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Kaduna teachers fast over planned sack after examination failure
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Zaria Local Government Area Branch will on Tuesday begin three days of fasting and prayers over the planned sack of 20,000 primary school teachers. Background: 68 per cent of…
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How I will save at least N5billion in 2017 UTME – JAMB registrar
by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has said arrangements have been made for those writing the mock examination of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Registrar…
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JAMB cancels mock examination
by Azeez Adeniyi The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has postponed the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to hold today. JAMB registrar, Prof Is'haq Oloyede disclosed this…
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UTME: JAMB bars awaiting results
by Dolapo Adelana The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said effective from 2017, candidates awaiting results would no longer be eligible to apply for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The…
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JAMB, WAEC, NECO, NABTEB harmonise examination timetable
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reached an agreement with other examination bodies on a harmonised timetable. The West African Examination Council, National Examination Council, National Business and…
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How blind students cheat during exam – WAEC
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), says blind candidates collude among themselves to cheat during examinations. The Head of Test Administration of WAEC in Nigeria, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, revealed this…
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Prisca Akpos: I aced my exams without cheating
by Prisca Akpos Dennis, please pass me the salt, at least you're the only one in this house that can pass something. This was my father's way of punishing me for…
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FG cancels common entrance interview test into unity schools
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Monday, announced the scrapping of interview test for National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Government colleges. According to a statement by Bem Goong,…
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This is how JAMB’s new point system works
There have been considerable changes in the admission processes for tertiary institutions in the country in the past year. Early in 2016, the government outrightly banned the Post Unified Tertiary…
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Old boy! 60-year-old sits for secondary school examination (PHOTOS)
A 60-year-old man was among some secondary school students sitting for the Somali national examinations conducted by the government. Photos of him in a similar uniform as the students, tweeted by…
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Mother petitions JAMB over poor UTME result of ‘brilliant son’
A petition has been submitted to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board in Abuja by Victoria Oshibowale on behalf of her son, Isaac Oluwatobi Oshibowale, disputing the result credited to…
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Opinion: How we sacrificed the messenger for corruption to live
On February 20, 2016, at a press briefing, Nigeria’s Minister for Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, reportedly made an error in arithmetic. While giving a report on the findings of auditors…
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Policeman misses exam, wishes wife farewell, commits suicide
Corporal Agi Elias was found dead inside his car, at the Police Training School, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 10. The policeman, apparently committed suicide at about 8p.m on Monday, after missing an assessment examination at…
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Good grades: 70 per cent of WAEC candidates pass
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) yesterday released the full results of 1,543,683 candidates who sat for its May/June 2013 Secondary Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Head of National…
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Just “10 candidates scored 300 marks and above”: JAMB releases 2013 UTME results
by Akan Ido The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results today which showed a general improvement on the performance of candidates compared…
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Opinion: UTME – A festival of examination malpractice in Nigeria
by Adeosun Sheriff T. Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (U.T.M.E) has violated all the worth of examination known to man. In the year 2011, I was in one of the topmost…
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Opinion: An inside look at Harvard’s cheating scandal
by Eric Kester We are a society obsessed with success. We don't like to admit it, but success often trumps character today. Yes, Zuckerberg may be arrogant and his IPO…
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy