EDUCATION

World Bank pledges continuous support for Nigeria on child education

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would continue to support Nigeria toward boosting the literacy rate, especially among school-age children. Olatunde Adekola, the Senior Education Specialist, African Region of the World Bank, made this known in a sideline interview with the News

EDUCATION

120 cut-off mark will put an end to back-door admission-JAMB

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has claimed that its 120 cut-off mark will put an end to back-door admission in the country. The exam body added that it had introduced a Central Admissions and Processing System to monitor compliance with the minimum prescribed cut-off mark and other admission guidelines, as well as empower […]

EDUCATION

Fire completely destroys Plateau polytechnic female hostel

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The female hostel in the Jos campus of the Plateau State Polytechnic was on Monday completely burnt down by fire. The fire, which started around 8.30 a.m., raged on till 11.44, throwing the entire school into confusion as students and staffers scurried to safety with some bold students making frantic but fruitless efforts to quench […]

EDUCATION

FORMER NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY VICE CHANCELLOR, IBIDAPO-OBE, OTHERS FAULT JAMB 120 CUT OFF MARKS

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2017

‎Former Vice-Chancellor University of Lagos, Prof Oye Ibidapo-Obe on Friday alongside other stakeholders have faulted the Joint Admission Matriculation Board,(JAMB), pronouncement of 120 score as cut off mark for admission to universities.‎ ‎ This was made clear during in a group discussions on penpushing platform,a social media with observation that a score of 120 out of

EDUCATION

Coventry varsity offers $1m scholarship grant for Nigerian students

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

Coventry University, United Kingdom, has set aside $1m scholarship grant for prospective Nigerian students attending the institution. Besides, the university is set to invest $100 million in research while offering international students professional certification and the opportunity of learning an international language. A senior lecturer in Petroleum and Environmental

EDUCATION

JAMB cut-off point not yardstick for determining best students — Don

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

Prof. Vicky Sylvester, Director, Consultancy Services Unit of the University of Abuja, has argued that candidates’ poor performance or otherwise in UTME does not really determine the best among them. Sylvester expressed the view in reaction to the minimum cut-off point fixed by stakeholders in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by Joint Admissions and