JAMB moves O’Level upload online, ends CBT centre visits
…Candidates can now verify, upload results from home By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has introduced an online system allowing candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to verify and upload their O’Level results from home. The new service, which initially covers […]
NMA blames Abia govt over loss of accreditation for ABSU medical school
By Steve Oko The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Abia State chapter, has blamed the loss of accreditation for admission of Abia State University Uturu, on the state Government, saying it is a sad development. Chairman of NMA in the state, Dr. Chimezie Okwuonu in a statement, yesterday, said the loss of accreditation was not unconnected […]
Methodist Church, parents, students kick against ASUU’s continued strike
…Politicians want to turn our children to thugs —Methodist Church …Public varsities on death bed —Parents, students …As ASUU rolls over strike by 12 weeks …Students block Benin Airport gate By Adesina Wahab, Ozioruva Aliu & Gabriel Olawale The Methodist Church of Nigeria, parents, students and other stakeholders, yesterday, called for urgent steps to rescue […]
2022 UTME: 1.4m candidates have written, says JAMB
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has said over 1.4m candidates have so far said for the ongoing 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
Sit at-home: JAMB candidates stranded in Enugu
Sit at-home: JAMB candidates stranded in Enugu
ASUU confirms extension of strike by 12 weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President, Mr Emmanuel Osodeke, has confirmed that ASUU has extended the strike by 12 weeks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that extension will by another 12 weeks, will make it 20 weeks students will stay at home. Osodeke told NAN in a telephone interview on Monday […]
Just In: WAEC reverts to former calendar, fixes WASSCE for May 16 to June 23
By Elizabeth Osayande The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has reverted to its former calendar, with May/June for the conduct of this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. This is just as the body, on Monday, announced the start of 2022 WASSCE for school candidates slated from May 16 to June 23. Recall […]
ASUU extends strike by 12 weeks
*Public universities on deathbed — NAPTAN, NANS By Adesina Wahab As members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday, rolled over their warning strike by another 12 weeks, critical stakeholders in the sector have called for urgent steps to save public universities from imminent collapse. The stakeholders, who spoke to the Vanguard […]
ASUU ends warning action; may begin indefinite strike
As the second round of the eight-week warning strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, ends on Monday, the union is poised to go on an indefinite industrial action, Vanguard has gathered.
Strike: FG, ASUU to resume talks next week
–Education Ministry contributed to our strike- NAAT By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government on Friday said it would resume talks with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) next week with a view to ending the prolonged closure of Nigerian public universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this in […]
UTME: Candidates miss exam due to early morning rain in Lagos, Ogun
UTME: Candidates miss exam due to early morning rain in Lagos, Ogun
JAMB tasks officials on guidelines as 2022 UTME begins nationwide
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday tasked its officials to adhere strictly to its guidelines as the 2022 exercise begins for over 1.7 million candidates nationwide. The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. It stated that biometric verification would be the only […]
UTME begins nationwide as 1.7m candidates sit for examination
No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination in 755 registered […]
Students protest in Benin over ASUU strike
Students from the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma on Wednesday staged a protest in Benin over the 79 day-old industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students urged the Federal Government to resolve the impasse with the academic union in order to return to class. The protesting […]
Uzodimma orders immediate renovation of schools, health centres in Imo
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has directed immediate renovation of primary and secondary schools as well as health centres in the state. The governor gave the directive on Wednesday at an interactive session with traditional rulers, chairmen of local government councils and other stakeholders in the state, at the Government House, Owerri. Uzodimma, who expressed […]
Students protest continued closure of universities
By Adesina Wahab A coalition of youths and students drawn from different tertiary institutions yesterday took to the streets of some major towns in the country to protest the continued closure of public universities due to strike by staff unions. The people, who acted under the aegis of Fund Education Coalition, stormed the main gate […]
