Gombe appoints UNIMAID VC as SSG
The Government of Gombe State has appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
This is according to a statement sent to...
Lagos postpones BECE, entrance exam dates
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has announced a shift in the dates for the Screening Test into the State Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools, the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Placement...
How NUC accredits affiliate degree awarding institutions in Nigeria
Every degree awarded in Nigeria must be accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to be legally recognised. While the role of awarding degrees is mainly with universities, NUC also accredits some...
NECO set to deploy biometric machines to check impersonation
The National Examination Council (NECO) will be deploying biometric machines to check incidents of impersonation in its examinations.
This is as the examination body announced scrapping the use of scratch cards, for the conduct of...
30,000 prospective teachers to take TRCN qualifying exam on June 7-8
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has said that around 30,000 prospective teachers would write the first diet of the 2019 Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) in 50 centres nationwide.
TRCN Registrar, Professor Josiah Ajiboye,...
Alumni congratulate Esimone on appointment as UNIZIK VC
The National President of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Alumni Association, Professor Francis Ezeonu has congratulated the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Professor Charles Esimone for emerging the new...
Court remands JAMB staff over missing N35m fraud
An FCT High Court Maitama on Friday remanded Philomina Chieshe and five other Joint Admission and Matriculation Board officials, over their involvement in the missing N35 million from sales of JAMB e-card...
2019 UTME: JAMB releases 4,536 withheld results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the withheld Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of 4, 536 candidates.
This is coming almost three weeks after the examination body announced the release of...
NUC guidelines for part-time, sandwich programmes in universities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has a set of guidelines which all Nigerian universities must comply with if they were to run part-time and sandwich programmes.
NUC is...
Two citizens donate N100,000 to student winner ANA refused prize money
Two citizens have volunteered the sum of N100,000, which is the prize money the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) owed a student, Ernest Ogunyemi since 2018.
A social commentator,...
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BECE resit to hold as scheduled
The Director, Lagos State Examinations Board, Mr Supo Gbadegesin has disclosed that the date earlier fixed for Basic...
