The National Examination Council has scrapped the use of scratch cards for the conduct of its Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. Instead, the board said it had procured 8,000 biometric machines for registration of candidates during the conduct of its examinations. NECO’s Board Chairman, Dr Abubakar Saddiq, stated this during the commissioning of the equipment and…
The woman who claimed that the missing N35m proceeds from the sale of JAMB forms kept in her custody was swallowed by a snake would be arraigned today (Friday) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The woman who is an official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Philomina Chieshe in Makurdi, Benue State…
The Rector, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Professor Gbemiga Adewale has revealed that he would be leaving the College better than he met it. The Rector made this known during the 11th Matriculation ceremony for fresh students of the institution, at the 800 Seater lecture theatre of the College on Tuesday, May…
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka has said that the institution with a student population of 32,228, full-time equivalents and the current number of staff at about 2,736, is against the National University Commission (NUC) standard which means the university is having workers’ shortfall of 1,834. Professor Olayinka made this known on…
Oyo state government, led by Governor Abiola Ajimobi has restored 100% monthly subventions to all the state-owned tertiary institutions. This was made known by the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adeniyi Olowofela on Sunday while featuring on a live radio programme in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The Commissioner informed that the…
The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to 30,000. Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a press conference where she added that the total sum of N649.434 billion was verified by the ministry as the outstanding balance to…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday launched the Homegrown Feeding Programme in Ekiti State. After launching the programme, the Vice President alongside the state Governor Kayode Fayemi ate lunch with pupils of St. Michael’s African Primary School, Ado-Ekiti. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Ekiti…
The inaugural lecturer at the 28th Inaugural Lecture at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Professor Gbemiga Adewale has called on the Federal Government to revisit the agricultural development blueprint submitted by the former Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Professor Adewale made this appeal while delivering the 28th Inaugural Lecture at the Ladoke Akintola…
No fewer than 1,500 youths from the Niger Delta region are to be trained in various skill acquisition programmes of the Federal Government in 2019. This is said to be part of government’s efforts at increasing the human capital development in the country as well as check agitations and unrest, particularly in the Niger Delta…
Academic activities was on Wednesday paralysed as some of the ex students of the institution who were yet to collect their certificate and mobilised for their National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) in the last two years of their graduation as a result of non accreditation of their courses shut down the main gate leading to…
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