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JAMB policy: Opposing a beautiful idea at infancy
Words by Adebayo Alao Commonly, Nigerians relive Mathew 22:14, that popular Bible verse that is known to even those who have never been within the four walls of a church. “Many…
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Dear Jambites, here’s when JAMB wants you to check back for your assigned school
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has urged the 2015 UTME candidates to check its website on Monday, August 3, for the list of universities they have been redistributed…
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Dear Jambites, this is what JAMB has to say about your cutoff mark
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will hold its 2015 Policy meeting on July 14 to determine cut-off marks for admission of candidates into tertiary institutions.…
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JAMB blacklists 3 accredited CBT centres – read why
by Chinwe Okafor The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Monday that it had blacklisted three centres accredited for the conduct of the recently concluded Computer Based Test…
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Police arrest 50 JAMB candidates in Benue
by Iyobosa Omergie The Benue Police Command on Monday arrested 50 candidates of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for violent protests and stoning of security officials. The Commissioner…
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Visually impaired candidates won’t be excluded from CBT – JAMB assures
by Chinwe Okafor The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that visually impaired candidates will not be excluded from the Computer Based Test in the forthcoming Universities…
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Opinion: Timaya is right, education is not meant for everyone
by Kehinde Ajose Now let’s come back to Timaya…if his music aptitude has been nurtured right from his childhood, let’s say his parents enrolled him in a music school instead…
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‘I gave up schooling after scoring 17 in JAMB’ – Timaya
by Zara Mustapha It seems the Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa is not done with his 'grass to grace' story anytime soon as he revealed how his academic life was like…
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BUSTED: Medical doctor arrested for writing JAMB exam for his wife
by Zara Mustapha File photo A medical doctor (name withheld) has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa for alleged impersonation and examination malpractice. According…
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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…
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PDP inaugurates campaign team for Fayose, JAMB says it’s ready for April UTME & other important news you should know today
by Oge Okonkwo We are ready for April UTME examination – JAMB The Coordinator, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Lagos office Kamaldeen Oladeji on Monday said that the body…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Where common sense is NOT common
by Olusegun Adeniyi Tomorrow will mark the beginning of the fifth month that students of our public universities have been out of their campuses following the strike by the Academic…
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NUC should be probed over alleged fraud – ASUU
by Oge Okonkwo The National Universities Commission (NUC) has been called upon to defend its activities by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) concerning alleged fraudulent practices on university accreditation…
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Opinion: Nigerian universities and irregular admission processes
by Obinna Akukwe This non-transparent process have made many parents to sell family land, properties and life savings to send their frustrated wards to schools in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia…
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Adegbenga Adeyemi: Let me tell you a story about failure (30 Days, 30 Voices)
by Adegbenga Adeyemi Let me tell you a story of failure. Why failure? It is a far better teacher than success. How? When you fail, you strive to succeed but…
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Opinion: How thirst for paper qualification underdeveloped Nigeria’s education sector
by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu In a desperate mood to acquire a very good certificate or result....some candidates in collaboration with their parents or guardians involve in various kinds of malpractices and…
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JAMB releases withheld results, begins Computer Based Test
by Isi Esene Many candidates would be happy with this piece of news as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has finally released the results earlier withheld over non-biometric…
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Scam: ‘How to upgrade your JAMB result to 250 and above’
by Hauwa Gambo The good guys at Vanguard have exposed as a scam (but, of course) a scheme that purports to help candidates of the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam…
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“The governors are against all of us…” – Jubril Aminu speaks out
Jubril Aminu’s name rings a bell within and outside Nigeria. The reason is simple: he has served for over 40 years in many strategic positions in Nigeria and abroad, making…
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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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Tragic: How 9 UTME candidates died in road accident (PHOTO)
by Isi Esene Nine people believed to be candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination which took place yesterday died in a road accident along Enugu-Port Harcourt…
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Opinion: Education in Nigeria – The Northern (dis)advantage
by Femi Owolabi In Nigeria, I think we see more scholastic achievements in the study of Islamic religion than any other. I beg to say that the problem is perhaps…
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Boko Haram: Northern students may not sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
by Rachel Ogbu The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, might not hold in some Northern states this weekend because of the tension there, reports say. The examination is to hold…
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Expensive sh-t — and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze Baba Suwe must have a lot of faith to still go back to the same judiciary which has proven time and again, that it has no bite…
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Don’t scrap JAMB examination: Non-academic Staff of Universities Union, others warn FG
by Isi Esene The report of the Steven Orosanye led committee on restructuring of the Federal Government Agencies and Parastatals which recommended the scrapping of the Joint Admission and Matriculation…
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Keep us alive: NECO workers plead with FG to revoke scrapping examination body
by Rachel Ogbu The news that the federal government plans to scarp the National Examination Council, NECO has obviously not gone down well with its workers. Following the news breaking…
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Opinion: The end of NECO and JAMB exams – It’s not all rosy
by Ogunyemi Bukola NECO has not outlived its usefulness; it never had any in the first place. Apparently the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap and merge some agencies…
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Sentimental rubbish – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze One of the main benefits of the scrapping of JAMB and that other waste, NECO, is that it would begin the process of (hopefully) cutting the massive…
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Good news? NECO and JAMB admission exams to go – FG
by Rachel Ogbu The National Examination Council, NECO and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME are to be scrapped soon. Based on the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the…
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Opinion: The unburnt midnight candle: A crisis within
by Ifeanyi Okoli Now, of all the dangerous trends which manifest in this society, the most frightening is the dearth of the zeal to pursue academic excellence, the lack of…
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YMonitor
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- 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