige, minister of labour, led the government’s delegation while Abiodun Ogunyemi, president of ASUU, led the […]
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A major crisis looms at Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma, following alleged an attempt by authorities of the institution to force striking lecturers to resume classes. The varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ignatius Onimawo, was also allegedly to have asked all Deans and HODs to implement a “no-work-no-pay” rule, just as he was said to have […]
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The Federal Government said it has released N163 billion to the universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), but striking academics are stalling in calling off their strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while addressing newsmen after a closed door reconciliatory meeting with leaders of Academic Staff Union of […]
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Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President of ASUU, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with Sunday Punch on Friday. He, however, said the union was not optimistic about the prospects of an early resolution of the industrial dispute because there was no fresh development from their last meeting. Members of ASUU went on strike on […]
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