NIGERIANS DEMAND JUSTICE ON DEATH OF STUDENT IN MALAYSIA

NIGERIANS DEMAND JUSTICE ON DEATH OF STUDENT IN MALAYSIA

Nigerians in Malaysia are requesting that those included in the pounding the life out of a Nigerian student for affirmed assault in Malaysia be conveyed to book. 

Three weeks back, the student passed on in police headquarters in the wake of being protected from a crowd that purportedly beat him for endeavoring to assault a woman inside a lift in Damansara. 

NYSC INTRODUCES NEWLY-IMPROVED CERTIFICATES

NYSC INTRODUCES NEWLY-IMPROVED CERTIFICATES

The National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) has presented a recently enhanced national administration certificate of exception and letter of prohibition. 

"I WILL NOT PAY MY WAEC AND NECO FEES" - GOV. MASARI

"I WILL NOT PAY MY WAEC AND NECO FEES" - GOV. MASARI

Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has announced that his organization won't proceed with the installment of WAEC, NECO and NABTEB expenses for last year students of optional schools in the state. 

TAMBUWAL ORDERS PAYMENT OF N890M SCHOLARSHIP TO SOKOTO STUDENTS

TAMBUWAL ORDERS PAYMENT OF N890M SCHOLARSHIP TO SOKOTO STUDENTS

Sokoto State governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has requested the prompt installment of grants to all Sokoto indigenes considering in different schools over the globe.

This, as per an announcement issued by his representative, Mallam Imam, is in satisfaction of the present organization's guarantee to guarantee the best training accessible to Sokoto residents and to inspire the standard of instruction in the state.

UNICAL STUDENTS PROTEST OVER WATER SCARCITY AND POWER OUTAGE

UNICAL STUDENTS PROTEST OVER WATER SCARCITY AND POWER OUTAGE

Students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Monday conveyed notices challenging against disregard of their welfare by the university's powers. 

#BringBackOurGirls : 500 days of captivity

#BringBackOurGirls campaigners in Abuja raise candles during a gathering Aug. 27, to mark the 500th day that more than 200 girls of the Government Secondary School were abducted by Boko Haram in their dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria.[/caption]

Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja and Sheik Nura Khalid, chief imam of Apo Legislators Quarters Jumu'at Mosque, joined the members of the #BringBackOurGirls movement Aug. 27 to mark the 500 days that more than 200 girls of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, who were abducted by Boko Haram in their dormitory April 14, 2014.

Nigerian universities are using outdated syllabuses — NUC

Nigerian universities are using outdated syllabuses in teaching their courses, says the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC) Professor Julius Okojie.

DON'T DARE !!! - ASUU WARNS BUHARI

Rumours have started to raise dust in the nation’s higher education system that the Nigerian Government is about to downgrade four Universities of Education to their former status as Colleges of Education.

According to Daily Sun, universities workers’ unions and other stakeholders have turned to President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged plans by the Federal Government to downgrade four universities to college of status.

Gombe Spends N20bn on Education (Are you kidding me?)

Gombe - Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state, on Monday said the state government spent over N20 billion on education in the last four years.

Dankwambo made this known in Gombe while receiving the Vice Chancellor of University of Maiduguri, Prof. Abubakar Njodi, who visited him at the Government House.

He said that the amount was spent on construction of schools, renovation of existing structures, and procurement of books.

UNIPORT NUJ To Hold Confab On Reportage

The University of Port Harcourt chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has announced a three-day maiden conference for media researchers, practitioners and teachers holding between August 26 and 28, 2015.

JAMB to commence sale of 2016 UTME forms on August 31

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says arrangement has been concluded for the sale of its 2016 application documents.
This is contained in a statement by the board’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.

Student of Nigerian Colleges of Education to get one laptop Each - Buhari

Student teachers have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to digitalize the learning process in Nigerian Colleges of Education.

Japan grants 25 Nigerians scholarship

Japan’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Sadanobu Kusaoke, says his country sees a gradual growth in the number of its companies active in Nigeria.

