EDUCATION

Members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Thursday gave a standing ovation to former Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner Isoun when he appeared before them for screening as chairman of the newly constituted Education Trust Fund board. The lawmakers rather than screen the erudite professor unanimously...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended registration for its mock exams from 7th to 10th of April. JAMB has, however, assured Nigerians especially the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) candidates and their parents that all hands were on deck to ensure the smooth conduct of this year’s...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that eligible candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now purchase the pin for registration using the Remita mode. The board said on Sunday that the development came on the heels of the reported challenges the candidates faced...

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday said the agency may reduce the timeline for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) from three hours to two hours. He also said the question papers will be uploaded five minutes to the examinations in...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), in Abuja on Thursday said candidates awaiting results are eligible to register and sit for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). A statement by the Spokesman of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, however, stressed that any candidate who fails to upload his result between...

Heritage Bank Plc has indicated the urgency for reformed educational system in the interest of youths’ future. Mrs. Kehinde Wole- Olomojobi, Group Treasury of Heritage Bank disclosed this at an educational stakeholders’ summit recently in Lagos, on the theme - “Our Children Safety, Everyone’s Business.” According to her, the school...

..Says they should stick to their mandate The Federal Government has directed that all specialized universities are to stick to their core mandates which they were set up to carry and desist from running programmes which have no bearing to their foundation. Specialised universities are university set up to pursue...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says blind candidates also cheat during examinations. They cheat by colluding. The Head of Test Administration of WAEC in Nigeria, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, made the revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. Iweha-Onukwu said the reason...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the results of the General Certificate of Education  (GCE) withholding the results of 13,488 private candidates out of the 172,699 who sat for the 2016 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Head of National Office (HNO) WAEC, Mr Olu Adenipekun, announced...

Clifford University, Owerrinta, Imo State (owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church), on Tuesday made another history when it secured provisional licence from the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja. Other recipients of the licenses are Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos State (owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry); Arthur Jarvis...