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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 (WAEC), Mr...

July 13, 2021 No Responses

Entries For NCC’s 2021 National Essay Competition Ends July 30

Entries for the 3rd National Essay Competition of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ends Friday, 30th July, 2021. Titled:5G Technology: Opportunities & Challenges, the competition now in its third edition is designed to inspir...

June 28, 2021 No Responses

Ajala Implores Students On Careers In Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

As part of activities to mark the 2021 Vivian Fowler Memorial College Girls Prefect Week , the Chief Executive Officer ofJBS Medicare Services, Dr. Olutoyin Ajala has urged the students to aspire for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathema...

June 27, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Directs Candidates To Check Result Through Portal

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has some challenges. Dr Fabian Benjamin,...

June 17, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Releases 2021 Mock Result

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the result of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock exam conducted on June 3, 2021. JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday said: &n...

May 25, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Directs Candidates To Reprint Mock Examination Slips

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has asked candidates sitting for its mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to reprint their examination slips.The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the office of the Registr...

May 16, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Extends 2021 Examination Amidst Registration Challenges

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the extension of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and mock examinations following reports of widespread delay in registration. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Register of JAMB made th...

March 1, 2021 No Responses

Pope Prays For 317 Kidnapped Nigerian Students

Pope Francis on Sunday decried the kidnapping of 317 students from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria and prayed for the girls’ quick release. Addressing the public in St. Peter’s Square, Francis said he was adding his voice to others...

February 16, 2021 No Responses

WAEC Withholds 5,548 Results Over Exam Malpractices

Results of 5,548 candidates who participated at the 2020 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates have been withheld over various cases of malpractice. Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of National Office (...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

WAEC Withholds Results Of 215,149 Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215,149 candidates over alleged various forms of examination malpractices. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, made this known at a news conference on Monday in...

August 18, 2020 No Responses

WAEC: Lagos Assembly To Monitor COVID-19 Compliance

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Education to visit public and private schools to determine their compliance with COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Federal Government. According to the House, the visit is necessary followin...

July 21, 2020 No Responses

UTME: Institutions To Begin First, Second Choice Admissions Aug 21

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all tertiary institutions to begin the conduct of the first and second choice admissions from August 21. The board gave the directive in the 2020 admission guidelines released in Abuja by...

July 16, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Gives Aug. 3 As New Date For Resumption Of Graduating Classes

The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday announced the change in resumption of students in graduating classes at both public and private schools from July 20 to Aug. 3. The Commissioner for Education, Mr Foluso Daramola, gave this new date during...