The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for degree awarding institutions for the 2022 admission process. The minimum cut-off marks for polytechnics is 100 while colleges of education is 100. This was made known at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided by...
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday “conditionally” suspended its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the development followed consultations with its National Executive Council...
Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong and his Nasarawa State counterpart Engr. Abdullahi Sule were among guests that graced the 31st-38th Combined Convocation ceremony of the Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi with a commitment to pay more attention to technical education which is the bedrock of entrepreneurship, job creation...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has fixed March 14 for the commencement of the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination. The examination according to the board will be between March 14 and April 4. The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Abuja,...
In a move towards enhancing educational access and excellence, the Bauchi State Government, facilitated by the Ministry of Education, has disbursed N396.9 million to cover examination fees for 14,170 SS3 students across public schools in the state for the 2023/2024 academic session. Commissioner for Education, Jamila Mohammed Dahiru, announced this...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has pledged to root out Nigerians flaunting counterfeit certificates, as revealed by Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, SAN. During the receipt of the inter-ministerial committee's report on degree mills, Prof. Mamman expressed deep concern over the revelations, emphasizing the need...
We are amazed at governor’s proactiveness, concern - Undergraduates The administration of #Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has safely evacuated 135 indigenes of the state who are students of University of Jos (UNIJOS) from the school to their respective homes and destinations following the recent crisis that erupted...
The University of Abuja has said it will award first-class certificates to 26 graduands at its 24th convocation, which will take place on February 15. Speaking at the pre-convocation briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the vice-chancellor of the university, Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, said a total of 26 students would be awarded...
The Senate has successfully passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, paving the way for significant improvements in Nigeria's higher education financing landscape. The passage of the bill, following the meticulous consideration of a report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the strike at a press briefing in its National Secretariat, Abuja. He noted that the government...