EDUCATION

IAUE 57TH Inaugural Lecture Series To Be Delivered By Prof Funmilayo Adesanya

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2024

All is set for the 57th inaugural lecture series of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE) in Port Harcourt, which is to be delivered by Prof. Mercy Olufunmilayo Adesanya on Thursday, 25th July, 2024. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman Planning Committee for

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Uniilorin reacts to tragic campus accident

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2024

By KEHINDE AKINPELU, ILORIN The management of the University of Ilorin is saddened to announce the occurrence of a motor accident on campus this afternoon. The lone accident involved a commercial bus conveying ten passengers going out of the campus. As soon as it occurred, the University Management immediately commenced rescue operations, and all the […]

EDUCATION

JAMB excludes albinos, amputees,  dyslexia from Post-UTME

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday announced categories of candidates to be excluded from the post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination popularly known as Post-UTME. The Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed the set of candidates to be excluded as follows, “Candidates from outside Nigeria who applied through UTME/DE modes are exempted

EDUCATION

FG introduces new curriculum for secondary schools in September

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2024

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has announced that there will  be a new curriculum for secondary schools nationwide by September 2024. Tahir made this known on Thursday at the ongoing 2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board policy meeting in Abuja. “We are working hard to ensure that a new curriculum is introduced for […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: FG bans under-18 from admissions into tertiary institutions

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2024

Federal Government on Thursday placed a ban on children under 18 years from seeking admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced this during the 2024 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. “JAMB is hereby notified that there is now a ban on underaged students, those […]

EDUCATION

No plan to hand over public varsities to private investors – FG

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2024

The Federal Government has said there was no plan to hand over government-owned tertiary institutions, particularly the universities, to private investors. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made the clarification at the second quarterly engagement of the ministry with the heads of units and chief executive officers of parastatals and agencies under the