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  2024 UTME: JAMB releases additional 36540 results,  over  1.87m results now released By Uji A Iliyasu Sbuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), said it has released additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results earlier withheld for further investigation. This was in addition to the 531 results released the previous week,  bringing […]

Migration to computer-based test not  tenable now –NECO Registrar  By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja The Registrar, National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi said the complex nature of NECO examination may not allow for immediate migration from paper to Computer-Based Test (CBT). Wushishi  stated this during an interactive session with newsmen  on key achievements […]

  TETFund injects N1bn into hostel accommodation in tertiary institutions By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said it has allocated N1 billion for the construction of hostel  accommodation across 12 institutions as part of its 2024 intervention year. At a workshop in Abuja, TETFund’s Executive Secretary Sonny Echono, announced that […]

Nigerian president commissions Chinese Lithium processing factory in Nasarawa, Nigeria Editor President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday commissioned a Lithium processing factory built in Nasarawa State by a Chinese firm, Avatar New Energy Materials Company Limited. The commissioning, which took place at Kama Otto in Nasarawa Local Government Area, was in collaboration with the Nasarawa […]

TETFund’s intervention supports: Nigeria  ranks one of six  most improved countries in higher education –Echono By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja  The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Sony Echono said the intervention supports to tertiary institutions and other steps taken by the government have enabled Nigeria to be ranked as one of the […]

  Taraba goes  agog as commissioner bags PhD,  son Master’s.  By Dominic Akpensuen                  Jalingo The. Commissioner  for  Social Justice  and Reintegration, Hon. Dr. Filister Irarimam Musa has organised a thanksgiving service to appreciate God  as she bags  doctoral degree while her son  Calvin Musa, obtained  Master’s degree […]

 Breaking News  2024 UTME: JAMB releases 531 more results, warns those parading fake results By Uni A. Iliyasu Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board  (JAMB) has released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results of 531 candidates. This was disclosed to journalists Tuesday by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin . “As promised, the […]

  Stakeholders urge National Assembly to review laws governing NECO, say extant laws overtaken by technology By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja Stakeholders in education sector have urged the National Assembly to make laws  that will meet the present challenges of conducting examinations in the country. They said advancement in technology has overtaken the extant laws […]

UBEC begins training of rural teachers to address learning gap in basic schools  By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja In a bid to holistically address the growing learning crisis in Nigeria, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has commenced the training of 1,480 teachers from rural and hard-to-reach schools across the country. The training, which focuses […]

NECO to recruit exam supervisors online  –Mgt By Uji A Iliyasu Abuja  The National Examinations Council (NECO)  said all necessary measures are put in place to recruit online its examination Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal and external. A statement signed by […]