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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos, said the union may consider going on strike if the government does not respond to its demands after all the nationwide protests. For some weeks now, ASUU chapters have been engaging in nationwide protests. They also wrote open letters to the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq…
The National Universities Commission has given full accreditation for all the take-off academic programmes of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State. A statement signed by Registrar of CUSTECH, Olufunke Hudson said that the full accreditation status highlights the university’s dedication to upholding excellence. According to the statement,…
The Nigeria Governors'(NGF), Head of Education Department, Secondary Education Board, Universal Basic Education Board and Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) have expressed readiness to collaborate with a Non-Governmental Organisations, Lola Cater For The Needy Foundation, in a collaborative efforts in reforming the education system in Nigeria. The NGF…
dividuals seeking to get admitted to the Nigerian Open University of Nigeria and other open distance learning centres are now mandated to register via the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board. The candidates are also expected to register with their unique National Identification Number. This move, our correspondent learn t, was…
[6/28, 2:13 PM] nwekewendy: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between June 21 and 22, 2024. This board’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. According to JAMB,…
NAWOJ FCT Distributes Menstrual Pads and Writing Materials to Students in FCT The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) FCT Chapter has taken a significant step towards improving menstrual hygiene and curbing gender-based violence by distributing free sanitary pads and writing materials to students at Junior Secondary School 1, Jabi,…
The Federal Government has stepped in to address the recent deportation orders issued against some Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. A delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, along with leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the…
An 18-year-old pupil was detained in western France on Monday after stabbing his schoolteacher in the face and fleeing, authorities said. The teacher from the town of Chemille-en-Anjou in western France “suffered a facial injury that is not life-threatening”, said a joint statement from the authorities including the prefect and…
The Kogi State Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC) has declared a three-day mourning for two of its students who were killed in kidnappers’ den. LIB reported that the two victims, James Michael Anajuwe, a 100-level Information Technology student, and Musa Hussein, a 100-level Software Engineering student were among…
