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These are hard times for students and parents, as they are now to pay more for their education following increase in fees by the nation’s federal and state universities. Many institutions have increased their fees by 100 to 200 per cent, which may force some indigent students out of school. Already, most federal and state universities have raised their fees, to cushion the effects of funding challenges in public institutions. They justified the hike on poor government funding of tertiary education and rising inflation in the country, which shot up to 22.4 per cent, the highest in 17 years, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). So far, the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) University of Uyo (UNIUYO) University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare (FUHSA) Federal University, Lafia (FULAFIA), Federal University, Dutse (FUD) Federal University, Kashere (FUKASHERE), University of Ilo...

 EKSU new date matriculation ceremony for 2022/2023 session This is to inform all the newly admitted students of Ekiti State University, Ado - Ekiti (100 level & 200 level Direct Entry) that the university Management has fixed Tuesday, 25th July, 2023 for the conduct of their matriculation ceremony, We gathered. Arising from the above, they are hereby directed to ensure the completion of all their registration formalities on or before Tuesday, 25th July, 2023. It should be noted that those who fail to matriculate are deemed to have forfeited their admission. Furthermore, all old students in 200 - 500 levels are expected to have completed their registration formalities on Friday, 16th June, 2023 in line with the Senate's approved academic calendar. Therefore, any student who did not meet up with the deadline would be considered as having NR 1 for the second semester of the 2021/2022 academic session. Bode Olofinmuagun, Head, Directorate of Information & Corporate Affairs...

  A total of six students scored 01 in the 202: National Common Entrance Examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council, NECO released. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, made this known while giving a breakdown of scores in Abuja on Wednesday. Adejo said, “A total of (72,865) pupils registered compared to 71,738 for 2022 with Lagos State having the highest number of 18,644 and Taraba with the lowest of 102. With 38,801 female registrants against 34,064 males, we are making progress with bridging the gender parity; Sixty nine thousand, eight hundred and twenty nine (69,829) pupils sat for the examination; “3,036 pupils were absent; 76 pupils had the highest score of 203; The lowest score was 01 mark and this was scored by six pupils.” “I would like to thank everybody that have contributed to making this day possible, starting from the examination council the examination monitors, markers, pressmen who were with us. The conduct o...

  The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reassured its candidates on the security of their data following the recent update carried out on the examination body's website. It is reported that the reassurance is coming after some candidates expressed skepticism about the safety of their data on the Institution's website especially the O' level results uploaded. However, JAMB has swiftly moved to quell those fears stating that "the update carried out by the board did not reach result to any data loss on the CAPS platform.

Joseph Ayo Babalola University is licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to operate as a faith-based Private University. It is located at Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, along Ilesa-Akure Road Ikeji Arakeji provides a serene atmosphere for a scholarship. It is ideal for proper academic activities and character training, being reasonably removed from the corrupting influence of city life. *GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: UTME* ADMISSION Candidates wishing to apply for admission into the University must possess GCE, O/L, SSCE (WAEC), NECO, NABTEB or equivalent with minimum credit passes in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics at one or two sittings. Interested candidates who have already applied to JAMB for admission and wish to change their first choice University to Joseph Ayo Babalola University are required to: a)Apply for a change of institution through JAMB; b)Obtain Joseph Ayo Babalola University Application Form; c)Participate in the screening exercise. “Awa...

Following the report by the Commission of Inquiry established by the Anambra State Government confirming Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, Nigerian automobile manufacturer, Innoson Automobile Company has withdrawn the scholarship offered to her. This was made known by the Head of Corporate Communications and Affairs, Innoson Group, Cornel Osigwe, on Saturday. The PUNCH reports the eight-page report of the panel also recommended that Mmesoma immediately tender an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the school (Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi), and the state government and should undergo psychological counselling and therapy. The eight-member panel had been set up by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday to investigate the ongoing controversy between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Mmesoma, whose UTME result has come under controversy, with the mandate...

  UTME fraud: Anambra panel confirms Mmesoma forged result The panel of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government has confirmed that Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, where she actually scored 249 as against 362. The eight-page report of the panel also recommended that Mmesoma immediately tender an unreserved written apology to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, the school (Anglican Girls’ Secondary School, Uruagu Nnewi), and the state government and should undergo psychological counselling and therapy. The eight-member panel had been set up by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday to investigate the ongoing controversy between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Mmesoma, whose UTME result has come under controversy, with the mandate of making its findings public. Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, had sat for the UTME in May and came under scrutiny for parading...

