Parents of candidates writing the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, being conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, have slammed the Council for subjecting the candidates to untold stress, as they wrote their English Language paper late in the night yesterday. In many parts of the country, the pape...
•Troops Family members of soldiers killed during recent battles against insurgents in the North-East have mourned the death of their loved ones, urging the government to put an end to the bloodbath in the region. The relatives, who spoke to our correspondents in separate interviews, also called on the federal government to demonstrate genuine ...
•UTME candidates Parents of the candidates affected by the human error which led to a glitch in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination have demanded the postponement of the planned resit, which begins today, till June 2025. A post from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on its official X handle on Thursday stated, [&...
•UTME candidates Some parents and candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have lamented the high cost of accommodation fees charged by one of the accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in Abia State. The CBT centre located at A...
•Chibok girls in captivity The Borno State Government has donated N10 million and food items to the 276 parents of the kidnapped Chibok girls as part of activities to commemorate their 11th year missing anniversary. According to a statement posted today on the official Facebook page of the state ministry of Information and Internal Security, [...
•The incisions Two parents have accused a private school in the Arepo area of Ogun State of carrying out unauthorised incisions on their children’s bodies. The parents told our correspondent on Tuesday that the incision resulted in health complications in their children, reports The PUNCH. One of the affected parents, Abosede, the mother of a ...
•Diphtheria disease Anxiety has gripped parents of students at Kings College, Lagos following the outbreak of Diphtheria disease in the school which has claimed the life of a 12-year-old student. The situation has led to some parents asking their wards to stay at home for now, reports Vanguard. This is also as some parents are […]
•The late Wigwes One year after she lost her parents and elder brother, Otutochi Wigwe, daughter of the late banker and Access Bank GCEO, Herbert Wigwe, has revealed that she is embracing the strength to become a solid foundation for her younger siblings. She disclosed this in an emotional tribute at one year remembrance of […]
Parents under the aegis of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) have expressed deep dissatisfaction with the state of facilities in Unity Colleges across the country. Their concerns follow the visit of the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, to King’s College, Lagos, yesterday, where it was revealed that the school ...
•Candidates Parents and candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) say they are facing multiple challenges at various centres since the commencement of the exercise on Monday, February 3. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had earlier shifted the registration from Jan.31 to allow it to im...

