Delta Govt. Will Provide Facilities for New Varsities’ Takeoff — Okowa

EducationInfrastructureDelta Govt. Will Provide Facilities for New Varsities’ Takeoff — Okowa

PilotnewsApril 7, 2021

ASABA — Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has pledged to provide the major facilities needed for the full take-off of the three newly established universities in the state, within the limits of available resources. The governor disclosed this, on Tuesday, while inspecting ongoing projects at the new Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba. He said that he would do everything humanly possible, in the remaining two years of his administration, to ensure that the universities ran all...

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Governor Fintiri Asses Level Of Damage At State Polytechnic Yola

Crime & SecurityEducationGovernor Fintiri Asses Level Of Damage At State Polytechnic Yola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 2, 2021

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has condemned in strong terms the unruly behaviour of students of the Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola which led to the destruction of facilities in the institution. Recall that some graduating students of Crime Management and Control on Thursday 25th March staged a riot sequel to an earlier circular banning them from carrying out a sign-out party. The Governor after inspecting the destroyed structures said the government will act accordingly when it receives...

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Teachers In Kwara State Warns Against Indecent Dressing

EducationLifestyleNewsTeachers In Kwara State Warns Against Indecent Dressing

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 31, 2021

The Chairman, Kwara Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Malam Abubakar Bello has warned teachers in the state against dressing indecently to school. Bello issued the warning in a statement signed by the commission’s Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Amogbonjaye in Ilorin on Tuesday. The statement advised the teachers to abstain from all dresses capable of demoralizing the public, maintained that decent dressing was necessary as teachers were perceived as role models in society. “You have to be...

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JAMB Begins Sales Of Form April 8, Giver Three Other Updates

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Begins Sales Of Form April 8, Giver Three Other Updates

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 26, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the timetable for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) Examinations. The tertiary examination board added that the UTME would hold from Saturday, June 5 to Saturday, June 19, 2021. The examination authority said registration for the examinations will start on Thursday, April 8 to Saturday, April 15, 2021. The board added that there will be no extension of time for the...

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Security Persnnel Attacks Polytechnic Students In Adamawa, Management Shut Down The Institution

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaSecurity Persnnel Attacks Polytechnic Students In Adamawa, Management Shut Down The Institution

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 25, 2021

Some structures at the main campus of Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola (SPY) were set ablaze as several students were reported to have been injured as a result of beating with clubs and machete by combined forces of military personnel and police officers on students on Thursday. It was reported that security forces who chased the students up to their hostels,  used cubs and cutlasses on them thereby causing injuries to some students getting ready for...

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Jamb Mandates NIN For 2021 UTME Registration

EducationNewsTechnologyJamb Mandates NIN For 2021 UTME Registration

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 24, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has mandated the use of NIN for 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise. The matriculation board stipulated that all candidates must provide their National Identity Number (NIN) at the point of registration. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesman, disclosed the new directive on Wednesday. “This is mandatory for participation in the 2021 registration exercise,” he said. Adding that the registration will be conducted in 700 different centers across...

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Gov. Umahi Dissolves Ebonyi Secondary Education Board

EducationNewsNigeriaGov. Umahi Dissolves Ebonyi Secondary Education Board

PilotnewsMarch 23, 2021

ABAKILIKI —  Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Tuesday dissolved the state Secondary Education Board (SEB) over alleged fraudulent practices discovered in the administration and management of the Board. This was contained in a statement issued in Abakaliki by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kenneth Ugbala. “The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has approved the dissolution of the Secondary Education Board (SEB) in the State with immediate effect. “The dissolution is as...

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Senate Commence Public Hearing On B.Sc and HND Certificates Disparity

EducationJobsNewsSenate Commence Public Hearing On B.Sc and HND Certificates Disparity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2021

Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND on Monday commenced a two-day public hearing on bills to establish universities in Nigeria. The Committee will also interact with stakeholders on the proposed bill to get rid of discrimination against B.Sc and HND certificates as well. Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, Chairman of the Committee, in his opening address, said, Senate was committed to the establishment of Universities in Nigeria for the purpose of even and equitable opportunities....

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Former JAMB Registrar Arrested Over N900m Fraud

CorruptionEducationNewsNigeriaFormer JAMB Registrar Arrested Over N900m Fraud

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 18, 2021

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor, Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. ICPC said this in a statement signed on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, adding that the former JAMB Boss was arrested on March 15, 2021, in Abuja. Ojerinde was alleged to have committed multiple frauds when he was head...

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Federal Government To Establish Federal Medical Centre, Mubi

EducationInfrastructureFederal Government To Establish Federal Medical Centre, Mubi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 17, 2021

Following the conversation of Federal Medical Centre FMC Yola to a University Teaching Hospital, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani, Senator representing Adamawa Central in the National Assembly has sponsored a bill for the establishment of a Federal Medical Center (FMC) to be sited in Mubi. Recall that Senator Dahiru had sponsored the conversion of the Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola to a conventional university and sponsored another bill that will upgrade FMC Yola to...

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