Education

The Presidency says federal universities in the country remain tuition-free. Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Wednesday, said some universities only recently announced “discretionary charges” for hostel accommodation, registration, laboratory, amongst others. “They are not tuition fees,” he emphasised. “For avoidance of doubts, federal universities in Nigeria remain tuition-free.” Last week, some tertiary … [Read more…]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards prepared by the National Universities Commission. The union said it was nightmarish, a threat to quality university education, and an erosion of powers of the university Senate in Nigerian universities. A statement signed by the national president of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel … [Read more…]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut-off mark for the 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and Awards, on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede also said 100 had … [Read more…]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that a female candidate, Nkechinyere Umeh came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative mark of 360. The board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday at the 2023 policy meeting for tertiary institutions. Oloyede, while making presentation … [Read more…]

…Carries out research on reading statistics in Enugu By Onyema Okoani (Author)  90% of primary six pupils in public primary schools in Enugu State cannot read for meaning. If you are in doubt of this statistics, a visit to the famous Ekulu Primary School, GRA Enugu will be an eye opener to the decadence. A … [Read more…]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has rewarded the overall best student of the Lagos State University (LASU) Aminat Yusuf with N10 million. The governor made this announcement at the university’s 26th Convocation and 40th Anniversary in Lagos on Thursday. Yusuf, from the Department of Law, graduated with cumulative grade point average of 5.0 in the … [Read more…]

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the immediate payment of examination fees for 55,000 students of the state sitting the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination organised by the National Examination Council (NECO). The governor said this was part of his government’s policy to reposition the educational sector and give it the needed … [Read more…]

The Ministry of Education has said the federal government can no longer foot the bill for universities. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Andrew David Adejo, said this at a press briefing Wednesday in Abuja while clarifying the Students Loan Bill signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. “Introduction of tuition fee … [Read more…]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for over 1.6 million registered candidates. The examination, which will run till Wednesday 3rd May, 2023 in some selected Computer Based Centres across the country, started on Tuesday It was observed that some centres visited in Abuja had no … [Read more…]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration deadline for the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry (DE). In a statement shortly after its management meeting on Monday, the Board said the DE registration exercise, which commenced on Monday, March 20, 2023, and initially billed to end on Thursday, April 20, 2023, has been … [Read more…]