EDUCATION

May/June 2020 WASSCE not cancelled — WAEC

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2020

The West African Examinations Council says the May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, 2020 has not been cancelled. In a statement by the Head of WAEC, Nigeria, Patrick Areghan, on Sunday, the body explained that a notice alleging the cancellation of the 2020 WASSCE

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COVID-19: ASUU Donates Intervention Materials To Ogun Government

Daily Dispatch April 22, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA In spite of not being paid salaries for months, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday donated intervention materials to Ogun State government as part of the Union bid to support in the fight against deadly Coronavirus pandemic. The Union led by its National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi were received […]

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WAEC, NECO exams postponed indefinitely

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2020

The Federal Government has announced the indefinite postponement of this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council because of the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Both

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[Breaking] IPPIS: Buhari orders payment of withheld lecturers’ salaries

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2020

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the payment of the February and March 2020 withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities, who had not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. A statement on Tuesday by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said “the payment was immediate and […]

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JAMB releases 2019 provisional admission list of successful candidates

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2020

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has published the 2019 provisional matriculation list of admitted candidates on the official website of the board. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. The board also advised candidates who were yet to accept […]

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COVID-19: Sen. Adeola commends Ilaro Poly for producing ventilator

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2020

As the global efforts continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Solomon Adeola, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance has commended the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic. Ilaro, Ogun State, Arc. Olusegun Aluko and engineers of the institution for their initiative and ingenuity in quickly designing and producing a ventilator used in the […]