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  Why we cancelled registration of 817 UTME candidates –JAM By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja Fresh facts have emerged as to the reason for the cancellation  of the registration of 817  candidates in the ongoing Unified  Tertiary Matriculation Examination  (UTME) by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JAMB registrar, Prof. Is-haq  Oloyode said the […]

  NUC approves new varsity for Kano By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the upgrade of  Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, to University of Education. Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who presented a letter of recognition of the institution to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state […]

UTME 2023: JAMB extends registration till February 22 By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  has extended its 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration by one week commencing from Wednesday, February 15,  2023. By this extension, the sale of ePINs would end on Monday, February 20, 2023, while the […]

  JAMB captures over million candidates in 2023 UTME  Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja   The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that it has captured about 1.16 million candidates   seeking admission into tertiary institutions through the Unified  Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, stated this Saturday, during a  monitoring tour […]

Northeast schools lack qualified teachers. By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that only 29 per cent of schools in the northeast have teachers with the minimum qualification, representing 71 per cent of schools in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states that are operating with unqualified teachers. But the Borno […]

  UniAbuja sets up micro-finance bank, lending scheme for business graduates By Emmanuel Ologun  Abuja. The University of Abuja has established a micro-finance bank to cater for the financial needs of the university community and has also set-up a revolving entrepreneurship fund for graduates of the university, who may wish to borrow money to fund […]

  TETFund set to actualise AU-EU partnership on research, innovation By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja As part of its commitment towards actualising the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) partnership on research and innovation, the Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETFund) has constituted the National Contact Point (NCP) to serve as a channel for information […]

2023 UTME: 817 candidates to re-register over infraction – JAMB Registrar By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  says it has cancelled the registration of 817 candidates in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to some infractions identified in their registration process. JAMB registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, who […]

                     Hon. Joseph Shazin NPC intensifies preparation for 2023 census, trains FCT facilitators. By Emmanuel Ologun  Abuja. The National Population Commission (NPC) has intensified its preparation for the 2023 national census by training facilitators who will be deployed for the headcount in the Federal Capital Territory […]

TETFund commences national employability benchmarking in Nigerian varsities By Uji A. Iliyasu Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund),  in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and other local partners, has commenced the conduct of a national employability benchmarking programme in Nigerian universities in Abuja Monday. The aim is make Nigerian graduates employable in […]