JAMB pegs varsities cut off mark at 140, 100 for polytechnics, colleges of education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 140 as the cut-off mark for 2024 admission into the nation’s universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education respectively. The cut-off mark for 2024 admission into tertiary institutions was arrived at on Thursday during the 2024 annual policy meeting on admissions, which was held […]

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NELFUND Student Loan Scheme: Everything you need to know

President Bola Tinubu has started the distribution of the first batch of cheques to beneficiaries of the student loan scheme, launching the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND. Yesterday, the President presented cheques to students from the six geopolitical zones. Mr. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of NELFUND, announced that N32 billion was currently available for […]

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Four JSS2 female App developers to represent Nigeria at World Tech Summit In US

Four female students from Jacob’s Well High School International, a Port Harcourt based private school who developed an android application named AgriConnect, are to attend this year’s World Technovation Girls Challenge at the Silicon Valley, California, United States of America. Their winning android application was developed to deal with hunger issues in the country. They […]

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Nigeria’s health, education spending inadequate — World Bank report

The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria’s public expenditure on education and health is inadequate by any standard. The newly released report titled, ‘Human Capital Public Expenditure and Institutional Review’, noted that the overall public spending, at merely 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product, falls short of the threshold necessary to underwrite fundamental public services. […]

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Teachers’ recruitment: Ondo SUBEB warns applicants against racketeers

Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (ODSUBEB) on Thursday warned applicants in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment into public primary schools in the state against racketeers. A statement on Thursday by the board’s Director, Information and Public Relations, Prince Bolu Ajijo, said: “This warning becomes imperative following credible information that some nefarious people, not staff of […]

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Public schools need 1.1 million classrooms, 194,876 qualified teachers — UBEC

The Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC) has disclosed that both public primary and junior secondary schools in the country are faced with a shortage of 1. 1 million classrooms and 194,867 qualified teachers nationwide. The agency also put students’ enrolment figure at this level of education as of 2023 at 33, 315, 654 nationwide. The Executive […]

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LASU students protest additional fee

Students of Lagos State University (LASU) in the Ojo area of Lagos, on Monday, July 8, 2024, protested against the introduction of N10,000 Computer Based Test (CBT), forensic and counseling fee by the institution. They had, on Sunday, July 7, complained about the fee. During Monday’s protest led by LASU’s Student Union Leader, Dolapo Tobun, […]

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Oyo: Unique, Valencia schools emerge winners of EDE prize for language

In Oyo State, winners have emerged for the EDE Prize for Language competition which featured in-person and virtual events, demonstrating adaptability and inclusivity. The Ibadan segment was held at Valencia College, while Ogbomoso’s competition occurred online, allowing broader participation. Three schools (Valencia College, Akobo; Edupride Model School and Unique College, Ibadan) participated in the in-person […]

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FUOYE lecturers protest over FG’s failure to address challenges

Teachers at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday protested what alleged insensitivity of the Federal Government in addressing the issues confronting them despite their persistent outcry. The local chapter of ASUU expressed grievances at the Oye Campus of the institution during a peaceful protest […]

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JAMB releases 2024 supplementary UTME results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB ) has announced the release of the results of candidates, who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted between Friday, 21st and Saturday, 22nd June 2024. Its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known on Friday in a statement in Abuja. He said that the […]

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