The National Universities Commission (NUC) has secured a €38 million credit facility from the French Government to boost internet penetration in academics. The grant is set to be used in 10 selected federal universities across the six geopolitical zones of the country to drive digital transformation. The initiative, known as the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project, was formally launched in Abuja on Tuesday. Funded through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the project aims to upgrade digital infrastructure...

Due to intensified security measures targeting impersonators and exam cheats, more than 80 percent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for Saturday’s nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) refused to show up. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who monitored the exercise at the Technology CBT Centre in NAF Valley Estate, Abuja, said the turnout was alarmingly low, with only about 12 percent of registered candidates showing up across the...