The Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will today release the results of the May/June 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) taken by over one million candidates. WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Olu Adenipekun will announce the results on Friday at the headquarters of the Council in Yaba, Lagos. […]
Education
PTDF to select 555 candidates for 2019 LSS Msc, PhD programmes
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says it will select 555 scholars to participate in the 2019 Local Scholars Scheme (LSS) programme for Masters (Msc) and Doctorate degrees (PhD). Mrs Rabi’ah Waziri–Adamu, PTDF Manager, Education and Training made this known during the interview session for the selection of candidates in Abuja on Monday. “Currently, we […]
Universities to witness another strike as Non-Academic Staff begins protest
Non-academic staff of Nigerian universities will on Monday begin a three-day nationwide protest as a notice of their intention to go on an indefinite strike over the failure of the federal government to implement its agreement with them. The agitation by the non-teaching staff is coming four months after their colleagues in the Academic Staff […]
JAMB plans to revalidate biometrics of candidates over last 10 years
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will revalidate the biometrics of all candidates who have participated in its examination in the last 10 years. This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, issued on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, the revalidation has become […]
80 UTME candidates facing trial for exam fraud
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that no fewer than 80 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates nationwide are undergoing prosecution for various cases of malpractice and fraud in the 2019 examination. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated this in a meeting with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. He added that apart from […]
JAMB Registrar seeks ban on establishment of new Varsities
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has called on the Federal Government to place an embargo on the establishment of new universities. Prof Oloyede said this during the 4tth convocation lecture of Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa state at the weekend. The Registrar, in the Board’s Weekly Bulletin released by […]
Abiodun reverses Amosun’s policy on MAPOLY
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered that Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta should revert to its status quo ante with full academic activities restored. The governor also set up a committee to look into the operational modalities of Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta; and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia. Amosun had introduced a […]
WAEC warns certificate holders, will not issue twice
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Sunday advised people in possession of its certificates to guard them well, saying it will not re-issue on account of misplacement, fire, flood or theft. The council’s Head of National Office, Mr Olu Adenipekun, gave the advice in an interview with Newsmen in Lagos. WASSCE scratch cad Adenipekun […]
Sex for Mark: Another varsity Don in trouble
The Management of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekti, says it has begun investigations into allegation of sexual misconduct involving one of its lecturers, Dr O. O Aduwo. Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs of the institution in a statement on Saturday, said that the university had also queried the lecturer […]
ASUU Laments FG’s refusal to honour collective agreement
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on well-meaning Nigerians to caution the federal government to honour its agreement with the union to forestall further industrial crisis in the nation’s tertiary education sector. The union’s President, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday […]