The National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, said, 59,124 candidates sat for the examination, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 […]
Education
JAMB to sanction CBT centres with UTME bulk registration
As part of its effort to curb extortion of candidates, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced plans to sanction any CBT centres with bulk purchase of pins and bulk registration. JAMB Registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who stated this on Saturday, in Abuja, during a monitoring tour of […]
TETFund constitutes team to disseminate research opportunities.
The Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETFund) has constituted the National Contact Point (NCP) to serve as a channel for information dissemination on opportunities, as part of its mandate on research and innovation. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, disclosed this at the presentation of the Nigerian Contact Network programme […]
817 candidates to re-register for 2023 UTME over infraction
About 817 prospective candidates are to re-register for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over infractions. The decision by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) followed the invalidation of the examination registrations done by the candidates and their Computer Based Test centres. The JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede […]
UTME: JAMB cancels registrations of 817 candidates for biometric infractions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the cancellation of the registrations of 817 candidates in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over identified biometric infractions in the fingerprint capture process. JAMB Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed the development on Tuesday at separate meetings with […]
ICPC Scores FCET Umunze High on Integrity Compliance
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has rated the Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra, high in its evaluation exercise of Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for 2022. The commission scored the college 77.38 per cent and commended the institution for the structures and […]
Provost: ASCETA Upgrade to University Will Save Institution from Collapse
The Provost of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu (ASCETA), Dr Phillip Nto, says the ongoing moves to upgrade the institution to a university of education were the only way to save it from total collapse as the beleaguered institution battles with low student intake. He said this in […]
OOU Don Urges Teaching of Reading in Schools
Worried about the poor reading culture among Nigerians, a professor of Language Education at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye (OOUA), Ogun State, Busurat Adekola, has called on academic institutions to place a greater premium on the teaching of reading. Adekola said this as part of her recommendations to stem the declining […]
ABUAD, John Hopkins Partner to Boost Medical Training
The Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) College of Medicine, is arguably the best training ground with world-class medical equipment for quality health care delivery for intending medical doctors in the country. The university has six colleges (College of Medicine and Health Sciences; College of Law; College of Engineering; College […]