2024 UTME: Exercise Peaceful, orderly in Nasarawa Federal Polytechnic By Uji A. Iliyasu The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) kick-started by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) across the 36 states and FCT on Friday was peaceful and orderly at Nasarawa Federal Polytechnic. The peaceful ambiance became possible because parents and guardians […]
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TETFund dismisses allegation on N7.6bn questionable contracts, says it’s misleading
TETFund dismisses allegation on N7.6bn questionable contracts, says it’s misleading By Uji A Iliyasu The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has dismissed a report by an online newspaper on the alleged award of N7.6bn questionable contracts within two months. The Fund, in a statement signed by its Acting Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, Tuesday, […]
NECO reschedules 2024 entrance exam into unity schools, gifted academy
NECO reschedules 2024 entrance exam into unity schools, gifted academy By Uji A. Iliyasu The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024, National Common Entrance Examination into federal unity schools and gifted academy in Suleja. The examination which was earlier scheduled to hold on April 20, 2024, will now hold on June 1, 2024. […]
2024 UTME: JAMB partners police to fight fake websites
2024 UTME: JAMB partners police to fight fake websites By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have joined forces to curtail the activities of fake websites’ operators, who are targeting candidates for the forthcoming 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The two bodies, however, […]
Sokoto: Tambuwal must tame his utterances
Sokoto: Tambuwal must tame his utterances By Baba Shuaibu The mentality of Nigerians, especially public officeholders, is hard to understand. Who would agree that no less personality than Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who is former Speaker of the House of Representatives and governor of Sokoto state for eight years would enliven an issue that had been […]
2024 UTME notification slip ready for printing –JAMB
2024 UTME notification slip ready for printing –JAMB By Uji A. Iliyasu The 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Notification Slip, which shows candidates the date, venue and time of the examination, is ready for printing. This was announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Thursday. All candidates, who have registered for the […]
Do Palestinians’ lives matter?
Skip to content By Femi Fani-Kayode 35,000 innocent and defenceless Palestinians, including 15000 children, have been targetted and killed in Gaza by Israel over the last 6 months yet it was only after 7 western aid workers of the World Central Kitchen were tragically and callously targetted and murdered in cold blood by the Israeli […]
Of Gov Aliyu’s unique Ramadan feeding programme
Of Gov Aliyu’s unique Ramadan feeding programme By Usman Ahmadu The story of Gov Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto state as it relates to his humanity seems a fairytale until one sees the evidence by oneself. I have not been keen in knowing what state governors in Nigeria are doing in their various states. What […]
Direct Entry: JAMB uncovers 1,665 fake A’ level certs
Direct Entry: JAMB uncovers 1,665 fake A’ level certs By Uji A Iliyasu The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has uncovered at least 1,665 fake A’level results during the 2023 Direct Entry registration. The board also said the A’level results verification regime was occasioned by the endemic corruption associated with the system […]
Gov Aliyu and his traducers
Gov Aliyu and his traducers By Ishaq Sani There is nothing a public officeholder could do to escape the unjust criticisms of his traducers in this part of the world we live in. Sokoto state governor, Dr Ahmad Aliyu, despite the high standard he is setting for state governors to emulate in terms of […]