1. Niger State 76,363KM² 2. Borno State 70,898KM² 3. Taraba State 54,473KM² 4. Kaduna State 46,053KM² 5. Bauchi State 45,837KM² 6. Yobe State 45,502KM² 7. Zamfara State 39,762KM² 8. Adamawa State 36,917KM² 9. Kwara State 36,825KM² 10. Kebbi State 36,800KM² 11. Benue State 34,059KM² 12. Plateau State 30,913KM² 13. Kogi State 29,833KM² 14. Oyo […]
Category: Features
Brig-General Ibrahim and his reforms in NYSC
Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim and his reforms in NYSC UJI ABDULLAHI ILIYASU examines the current reforms in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and reports that the Director-General of the scheme, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, is truly giving Nigerian graduates an orientation that changes their mindset for self-reliance and national development. Background The National Youths Service […]
JAMB registrar: The duty and the moral
Oloyede JAMB registrar: The duty and the moral By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Background The joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in January invited some of its accredited agents in the 2020 Universities Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration process to its headquarters in Abuja to discuss some salient issues. UJI Abdullahi Iliyasu reports that when the JAMB […]
When JAMB sanctioned erring CBT centres
UTME Candidates When JAMB sanctioned erring CBT centres Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu looks at the measures the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has taken to check sharp practices by licensed agents of JAMB in the ongoing registration and reports that eleven centres have been sanctioned. Eleven licences withdrawn The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has […]
JAMB’s recent policies and impacts on youths
JAMB’s recent policies and impacts on youths Oloyede Uji ABDULLAHI ILIYASU looks at the recent developments in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), especially its national identification number (NIN) requirements and consequent suspension due to limited time space, and reports that JAMB’s impact on the youth is far reaching. Background The Joint Admissions […]
TETFund’s ad hoc committees and silence on their progress
Bogoro TETFund’s ad hoc committees and silence on their progress The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), oversees the scholarly and infrastructural needs of the nation’s public higher institutions of learning. Within a short period that the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Professor Elias Suleiman Bogoro was reinstated to his duty post after the sack […]
IPPIS: ASUU, AGF, national service
Prof Ogunyemi IPPIS: ASUU, AGF, national service As the battle between Federal Government and ASUU on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) rages on, UJI ABDULLAHI ILIYASU reports that the battle is turning personal and must be checked for good of democracy. Background The federal government, through its Accountant general of the federation […]
IPPIS: FG’s corruption fight and ASUU’s fears
ASUU chairman, Ogunyemi IPPIS: FG’s corruption fight and ASUU’s fears The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is worried that the federal government is planning to force lecturers into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU’s fears are that the scheme will erode their hard-earned university autonomy, UJI ABDULLAHI ILIYASU reports. Background The IPPIS is an Information […]
The wealthy and conditional adoption for the street child
Almajiri boys The wealthy and conditional adoption for the street child Poverty and want in Nigeria is on the rise on a daily basis despite federal government’s claim to progressive ideology, I dare say. Poor parents are daily finding it difficulty to give the traditional education legacy and security to their children and wards. The […]
UTME and JAMB’s many strategies to curb examination malpractices
Prof Oloyede UTME and JAMB’s many strategies to curb examination malpractices Since the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is’haq Oloyede assumed office there have been introduction of different measures to sanitise the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) to make it valid and reliable. This has instilled greater confidence in the […]