EDUCATION

N/Assembly will raise teachers’ retirement age to 65 – Dogara

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerian teachers that the National Assembly will increase their retirement age from 60 to 65 years to retain more experienced teachers in public schools. Dogara disclosed this when he received a delegation from the

EDUCATION

JAMB releases 1, 606, 901 UTME results

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has released 1,606,901 results out of the 1,718, 425 that registered in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, told a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday that the results were released within 24 hours of the examination, adding that the remaining 80,889 […]

EDUCATION

Schools to teach Maths, Science subjects in indigenous languages, says Minister

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2017

The Federal Government says primary and secondary schools in the country will soon start teaching Mathematics and Science subjects in indigenous languages. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu said this at the inauguration of inter-ministerial committee in teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects in Local languages in Abuja on Wednesday. The

EDUCATION

UTME result: No cut-off marks announced yet, says JAMB

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it has yet to release cut-off marks for placements into tertiary institutions for 2017 academic year, contrary to speculation by some Nigerians. The Head, Media and Information, JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, made the clarification in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on […]

EDUCATION

Kaduna Electric donates furniture to school

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

The Management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company last Friday donated 200 units of two-seater classroom furniture to Sardauna Memorial College, Kaduna. Presenting the furniture to the Principal in the presence of a crowd comprising the old boys association, officials of the State Ministry of Education, teachers and students of the college, the Managing

EDUCATION

Sokoto to sponsor 200 girls, others to study Medicine abroad – Tambuwal

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says his administration has concluded plans to send 200 students to India and other countries to study medicine. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tambuwal made the disclosure in Sokoto on Monday night at a media parley to commemorate the 2017 Democracy Day. The governor said majority of […]