Abia leads as JAMB registers over 1.5m candidates for 2023 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB, yesterday, announced that it has registered over 1.5 million candidates for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board gave the figure in the latest edition of its weekly bulletin, released yesterday. Data by the board showed that a total of 1,549,383 candidates have registered for the […]

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NECO releases 2022 SSCE external results

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of results of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Its Registrar, Prof Dantani Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State said 59,124 candidates sat for the examination, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 percent while 27,808, representing 47.03 percent were female. Wushishi added […]

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JAMB shifts 2023 UTME registration till February 22

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration by one week, beginning from yesterday (Wednesday). By the extension, sale of ePINs is ending on February 20, while registration terminates on February 22. Earlier schedule had ended on February 14. According to Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, […]

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Building blocks for new Nigeria already available – Dike Chukwumerije

Dike Chukwumerije is a famed poet and writer who uses the stage to present his art in spoken words. Being one of Nigeria’s prolific performance poets, his public remarks and poems have inspired discussions about nationalism and identity across the nation. He speaks with Guardian Life about life and work. Kindly tell us about yourself […]

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Email address now compulsory for UTME registration —JAMB

Students writing the UTME The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that provision of email addresses is now compulsory for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration beginning from Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The admissions board made this known in a statement released on Monday by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, […]

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JABU implores staff to explore opportunities in research, grants

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, Professor Olasebikan Alade, has urged members of the staff of the institution to seize the opportunities that are inherent in winning grants. According to Alade, exploring such a window will enormously improve the quality of research work and as well place the […]

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Surge in private varsities’ enrolment, effect of ASUU’s strikes, says Elizade’s VC

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Prof. Olukayode Amund, at the weekend, said the sudden surge in the number of students seeking admission into private universities was due to the incessant and prolonged strikes by members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to him, private universities will soon take […]

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Registration of CONUA, NAMBA can’t guarantee end to strike in varsities, experts warn

The registration of Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has unsettled the labour movement. While the consistent locking of the gates of federal universities looks unsavoury, the registration of CONUA and NAMDA is seen within the labour community as unwelcome. The President of the Non-Academic Staff […]

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