The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration of applicants for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by one week from 15 February. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Wednesday in Abuja that the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, 20 February, while the UTME registration ends on 22 …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, as the fourth Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano. The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, performed the installation on Saturday at the 36th and 37th combined convocation of the university, where 16,581 students bagged various degrees. “There is …

A student of Chrisland International High School, Opebi, Lagos, Whitney Adeniran is said to have died during the school’s inter-house sports in Lagos. Whitney’s parents – Dr Michael Adeyemi Adeniran and Mrs Blessing Adeniran – said their 12-year-old daughter died during the school’s inter-house sports activities at Agege Stadium on Saturday. In the video on her Instagram page on Sunday, …

The University of Port Harcourt has denied withholding the results of over 2,000 graduating students of the institution. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Owunari Georgewill told newsmen on Friday that all pending issues preventing students from graduating and proceeding for the compulsory National Youth Service Corps had been given executive attention. He stated: “In the media, in the past three days, some students …

The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has given assurance of safety to corps members during the forthcoming general elections. During his official visit to the Oyo State NYSC Orientation Camp in Iseyin on Friday, Ahmed informed the corps members that he had on assumption of duty visited all service chiefs in the …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Thursday said that it would ensure that students across the educational districts of the state got access to free education via technology. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo said that at the handover of the tablets, projectors, and internet routers at Agidingbi Senior Grammar School, Ikeja, that they were donated by United …

The Federal Government has directed the closure of universities across the country for three weeks for the conduct of the coming elections. In a letter addressed to Vice Chancellors and Directors of Inter-university centres, the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration) of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki said the directive followed an order by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. …

The Old Students Association Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos State (FEGOCLOSA) on Sunday alleged that parents of some students penalised for indulging in illicit sexual acts are threatening the school’s management for taking punitive actions against the students. A statement by FEGOCLOSA Global President, Toun Aderele also alleged that some reports being circulated by a national newspaper regarding the incident …

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede has said that the board is not considering an extension of registration for the 2023 registration of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) over the Naira crisis. Last week, JAMB said that it would not extend the 14 February deadline for the 2023 UTME registration, but had to reiterate …

The Federal Government said it has commenced the release of funds for the second school term for the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. Though the amount disbursed was not revealed, the Federal Government, however, explained that funds for the first cycle of feeding in 2023 are being released to State government-appointed vendors across participating schools. The fund is expected to be used …