The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said 569,395 of the 1.7 million candidates that wrote this year’s UTME scored over 200 marks. Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, JAMB, disclosed this at the policy meeting of the stakeholders of Tertiary Institutions in Abuja. He said 23.8 per cent of …
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What does it take to run a school for blind children? Well, it is fun and also capital intensive. It entails a lot of work. The learning materials and structures are on the high side if we stick to international standard. But the way the third world countries address the …
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The Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, has said private schools in the state compliment government’s effort in proving quality education. He made the disclosure during the sixth Speech and Prize Giving Day celebration of Gobarau Academy. He said private school proprietors performed better job of providing …
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The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abubakar Rasheed, has said that most universities have no accurate and reliable data. Prof. Rasheed, who stated this at a meeting with directors of academic planning of universities in Abuja, said Nigeria was losing a lot because of lack of …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated the election of Vice President that would take over from incumbent President, rather than conducting presidential election. The former President stressed that the system adopted by the NSE is one where election is held into the office of deputy president, who takes over from …
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You recently resumed duties in the university, what is your assessment of the situation on ground? The institution, with all sense of responsibility, represents a tell-tale of disappointment. Yes, because it is unimaginable that the first specialised university of petroleum resources in Africa will suffer the gravity of neglect that …
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The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), in collaboration with a group, Buhari Victory Mobilisers (BVM), is set to launch a book “on the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration.” President of NYCN Murtala Garba, at a press conference in Abuja said the book titled: “2 Years of Change: …
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday made a highly secretive meeting to the United Kingdom to meet his ailing principal, President Muhammadu Buhari. The Ag. President left Abuja unannounced but he is expected to return to Nigeria before the beginning of the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. The announcement …
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From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board has employed 521 teachers and shared out 170 motorcycles to inspectors working with the Local Education Authorities (LGEAs). Out of the 521 employed teachers, 400 are NCE holders while 121 are supporting staff. The motorcycles are meant to …
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Two students of Therbow Secondary School, Sabon Gari, Zaria, have won the Sani Mohammed Sha’aban Foundation awards of best in academics, morals and science subjects. A statement from the Sha’aban Media Office said Taiwo Bamidele and Aisha Ibrahim Dabo won the maiden Sani Mohammed Sha’aban Foundation Awards. Bamidele and Aisha …
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