OWERRI — Candidates of the 2021 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Imo have expressed satisfaction with the security at the Computer Based Test centers for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the UTME is conducted nationwide from June 19 to July 3. There was widespread speculation that gunmen would attack some of the centers in Imo, following the recent security unrest in the state. Although there was...

ABUJA — The governing board of the National Examinations Council has approved the appointment of new Acting Registrar and Chief Executive of the Council, Ebikibina John Ogborodi. The appointment followed the death of the Registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma on Monday, June 1, 2021, after a brief illness. Before his appointment, Ogborodi was the Director of Special Duties in the examination council. In a circular issued by the Director of Human Resources Management, Mustapha K. Abdul,...