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ASUU Extends Six Months’ Old Strike

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike
ASUU embarked on strike on February 14, 2022, over the government’s failure to meet its demands including improved university funding. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its industrial action which is in its sixth month. The union extended the ongoing strike on Monday morning after its National Executive Council meeting at its headquarters at the University of Abuja. ASUU president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, earlier confirmed that the union’s NEC would meet on Monday to decide on whether to call off the strike based on the Nigerian government’s offer or declare an indefinite strike. Ahead of Monday’s NECRead More

JAMB Releases 2021 UTME Results, To Review CCTV Footages

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted betweenRead More

Over 90% Of SS2 Students In Kano Fail Qualifying Exams

Students taking exams
Over 90 per cent of Kano students, who sat for the qualifying examinations in the state, failed. The exams gave students the chance or otherwise to be sponsored by theRead More

JAMB Gives New Directive To Candidates In 24 Delisted Centres

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates who were initially assigned to the 24 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres delisted by the Board to reprint their examination slipsRead More

JAMB Suspends 25 Centres In Abuja, Lagos, 10 Others Over Poor Performances

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's Computer-Based Exam Centre
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has delisted 25 Computer-Based Exam Centres across the country for poor performance at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held nationwide on Saturday,Read More

UNICEF: Kidnapping of Schoolchildren Threat to Education in Nigeria

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that the mass abduction of school children, particularly girls in Nigeria, is posing a serious threat to the future of children andRead More

Buhari: FG Cannot Afford Funds To Revive Education

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Nigerian government cannot afford the amount of funding needed to revive the country’s educational system. Buhari also said the competition for funds had becomeRead More

No Extension Of Registration Date, Says NECO

National Examinations Council (NECO)
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that it will not extend the registration period for the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school-based candidates. It said the registration,Read More

Omotoso: Sanwo-Olu’s Investment In Education Paying Off

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso
Says govt has completed over 1097 school projects The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s investment in the education sector hasRead More

2021 UTME: JAMB Debunks Rumours Of Recruitment Of Invigilators

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has refuted rumours making the rounds that the Board is recruiting invigilators for its forthcoming 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In aRead More

NECO Releases Results For External Candidates, Announces Date For 2021 Exams

National Examinations Council (NECO)
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of external candidates of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The release of the results was announced yesterday by theRead More