Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom in Lagos State has said that arrangements had been concluded to establish a research centre for the study of Lagos history at the Lagos State University (LASU). Elegushi, who disclosed this on Thursday at a news conference in commemoration of his 13th Coronation Anniversary, said that the project would be ready in 2025. The …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that about 947,000 candidates sat for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within the last two days. The figure was disclosed by JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, after monitoring the ongoing UTME alongside the Registrar of the board, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, on Thursday in Abuja. Stressing that everybody who registered would …

Eight students will be graduating with First Class out of 2,754 who will be awarded degrees at the convocation ceremony of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, holding on Friday. From the total number, 332 will bag Second Class Upper degree, while 766 others will earn their degrees in the Second Class Lower category, and 249 will …

The National Examinations Council (NCCE) on Wednesday announced that it rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations to give states with low number of registrants, the opportunity to register more candidates. In a statement issued in Niger State, the examination body noted that the NCCE for admission into Federal Unity Colleges would now hold on Saturday 3rd June 2023, instead …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for candidates in 100 centres due to technical challenges experienced on Tuesday. The board made the announcement in a statement in Abuja by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin on Tuesday night. About 1.6 million candidates across over 700 are expected to take …

The Lagos State Examinations Board on Monday advised stakeholders to disregard information about the payment of N5,000 for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) practicals. The board advised members of the public not to transact any business with any individual acting on its behalf. In a statement by its Director, Mr Orunsolu Adebayo, the board said the false information …

The Old Students Association of Federal Government College, Malali, Kaduna has appealed with President Muhammadu Buhari to call officials of Kaduna State government to order and stop further encroachment on the land of their alma mater. The association also accused officials of the state government of pulling down the perimeter fence of the college to gain entry and begin appropriating …

There are indications that unions in the university system may rise against the Federal Government over the alleged exclusion of their members in the 40 per cent pay rise for peculiar allowance and arrears. Recently, he Federal Government approved a 40 per cent increase for civil servants in federal Ministries, Agencies, and Departments (MDAs) under the Consolidated Public Salary Structure. …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced an extension of the registration deadline for candidates seeking Direct Entry (DE) admission into universities. A statement on Sunday by the Head of Public Affairs/Protocol, Mr Fabian Benjamin stated that the Board is postponing the continuation of DE registrations which was earlier scheduled to close on 20th April, but was extended …

The Delta State Government has announced that all schools in the state will resume for the third term 2022/23 academic session next Tuesday, 25th April. In a statement on Friday in Asaba, the state capital, the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs Rose Ezewu said that teaching and learning activities would commence on Tuesday, and the resumption test would be conducted …