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Over 500,000 admission spaces were not utilised in the 2018 admissions in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in
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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has commenced registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates’ 2020 First Series. WASSCE had introduced the First Series in 2018 to give private candidates a second option to take the August/September examination called Second Series. However, a statement by
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From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan A Higher National Diploma (HND) Mechanical Engineering student of the Mashood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Ojere in Ogun State, Olalekan Oladapo Ogunremi, was on Wednesday, found guilty of criminal impersonation and sentenced to six months in prison. The 21-year-old actually found favour before Justice Patricia Ajoku of the
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Dean of Faculty of Law, Baze University, Abuja, Dr Catherine Okafor has said sex for grades should be seen as national scandal, which requires urgent attention of all stakeholders. Okafor made this assertion at the BBC #SexForGrades, Documentary and Discussion, on Monday, at the Baze University
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A staff of Auchi Polytechnic, Mr Samuel Okolie, who was said to have been abducted by gunmen on Oct. 9 has been found dead. Okolie was found dead on his farm at Aviele community, near Auchi in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo early on Sunday. The News Agency
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From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan As the World marked the 2019 International Day of the Girl Child over the weekend, Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has called on all stakeholders especially parents, guardians and religious bodies to support his administration to promote girls empowerment and fulfillment of their human rights
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By Martin Paul, Abuja Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Professor Sulieman Bogoro, has said that the Fund was masking plans to establish centres of excellence in research and development in some universities in the country next year. Bogoro, who made the disclosure when some journalists paid him a courtesy visit in
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From Chris Gaga, Makurdi The Federal Government has formally announced the establishment of Federal University of Health Sciences at Otukpo, LGA of Benue State. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sunny Echono made this known on Thursday, during a workshop on "Education Management Information System" held in
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Kaduna state Governor, Nasiru el-Rufa’i has said his child will remain in public school in spite the reported invasion of the state by kidnappers and Boko Haram elements. El-Rufa’i stated this while reacting to the abduction of six students and two teachers at the Engrave’s College in
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The Plateau Government on Friday said it has released the promotion of 9,000 teachers across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.Prof. Matthew Suleiman, the chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria
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