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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...

May 13, 2020 No Responses

Fountain University Unveils Free Internet Data For Students’ e-Learning

January 27, 2020 No Responses

JAMB Registers 700,000 Candidates In Two weeks

Within two weeks, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has registered 700,000 candidates for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide. The Board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in...

November 21, 2019 No Responses

Shell Seeks Re-Orientation For Nigerian Undergraduates

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Wednesday said undergraduates in Nigerian universities needed re-orientation to challenge them on the use of emerging technologies to enable innovation. Mr Osagie Okunbor, SPDC Managing Direc...

November 8, 2019 No Responses

Oyedepo Cautions Against Examination Malpractices As Covenant University Matriculates 1,860 Students

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota , Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo on Friday reiterated that the institution has zero tolerance for all forms of examination malpractices. Speaking at the 18th Matriculation of the institution, Oyedepo urged the students ...

September 10, 2019 No Responses

NLNG Awards 12 Overseas Post-Graduate Scholarships

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) today in Port Harcourt awarded post-graduate scholarships to twelve (12) Nigerians to pursue Master’s degrees in high-ranking universities in the United Kingdom (UK). The scholarships were awarded at the second edition of NLNG Scho...

August 16, 2019 No Responses

Kenya First Green Bond To Raise $48.45 For Student’s Accommodation

Kenya has approved its first ever issuance of green bond, which will raise five billion shillings ($48.45 million) for students’ accommodation, the capital markets regulator, CMA, said on Thursday. The CMA said in Nairobi that the bond, to be issued...

February 18, 2019 No Responses

1.6 million Register For 2019 JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says not less than 1.8 million candidates would be registered for its 2019 UTME by the end of the registration exercise scheduled for February 21. The agency also says over 1.6 million candidates...

September 28, 2017 No Responses

Ewatto Grammar School Old Student Association (EGOSA) Celebrates 40 Years Anniversary

Ewatto Grammar School Old Student Association (EGOSA), will on Friday, September 29, 2017 kick of a three-day anniversary celebration to mark the 40 years of the establishment of the secondary school. The secondary school, which was established in 1977...