FG bans underage children from taking Unity Schools common entrance

NECO executive secretary, Wushi while monitoring the examination in Abuja The Federal Government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into the Unity Schools across the country. It has accordingly directed the National Examination Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent underage persons from registering […]

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No work, no pay: Falana sues FG over alleged unfair treatment of ASUU members

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged discriminatory, unfair, and illegal treatment of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Joined in the suit as defendants are: the Minister of Labour and Employment, Attorney General of the Federation, and Accountant General of the Federation. In […]

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UNILORIN opens portal to admit Nigerian students displaced from Sudan

The University of Ilorin has opened a website: www.unilorin.edu.ng for consideration of admission of Nigerian students returning from war-torn Sudan. Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday that interested students should check “University Transfer’’ on the website and apply appropriately. He quoted […]

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Direct Entry, UTME candidates to sit for same examination henceforth — JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking to gain admission to Nigerian universities will henceforth be required to sit for the UTME along with other candidates. JAMB said that the new policy was to ensure that the DE candidates justify the possession of their A’level certificates. This […]

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Ukamaka Olisakwe: Writing saved me from horrors of banking industry

In 2014, Ukamaka Olisakwe was named one of Africa’s Most Promising Writers under the age of 40 by the UNESCO World Book Capital for the Africa39 project. In 2016, she was awarded an honorary fellowship in Writing from the International Writing Programme at the University of Iowa, and was a resident fellow at the City […]

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Sudan: JAMB to help absorb returnee students into Nigerian universities

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide the necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, led […]

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WAEC may sanction private schools for non-adherence to registration deadline

• 1,621,853 candidates to sit for examination The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has accused private schools of non-adherence to registration deadline, thus, delaying commencement of the test. Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination press briefing in Lagos, also announced that 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would hold […]

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Over $4b spent on overseas education in eight years, amid poor funding, neglect of public schools

With public schools in dire straits across the board, the penchant for foreign education among well-off Nigerians and the political class has hit its all-time high. Along with the educational pursuit overseas, is the transfer of ‘scarce’ resources into advanced economies, creating a paradox of plenty in the local education system. But to halt the […]

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When FUOYE, Unilorin VC challenge root of nation’s woes

Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Photo; icirnigeria The global adage “necessity is the mother of invention”, probably remains the first and oldest human intuition and wise thought, challenging generations from the Stone-Age to today’s ICT-run-world, whose long Millennium is ladened with innumerable discoveries and landmark technologies, and has continued to inspire un-ending break-through which from time […]

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