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January 16, 2024 No Responses

JAMB Okays 747 CBT Centres For 2024 UTME Registration, Examination

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has certified 747 Computer Based Test (CBT) Centres for the 2024 UTME exercise scheduled to begin on Monday. The board made this known in a Bulletin issued by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor(PAC),...

February 12, 2023 No Responses

UTME: JAMB Registers 1.16m Candidate

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that over 1.16 million tertiary institutions admission seekers have so far registered to sit for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is...

June 30, 2022 No Responses

WAEC Approves 85 Venues For Coordination And Scripts Marking

Coordination and marking of the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates will be carried out at 85 venues across Nigeria. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) made the disclosure in a statement s...

May 7, 2022 No Responses

69,828 Candidates Sit For 2022 Entrance Exams Into Unity Schools

No fewer than 69,828 pupils on Saturday sat for the 2022 National Common Entrance Examination (NECO) for admission into the 110 federal government colleges across the country. Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, disclosed this when he led some...

May 6, 2022 No Responses

Downpour: Candidates Miss 2022 UTME Session, Appeal To JAMB

Many candidates for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Lagos, on Friday, battled an early morning downpour to get to their centres as the 2022 examination got underway. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)-organised ex...

March 14, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Celebrates WAEC At 70

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. WAEC holds its 70th annual council meeting in Abuja from March 14 to March 18. The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi A...

February 2, 2022 No Responses

How To Address Corruption At Seaports Through Coordinated Cargo Examination

By Fadipe — National Coordinator, Port Standing Task Team (PSTT), Mr Moses Fadipe, on Tuesday said that a Coordinated cargo examination would address corrupt practices at the ports. Fadipe made this known while addressing agents at the TinCan Islan...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

WAEC Releases 2021 WASSCE Results, Hikes Fees To N18,000

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has increased registration fees for school candidates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from N13,950 to N18,000, beginning from 2022. WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patric...

November 3, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Remits N3.51billion 2021 Operating Surplus

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. In a statement isued by its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, ...

October 29, 2021 No Responses

NECO Releases 2021 Examination Results

The National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday announced the release of the results of the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) conducted nationwide in July. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dantali Wushishi, ...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

CAC To Hold Promotion Exam, Explains N3b Operating Surplus

The Registrar General of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Alhaji Garba Abubakar has pledged to give priority to the training and retraining of staff. Declaring open the commission’s 2021 Management Retreat with the th...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Holds Mop Up Exams For 18,000 Candidates August 6

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled a mop up UTME for 18,000 candidates for August 6, 2021 in some selected locations in Nigeria. JAMB’s Head, Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Thursday explained.....

July 28, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Releases 14,620 UTME Results Under Investigations, Withholds 93

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cleared and released the UTME results of 14,620 candidates that were hitherto under investigation while withholding the results of 93 other candidates. In a statement on Tuesday, the board Head, Media...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

WAEC Registers 1.6m Candidates, Exam Begins August 16

No fewer than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on August 16, 2021. The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African Examination Council (WA...