The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has warned that it would soon embark on an indefinite strike to press home their demands one month after it suspended a nine-month-old strike. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, Chiarman of the University of Jos chapter of the Union, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. The News […]
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Candidates who would be sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), can now include Computer Studies or Physical and Health Education (PHE) as part of their four UTME subjects, if they so desire or as dictated by their programme preferences. This is made possible following the addition, by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), […]
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The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, has placed a ban stopping students from driving private cars on campus. The polytechnic disclosed this in a circular dated January 29, 2022 and signed by B .O Dara, for the Registrar. The circular reads “Management at its Emergency Management meeting deliberated on the use of […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday revealed that the registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and the Direct Entry DE, examinations will commence by February 12, 2022. The Board made this known in its weekly bulletin released by the Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin. In the timeline of events […]
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Public schools in Kaduna state have been directed to operate between Monday to Thursday, in line with the 4-day working week policy of the State Government. The directive was contained in a notice of school resumption for second term of the 2021/2022 academic session by the State commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal. The development came […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universitie, ASUU has said the N30bn Revitalisation Fund and N22.5bn Earned Academic Allowance summing up as N52.5bn released by the Federal Government is not enough to deal with the challenges facing the university system. Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, The ASUU President, noted in an interview with Sunday PUNCH that there was a possibility […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has made clarification that candidates and visitors below the age of 18 years are not required to present COVID-19 vaccination cards before being granted access into JAMB examination halls and facilities. According to a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by the head of JAMB’s media and protocol […]
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The South West Zone of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has advised the Government of Nigeria to seize the opportunities provided by the Yuletide break to address all issues involving the Academic Staff Union of Universities to prevent another strike in the new year. In a statement made available to newsmen in Ogun […]
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Tge National Universities Commission (NUC) has affirmed in its 2021 universities ranking, that only 25 varsities have their courses fully accredited, None of the best-ranked varsities was listed among the 25 institutions that have their courses 100 per cent accredited. Here is the full list of 25 varsities fully accredited in Nigeria 1. Adeleke University, […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged all prospective candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to acquire their National Identification Numbers (NIN) ahead of the exercise. The was stated on Monday By the board in its weekly bulletin released by the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. JAMB said that […]
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