 ANCOPPS laments unpaid salaries All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Public Schools has complained about the non-payment of salaries to their members. The national president, ANCOPPS, Mr Musa Ibrahim, lamented that teachers and principals were not paid salaries during the Buhari administration, adding that the stay-at-home, in the South-East, affected both teachers and learners adversely. He said, “During the Buhari administration, teachers generally, principals inclusive in some states had problems of non-payment of salaries. “A lot of our members were killed during the insurgency in the North-East, Central, and West. This had created serious concerns about our productivity. Generally, teachers had it tough especially in the South-East due to the stay-at-home period which adversely affected teaching and learning.” He added that more worrisome during the Buhari administration without a solution till now, was the increase in the number of out-of-school children. Recall that Inte...

  The Nigeria Union of Teachers has described Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s allegation that the University and Tertiary Matriculation Examination result presented by Mmesoma Ejikeme is fake as disgraceful and embarrassing. The NUT National President, Mr Titus Amba, in an interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday, said for Mmesoma and other candidates to have access to upgrade and present fake UTME results showed that JAMB had not fully secured its systems and the process of conducting its exam. “It is quite unfortunate that this came up as a national issue, it is quite embarrassing. Embarrassing in the sense that it shows that JAMB has not truly secured its own system in terms of examination. “If the result published or advertised by the girl who already received scholarships was not the real result that came out from their portal, then, we should question the security of the process of the UTME examination.” He advised JAMB “What I will advise as an educationist is for JA...

  Lagos State University, the third most picked University for Jamb 2023 has increased her Admission cut off mark from 185 to 195. All prospective students who couldn’t make it to 195 are advised to proceed to apply for a change of institution to other Instuitions who will accept them.

  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it has banned Anambra pupil, Mmesoma Ejikeme who was accused of forging her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result from taking the board’s examinations for three years. The board also insisted that the Anambra pupil forged her result adding that the board concluded high-level investigations before coming to the conclusion. The spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday. He said, “In the meantime, the management of the Board, after considering the weighty infraction committed by Ms. Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma, and in line with its established procedures, has withdrawn her 2023 UTME result and also barred her from sitting the Board’s examination for the next three years. Benjamin again reiterated the board’s earlier position that the UTME result being paraded by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma was fake saying the candidates’ account was an attempt to re-write the truth. “Consequently, the B...

 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) appoints renowned Professor of Art and Art History, Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu, as acting Vice-Chancellor. The Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has appointed renowned Professor of Art and Art History, Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu, as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Institution for six months.   He joined the services of LAUTECH on September 1, 1992 and was pronounced a Professor of Arts and Arts History in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, twenty-four years ago on October 1, 1999. His appointment as Acting Vice-Chancellor for the next six months, takes effect from June 12, 2023.  Trained at the prestigious University of Ife and the University of Ibadan, he is a polymath and specialist in Form and Material Technology, beyond being known as a specialist in Painting, Digital and Electronic Art. Kalilu has a care...

University Of Ilorin Issues Notice To 100L/200L DE Students The Authorities of University of Ilorin has directed students in 100level, students admitted via direct entry into 200level to immediately change their students email default password. This notification was contained in a terse statement on the university undergraduate portal sighted by us on Sunday evening. The message reads: ” This is to notify all newly 100L and 200L DE Students that your default email password is stdunilorin$2021 , you are thereby noted to change it immediately after login in.”

 ASUU FAULTS FG OVER DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has faulted the decision of the Federal Government on the dissolution of the Governing Councils of all federal universities in the country. The union said that the move was inimical and a major setback toward the growth and development of university education in Nigeria. The Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of the union, Dr Chris Yilgwan, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos. NAN reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) had on June 22, announced the dissolution of governing councils of all federal universities and boards of other agencies and parastatals in the country. Yilgwan, who condemned the move, insisted that such a trend, if allowed to continue, would cripple the university system. According to Yilgwan, the dissolution contravened the Act establishing federal universities...