EDUCATION

Korea, Nigeria partner to improve UBE delivery services

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2019

The Korean government has pledged increased collaboration and partnership with the Nigerian government towards improved UBE service delivery. This was the high point of the parley between Nigerian and Korean officials when the UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi paid a courtesy call on

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Saraki urges FG to end ASUU strike

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2019

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to work towards ending the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu expressed concern that the strike had entered its 62nd day and […]

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NUC gives licence to 4 private universities

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2019

The National Universities Commission (NUC), has given provisional approval to four new private universities to commence academic programmes. Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, NUC at the presentation of the licences to the universities in Abuja on Tuesday, said the four universities had been under scrutiny since 2006. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that

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Daria Media names winners of 2019 scholarship for women in journalism

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2019

Daria Media has announced the 2019 recipients of the Mamman Marshal Scholarship For Women In Journalism. Six students drawn from Bayero University, Lagos State Univeristy and University of Uyo will benefit from this scholarship which covers tuition and accommodation. The recipients will also receive a modest stipend for the duration on their first degree. According […]

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JAMB registers 1.2 million UTME candidates in 26 days

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2019

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has registered 1,205,187 candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which is scheduled to take place between Saturday, March 16 and Saturday, March 23, with Lagos and Kaduna states recording the highest registrations of 161,654 and 76,049 candidates, respectively. The board also said that the phone

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Edo Polytechnic pioneer Mass Comm set visits EBS, as Dean lauds Obaseki, Prof. Falodun on devt’al strides

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2019

Pioneer students of the Department of Mass Communication, Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, have been encouraged to focus on development communication to contribute meaningfully to society. The charge was made by the General Manager of Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS), Mr. Ransly Abu-Osagie, when the students visited the corporate headquarters of the station, in Benin City, Edo