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January 17, 2023

Wike reveals candidates Rivers will not vote for; Chatham House: Peter Obi did not share questions like APC Candidate – Ken Okonkwo| 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Wike reveals candidates Rivers will not vote for According to Wike, Rivers residents won’t support candidates that despise the state. He said the 2023 election was a fight to the finish at the State’s PDP’s local... Read More

September 2, 2017

No post-UTME for candidates with marks below 180 – FUNAAB

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta has said prospective students who scored less than 180 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination are ineligible for its post-UTME test. This was made known in the recently released cut-off marks for students who made the institution their first choice for the 2017/2018 academic session. Emi Alawode, who heads... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top 5 stories you should monitor today. HOW ALUKO, OMOKORE DONATED N800M VEHICLES TO PDP – FG Businessmen, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore, have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stay further proceedings. They said this in a suit filed against them by the Federal Government to recover an alleged... Read More

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$3bn stolen by hackers, N90m bank fraud | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

$3 billion – The FBI estimates that phishing attacks by hackers have cost more than 22,143 Nigerian companies this amount. N350 billion – The Federal Government of Nigeria set to release this amount of funds for capital projects to government MDAs for implementation of the 2017 budget. 188,588 – The number of Kogi West constituents who... Read More

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JAMB

JAMB holds supplementary UTME for 85,000 candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, July 1 for supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 85,000 candidates. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, announced the date in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the examination was for those who registered late and those with related... Read More

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JAMB releases UTME results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has released the results of the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted last Saturday. Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while speaking during the monitoring of the ongoing UTME exams, along with the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, in Abuja. Oloyede and... Read More

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LAUTECH students shut out UTME candidates

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology students on Monday locked out candidates who were posted to the school to write the 2017 UTME from entering the premises. The students also prevented teaching and non teaching staff of the institution from entering the school. The students said the action was taken to alert the world to the... Read More

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UTME has not been postponed, JAMB tells candidates

by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) scheduled for today has not been postponed. Spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Friday night, urged the public to disregard such “misleading messages” suggesting otherwise. He said, “The JAMB UTME scheduled for between... Read More

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JAMB registers 1.7 million candidates for UTME – highest in history

by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said 1.7 million candidates registered for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination body said the figure is the highest in its 39-year existence. In a statement on Sunday, Fabian Benjamin, head, media and publicity, said: “We registered a number that has... Read More

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Crosscheck your data before Saturday midnight | JAMB urges candidates

by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged prospective candidates for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to crosscheck their registration forms before Saturday midnight. The board’s Head of Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the call in an interview with the News Agency if Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. The 2017... Read More

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JAMB registers over 1.5 million candidates for UTME

by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board said it had so far registered 1.5 million candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination across the country. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday at side line of activities marking the pre-JAMB mock examinations. Oloyede said:... Read More

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Candidates awaiting results can apply for UTME – JAMB

by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board on Thursday said candidates awaiting results are eligible to register and sit for the forthcoming Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This is contrary to reports that candidates still awaiting their ordinary level results cannot sit for the examination. Spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, said candidates who... Read More

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Candidates with awaiting results can apply for UTME – JAMB

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed reports that it has scrapped awaiting results for prospective candidates. There had been reports that the examination body has barred candidates awaiting their ordinary level results from sitting for the UTME exams. But on its Twitter page on Wednesday, JAMB said candidates with awaiting results can... Read More

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September 21, 2016

WAEC introduces electronic marking, retains teachers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday said it has introduced electronic marking for scoring its theory questions. This was revealed by the Head of Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Olutise Adenipekun while briefing journalists in Lagos. Adenipekun said the electronic marker will be used to mark the ongoing November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination.... Read More

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September 7, 2016

Edo election: Candidates sign peace pact (PHOTO)

Candidates in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State on Wednesday signed a peace pact, swearing to uphold peace during the conduct of the polls. The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris had said he would call for a meeting of all candidates, INEC officials, security agencies and other stakeholders. See Photos below;

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Got a tattoo? The Nigerian Police is not for you

The Enugu state Police Command has disclosed that the force will not employ people with tattoos in the ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise. This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Ebere Amaraizu, during a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The police spokesman noted that it was part... Read More

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JAMB agrees to reschedule missed exams

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has bowed to pressure and on Friday, March 18 announced its intention to conduct another examination for candidates who missed theirs due to the relocation of centres. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the Registrar of the board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde revealed that about 59,000 candidates were... Read More

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Retrogressive progress: The story of JAMB 2016

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) began toying with the idea of Computer based Testing (CBT) as far back as 2013. The CBT is of course an advanced testing system introduced essentially to combat examination malpractice which is reminiscent of the Paper-Pencil Test (PPT). In 2014, after test running the system with 617 candidates,... Read More

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JAMB candidates vent their frustration at Lagos Assembly (PHOTOS)

Candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, on Tuesday, took to the streets of Lagos to protest the alleged unfair treatment allegedly meted to them by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board(JAMB). Scores of candidates stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to vent their anger and frustration at the state lawmakers while chanting solidarity songs... Read More

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Boko Haram kills 5 soldiers, JAMB says over 1.5 million candidates to write UTME & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Boko Haram terrorists kill five Nigerian soldiers Authorities in the Nigerian military said on Tuesday that five of their men battling the terrorist sect, Boko Haram in the north-east were killed by the sect in an ambush during an assault on the terrorists’ enclaves in Sambisa forests and surrounding locations. “Operational activities around... Read More

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November 1, 2013

Opinion: Ngige and Nehemiah

by Afam Moneke Ngige’s 33-month reign was dogged with struggles to free Anambra from the influence of the mob but that did not dampen his spirit to give the people the benefits of their mandate. Among all the candidates jostling to win the November 16, 2013 gubernatorial election, Ngige is the only one that combines... Read More

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