•UNIZIK In a dramatic turn of events, Professor Joseph Ikechebelu, who was earlier named the Acting Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has reverted to his former office as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration). This followed the appointment of Professor Carol Arinze- Umobi of the institution’s Faculty of Law as the Acting Vic...
•JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, announced that the result slips for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination are now available for printing. The Board, in a statement signed by its Head of Public Relations, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the slips, which feature the candidates...
A 300-level Linguistics student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, simply identified as Emmanuel, was at the weekend shot dead. Unidentified gunmen killed him in one of the private students’ hostels in the town, reports Vanguard. The motive for the attack, which sent shockwaves through the university town, is not yet known...
Enrolling a child to study at medical school is no mean feat especially when it comes to the financial investment involved. The Olajuwon family however decided to brave it and send their daughter, Folasade to study Medicine at the University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, finances took a […]
•Prof Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied setting cut-off marks for admissions into higher institutions across the country. In a statement posted on its official X account yesterday, the Board dismissed reports that it had set 140 as cut-off marks for universities, and 100 for polytechnics respectively. ...
•The kidnapped Akwa Ibom NYSC members in Zamfara The abductors of eight fresh graduates from Akwa Ibom State in Zamfara State, on August 2023, are demanding N50 million as ransom to release the remaining victim, Bassey Daniel. The mother of the victim, Mrs. Margaret Daniel, disclosed this in a chat with our correspondent in her […]
Many students of the University of Ilorin sustained various injuries in a single auto accident along the university road this afternoon. It was gathered that the accident, involving a small commercial bus commonly known as “Korope”, was caused by a tire blowout while the bus was in motion, reports Daily Independent. It was also reported [&hell...
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) staged a one-day national protest today, Thursday, July 18, over the four months’ withheld salaries of their members. The national protest disrupted administrative work in universities and inter-university...
•Prof Tahir Mamman The Education Minister Prof Tahir Mamman, has made a U-turn in his earlier statement, where he directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to admit only candidates who have attained 18 years in tertiary institutions. Mamman today, in an ongoing policy meeting organised by JAMB, in Abuja, announced that only ...
•UTME candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board today unveiled the list of 2024 top scorers of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The list was unveiled by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during the ongoing policy meeting of the Board in Abuja today. They are: 1. Olowu David – 367- Ondo State 2. [&hellip...
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