The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board noted that 21 candidates with fake IJMB results were recommended for 2023 admissions by various institutions. JAMB, in a policy document obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, noted that 12 out of the 21 candidates were recommended by the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. “JAMB discovered that 21 candidates who […]
Following the protest held by students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, over the hike in tuition fees by the institution’s Governing Council, the management of the institution has directed all students to vacate the campus by 2 pm on Saturday. On Friday students of the institution staged a peaceful protest over […]
Students of the University of Ibadan (UI) have vowed to continue their protest and lock down the school following the management’s decision to approve a fee hike for the 2023/2024 academic session. BackgroundThe students had gone on the street on July 16 and 17 to press home their demands against the hike in fees. It […]
The Anambra State Government said it has ordered the immediate closure of Upcoming Star International School, Awka over the alleged bullying of a seven-year-old pupil. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this in a statement late on Tuesday, adding that the state government acted based on a report that the pupil’s classmate […]
In a bid to tackle degree certificate racketeering, the Federal Government has revealed that only eight universities in Togo and Benin Republic are accredited to award degrees to Nigerians. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Mamman stated that a staggering 22,500 Nigerians […]
Education Minister Tahir Mamman says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. The minister stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. He said the Federal Government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which administers the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National […]
The federal government says over 22,700 Nigerians obtained fake degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. Tahir Mamman, the education minister, spoke in Abuja on Friday during a press conference marking his one year in office. In January 2024, the federal government inaugurated a committee to probe private universities established in the last 15 years. […]
The Federal Government has paid the tuition fees of 20,000 students directly to their institutions in the ongoing Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer revealed this on Thursday while speaking during a summit and sensitization programme by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) […]
Examination boards in Kenya and Uganda have formally requested that Nigeria verify the academic records of Nigerian candidates seeking admission into their tertiary institutions. This development was disclosed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday in a document prepared for the 2024 policy meeting, as reported by Punch. The request from these […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice, The PUNCH reports. Sources within the National Executive Council of ASUU confirmed the development to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday. The notice was issued at the […]
