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UTME Disrupted As Protesters Restrict Candidates From Accessing Venue
JAMB UTME in the Petroleun Training Institute, Effurun was disrupted as protesters refused candidates entry into the venue on Thursday 12th March 2015. The protesters alleged alleged marginalisaton in different areas by the Petroleum Training Institute. The protesters, who came…
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Kaduna State College Of Edu Students, Soldiers Clash Over Colleague’s Death
Some students of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya in southern Kaduna on Monday protested the killing of six worshippers including one of their colleagues by soldiers on Sunday. The students, joined by some residents of the area,…
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NUC Set To Open Portal For Ph.D Holders In Nigeria
The National Universities Commission will establish a portal for Ph.D holders in order to facilitate their engagement in the Nigerian university system, the Executive Secretary, Prof Julius Okojie, has said. Okojie said an an interactive dinner with newsmen on Thursday…
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‘Over 20% Of UTME Candidates Don’t Get Admitted’ – Shekarau
The Minister of Education revealed that over 20 percent of candidates who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) annually are unable to get admitted into universities. He said this yesterday…
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Almajiri Schools, An Achievement In The North – UBEC
The Universal Basic Education Commission has said the establishment of Tsangaya Model Schools in the northern part of the country by the Federal Government is a deliberate effort to deal with the menace of Almajiri phenomenon in the region. A…
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Arrested Protesters Might Miss 2015 UTME – JAMB
Some candidates for UTME in the state who had on Monday, protested against their inability to access the JAMB website, where they would print their examination details were arrested and they are likely to miss the forthcoming UTME for 2015…
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Federal Polytechnic Ughelli Will Not Be Established – Shekarau
Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, on Tuesday dismissed the alleged approval of the establishment of Federal Polytechnic, Ughelli, Delta State. Shekarau stated this in his presentation while defending the 2015 budget of his ministry before the Senate Committee on…
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2015 Government of Malaysia International Scholarships (Mis) at Malaysian University
Applications are on-going for the 2015 Government of Malaysia International Scholarships (Mis) at Malaysian University. The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract the best brain from around the world to pursue advanced academic studies…
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NANS To Meet FG Over High Tuition Of Private Varsities
The National Association of Nigerian Students has said it will meet with the Federal Government later in the week over the high cost of enrolment in private universities. The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, had approved the establishment on nine…
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Yobe State Govt. Spent N669m on Scholarship In 2014
The Yobe Government said it spent N669m as scholarship to 15,745 students enrolled in various institutions of learning within and outside the country in 2014. The Executive Chairman, Yobe State Scholarship Board Alhaji Ibrahim Toshia, disclosed this in an interview…
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FG Consents To 9 Private Varsities To Be Established
The Federal Executive Council has approved the establishment of nine private universities in Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Akwa-Ibom, Kwara and Delta states. The new private universities were listed as Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos State; Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State; Christopher University,…
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Jonathan Promises To Establish a Cooperative University
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that his administration would immediately begin the process of establishing the nation’s first University of Co-operatives that will be established in one of the states in the South West. Read the full details as…
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