Category: Education
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NYSC Announces Collaboration for Soft Loans to Empower Corps Members
Yusha’u Ahmed, the director-general of NYSC, has announced collaborative efforts with various stakeholders to provide soft loans for corps members, empowering them towards self-reliance. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday at the formal closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream ‘2’ orientation course in Kaduna, Mr. Ahmed highlighted the importance of the Skills Acquisition…
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JAMB releases 2024 UTME withheld results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released an additional 531 results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The spokesman of the board, Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement issued and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. According to JAMB, the additional results have brought the total number of…
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Kwara 15-year-old student scores 362 in 2024 UTME
Olukoyede Victor Olushola, a student at Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State, has achieved a remarkable score of 362 marks in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This places him among the top contenders for the highest scorers in the exam. Despite the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s decision not to announce the…
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JAMB gives Breakdown of 2024 UTME Result
Seventy-seven per cent of the 1,842,464 candidates whose 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results were released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday scored less than 200. Giving a breakdown of the results of the 1,842,464 candidates released, the Board’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede noted that, “8,401 candidates scored 300 and above;…
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WASSCE Announces Date To Commence Exams
The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has announced the commencement date for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The examination is scheduled to start on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and will conclude on June 24, 2024. Dr Amos Dangut, the Head of the Nigeria Office at WAEC, made this declaration…
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UTME 2024: JAMB set to release Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it has concluded plans to release the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is scheduled to hold a press briefing in Abuja on Monday regarding the release of the results and related matters, as indicated in a notice circulated to journalists…
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Tinubu Establishes National Education Data System among others
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU ESTABLISHES NATIONAL EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM AND APPROVES SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION, TEACHERS’ TRAINING AND SUPPORT NATION President Bola Tinubu has approved system-wide policies to comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve learning and skill development, increase enrolment, and ensure the academic security of the nation’s children.…
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2024 UTME: JAMB Vows to Arrest Parents Found At CBT Centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has threatened the arrest of any parent found near any Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre during the 2024 UTME exercise. The directive was issued at the final briefing of the CBT centre owners, which was held virtually on Wednesday, 17th April, 2024. JAMB spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, said this…
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See reasons why Police, JAMB warn 2024 UTME candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, along with the police, issued a cautionary alert to candidates gearing up for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination regarding fraudulent websites. This advisory was delivered during a joint press conference held in Abuja over the weekend. According to ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, numerous…
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Covenant University Retains Top Spot in Nigeria’s Best Varsity List
Covenant University has been ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times Higher Education‘s 2024 rating. Analysis of the latest ranking on Thursday showed that the university based in Ota, Ogun State, is among the top…