EDUCATION

Oyo tertiary institutions workers issue 21-day ultimatum to Ajimobi over non-payment of salaries

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2018

Workers in the six tertiary institutions owned by Oyo state government have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government over the non-payment of their full salaries and poor funding of the institution. The workers noted that the ultimatum became necessary due to the “failure of the state

EDUCATION

JAMB announces closure of Direct Entry application, releases results of rescheduled UTME

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2018

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday announced that the Direct Entry (DE) application, which began in December 2017, would close on June 4. The Board’s Head of Media, Fabian Benjamin, made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to Mr Benjamin, over 140,000 candidates […]

EDUCATION

UNIOSUN shutdown as DSS operatives, workers clash

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2018

The management of Osun State University, Osogbo on Monday shut down the ivory tower citing “notorious activities of some non-teaching members.” This was contained in a press statement signed by the Registrar of the University, Mr Gafar Adebayo Shittu. “The Governing Council of Osun State University has approved the closure of the University with immediate […]

EDUCATION

JAMB does not need Federal Govt funding –Oloyede

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2018

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that it could take care of its staff salaries and other financial costs associated with its operations without financial contributions from the Federal Government. It added that it has not been receiving capital votes from the government since the inception of the Ishaq Oloyede leadership because it generates […]

EDUCATION

JAMB denies hacker infiltration, says database is intact

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2018

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has denied the speculation that its database had suffered leakages due to the activities of suspected hackers infiltrating its system. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Monday during an interactive session with journalists in Benin, the Edo State capital. Oloyede stated that though […]

EDUCATION

CHILDREN’S DAY: PAY ATTENTION TO ALMAJIRI, CULTISM, DRUG ABUSE & AREA BOYS SYNDROME

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2018

Children around the world are being celebrated today, Sunday 27th May, 2018. However, more than ten million al-majiri children face exposure to illiteracy, disease, hunger, starvation, homelessness and child abuse. Although the al-majiri system exists mainly in Northern Nigeria, the health and future of a larger number of underaged Nigerians are being slowly destroyed by