EDUCATION

WAEC to conduct NIN registration for WASSCE candidates

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2021

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has mandated the West African Examinations Council to conduct National Identification Number registration for candidates registering for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This was disclosed in a memorandum to zonal

EDUCATION

Abiodun honours OAU Best Medical graduate with house, N5m, scholarship

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2021

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has rewarded Miss. Joy Oyinlola Adesina, who emerged the Best Graduating Student from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, with a house, a sum of N5m and a scholarship for further studies. Abiodun, who announced the rewards at the reception organized […]

EDUCATION

UI bars graduands without first class from convocation hall

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

The University of Ibadan has barred graduands without first class honours from attending the 2021 convocation ceremonies physically. The university also barred the graduands without first class and their parents from being physically present on campus for graduation. Instead, they were asked to join the convocation ceremony online. A circular released by the university

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JAMB returns N3.51bn excess from 2021 operating budget

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted the sum of N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The 2021 remittance, according to a statement by the board, is in line with the Registrar’s avowed commitment to prudent management of public resources. “This commitment to probity coupled with […]

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Panic as bandits raid Abuja Government School, abduct vice principal

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

Some gunmen who are suspected to be bandits have invaded a Junior Secondary School in Yebu community of the Kwali Area Council, Abuja, and abducted the Vice Principal, Mr Mohammed Nuhu, according to SaharaReporters. According to Daily Trust, a teacher of the school, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said kidnappers wielding sophisticated weapons attacked […]

EDUCATION

Ogun govt. assures teachers unions of adequate security support

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2021

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon The Ogun State Government has assured members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), of its readiness to provide adequate security for them as they carry out their duties, urging them to do this without fear of molestation from any quarter. Commissioner for […]