Only 29 of 12,600 students get 1st class as MAUTECH holds tripleconvocation

In a statement during the pre-convocation Press Conference, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Kyari Mohammed, said out of the 12,600 graduating students, 8401 will get first degrees made up of 29 first class certificates, 1491 upper second class, 4251 lower second class, 2449 third class, and 181 students who finished with pass degrees.

See List of Substandard Universities In Nigeria - NUC

The National Universities Commission, NUC exposed Substandard Universities in Nigeria, denying them of full operational licenses for their inability to meet set standards three years after they were issued provisional licenses.

These 11 Substandard Universities in Nigeria are:-

23-yr-old commits suicide after writing UNILAG Post-UTME

A 23-year-old man who wrote the 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has committed suicide.

The victim, identified as Ugochukwu, was found hanging in his apartment located at 311 Road, FESTAC Town on Sunday.

When WAEC was WAEC: Back in the days

Yet again, Nigerian students fare poorly in WAEC examination.  It’s time to go back to the basics

Only 38.68 per cent of the 1.593 million students, who sat the 2015 West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE), passed with credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.  That is another sobering reminder of the deep-rooted nature of the educational challenges currently facing Nigeria.

Nigeria has 10.5 million out-of-school children, says UNICEF

Nigeria has about 10.5 million out-of-school children, says the Country Director United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF), Jean Gough.

SSCE EXAM: 61 Percent Failure in English & Maths

What in Gods name is happening to our Education Sector? Is it that this exam questions are too tough for students?By Funmi Ajumobi

Though the 2015 results from the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE), conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), are a slight improvement on the ones from last year's, they are still nothing to write home about.

The Head of Nigerian Office, WAEC, Mr Charles Eguridu, who announced the 2015 results at his Yaba Office, said: "Out of 1,593,442 candidates who sat for the examinations, only 616,370 candidates, representing 38.68%, obtained credits in five subjects and above including English Language and Mathematics."

Speaking on the slight improvement in the results from previous years, Eguridu said that in 2014, 529,425, representing 31.28 per cent, obtained five credits in English and Mathematics while, in 2013, total candidates who obtained five credits in English and Mathematics were 639,760, representing 38.30 per cent.

Getting 38% in any examination is nothing to be reckoned with in any part of the world. In fact, such a result means automatic repeat for any student at any level of examination.

The failure of most of the students in the 2015 exams must have further impoverished parents who went through thick and thin to register their wards, buying registration cards, result check cards and all sorts of cards that now characterise examinations in our education sector, but enriched the government and the communication sector players.

SOURCE: ALL AFRICA

65,000 Candidates For UNILORIN Post-UTME

As the post- UTME screening for the 2015/2016 admission exercise of the University of Ilorin commences tomorrow no fewer than 65,000 candidates are expected to take part in the week-long exercise holding in Ilorin and Lagos.

A statement by the Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs of the institution, Mr. Kunle Akogun, said that candidates who scored a minimum of 180 marks in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and made the University of Ilorin their first choice will take part in the exercise which will be by computer-based test (CBT).

In all, 73, 250 of the over 107,000 candidates that applied for admission into the University this year scored 180 marks and above at the UTME.
Registration for the pre-admission screening exercise commenced on August 4, 2015 and ended on Sunday, August 16, 2015.
Quoting the University Registrar, Mr. Emmanuel Obafemi, the University spokesman advised candidates to bring with them to their respective centres printed copies of their examination schedules, which indicate that they are slated to write the examination at a particular date and time since even within a day, there are several batches.

He added:“Also, payment receipts generated from the students’ portal section of the University website should be made available as the accreditation team will insist on identity verification through possession of pic

tures that tally with the face of each candidate.
“Candidates for the pre-admission screening exercise were also advised to be decently dressed, as candidates with indecent dressing will not be allowed into the screening premises.

“Also, phones and all other forms of mobile communication, electronic devices, bags and luggage are not allowed within the screening premises. “Only registered candidates for the screening exercise will be allowed into the screening premises.
The exercise runs from today to next Monday”.

SOURCE: LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER