EDUCATION

Why we may not reduce UTME fee – JAMB

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2017

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, says the board may not review downward the fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in 2018. Oloyede told newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin that the board had initially thought of reducing the fee for

EDUCATION

Panic in S/East as parents withdraw children from schools

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

Panic-stricken parents and guardians thronged primary and secondary schools in the South-East states on Wednesday to pick-up their wards following the rumour that the Nigerian Army was injecting viruses into school children. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abia, Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi gathered that the development was triggered by a false […]

EDUCATION

FG dismisses rumour on cancellation of Post UTME

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

The Federal Government on Wednesday urged candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions to ignore any rumour on cancellation of post UTME usually conducted by universities. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made the clarification in a statement issued late night by the ministry’s Director of Press, Mrs. Chinenye Ihuoma, in Abuja. Adamu described the statement

EDUCATION

412 teachers to exams in Lagos State- TRC

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2017

Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria says 412 primary and secondary school teachers in Lagos State will write its maiden edition of the Professional Qualifying Examination on Oct. 14. The Director of TRCN in Lagos State, Mr Gbolahan Enilolobo, on Wednesday, said that the examination would qualify the successful teachers as professionals. “Teachers are long overdue […]

EDUCATION

21,780 Kaduna teachers fail primary four exam

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2017

About 21,780 out of 33,000 teachers failed the primary four test administered to test their competence by the Kaduna State government. The state is therefore shopping for 25,000 new teachers as one of the plans to restore dignity and quality to education. Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State unveiled the planned recruitment when he received […]

EDUCATION

NOUN gets nod for N150m PPP project

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2017

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has approved the National Open University’s (NOUN) proposal to build and operate a N150 million multi-functional center using the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The acting Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah made this known on Sunday in Abuja as he officially handed over an Outline Business