JAMB, tertiary institutions heads decide 2021 /2022 admission cut-off point Aug 31

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with heads of tertiary institutions will on August 31 at a Policy Meeting, peg the minimum cut – off mark for the 2021/ 2022 admissions. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin released by Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Sunday in Abuja. It said decisions would […]

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FUTA student, Daniel Adeniyi wins 2021 National Engineering Project competition

A student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Daniel Adeniyi, has emerged winner of the 2021 edition of the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities’ (CODET) National Engineering Project Competition. He outclassed other contestants from Universities across the country at the grand finale of the Individual Category of the […]

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University probes lecturers who ‘conduct exams in hotels’

Allegations that some lecturers have been conducting examinations for students in hotels are being probed by the University of Calabar. The university had on August 10, issued a memo to the university community, declaring it was launching an investigation into allegations that its lecturers had resorted to conducting examinations at homes and hotels. Although the […]

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UNIJOS suspends exams over Plateau killings

The worrisome security threats in the Plateau State capital, the University of Jos on Sunday suspended the ongoing second-semester examinations for the 2019/2020 academic session with immediate effect. This was announced in a statement by the Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi, that: “Following the unfortunate security breach that occurred in some parts of […]

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Nigeria’s poorest vice chancellor

By Tony Afejuku Many of Nigeria’s Vice Chancellors are unquestionably perfect islands of distinguished academic administrators. So long as their islands remain islands many of their colleagues who constitute the rank-and-file outside their respective islands will forever need bridges and bridges across the Channels to be constructed and reconstructed to get to the islands. The […]

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Fedpoly Ile Oluji Holds Matriculation For ND1 Students August 13

The Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Ondo State will hold her 4th Matriculation Ceremony for the part-time National Diploma (ND1) Students for the 2020/2021 Academic Session on Friday, 13th August, 2021 at the Polytechnic’s Twin Auditorium by 10:00 a.m. This announcement was contained in a statement by the institution’s Head, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr. Sanmi Enigbokan, […]

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1.3 million candidates write 2021 NECO exam — Registrar

No fewer than 1.3 million candidates are currently writing the National Examination Council (NECO) internal examination nationwide. Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO, disclosed this on Thursday in Yola. He said that he was in Adamawa to monitor the conduct of the ongoing NECO Senior Secondary School Examination nationwide. Recalling that in 2020, about […]

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Tears as friends recount how Yabatech graduating student was murdered

Tears flowed freely last week as friends and colleagues of the late Tosin Osatuyi, a final year student of Yabatech College Education, allegedly killed in a fight, narrated how he was murdered.The Civil Engineering (HND 2) student, popularly known as Moore, was allegedly murdered while celebrating his final examinations on July 28. Deputy Registrar of […]

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