UNN VC cautions students against seducing lecturers, offering sex for marks

Prof. Charles Igwe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has warned students against deliberately seducing lecturers or offering sex in exchange for marks. Prof. Igwe gave the warning on Wednesday at the university’s first ‘International Conference on Gender and Sexual Harassment’, organised by the Campus-Campaign Against Sexual Harassment (C-CASH). He noted that the institution has zero tolerance for sexual harassment and other social vices, adding that the university would not relent...

JAMB reschedules 2023 UTME for 60,000 candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has rescheduled its ongoing 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, for about 60,000 candidates. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head of media and publicity, who made the disclosure on Thursday, said the rescheduling was due to the technical glitches experienced on the first two days of the examination. He said of about 947,000 candidates who sat for the UTME on Tuesday and Wednesday, 60,000 were rescheduled. Benjamin urged candidates...

Students’ Union mount pressure on Buhari to sign HND/B.Sc dichotomy bill

The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, has given President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to sign the bill seeking to end the disparity between Higher National Diploma, HND, and Bachelor of Science, B.Sc, holders. A bill that sought to erase the age-long inequality between degree holders and HND holders in the country was passed by the Senate in June 2021, but President Buhari has yet to give his assent. The president’s overdue silence on...

LAUTECH bans staff, students from driving tinted vehicles

The management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, has proscribed the use of tinted vehicles by staff and students. The school also banned student car owners from bringing their cars to school, as well as roadside parking within the school premises. According to a memo signed by the institution’s registrar, Dr Kayode Ogunleye, the regulations are part of the measures to curb motor accidents on campus. The school management further mandated that learner...

2023 Rescheduled Mock-UTME: JAMB announces, notification slips are ready for printing

Candidates, who registered for the 2023 optional Mock-UTME but couldn’t sit for the examination, which was held on Thursday, 30th March, 2023, on account of technical challenges, have been asked to print their Notification Slips from Friday, 14th April, 2023 for the rescheduled mock examination coming up on Tuesday, 18th April,  2023, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Head of Public Affairs and Protocol( AD/PAP), Fabian Benjamin, in a press statement...

Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi Donates N10m to Paul Varsity

Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP in the just concluded 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has recommenced his philanthropic visits to schools and hospitals. Obi who was at Paul University, a faith-based institution owned by the Anglican Communion said now that elections are over, he would recommence his visits to schools and hospitals, to intervene in ensuring that the effort to build human capital in Nigeria was achieved. The presidential candidate said on his...

Editorial Brushstrokes: The TSU Annual Communication Week features First Editorial Cartoon Exhibition

About 20 exhibits, mostly hard-hitting political cartoons and illustrations of renowned African-American cartoonist, Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo will be displayed throughout the event. _________ Political Cartoons and illustrations by Journalism Professor, Anthony Obi Ogbo will be on display during Texas Southern University’s (TSU) Communication Week (Comm Week) scheduled for March 27-31, 2023. Hosted by the TSU’s School of Communication, the Comm Week will bring together, leading innovators in the media, music, and film industries. This...

UTME Mock Exam:, 176,408 candidates schedule to write  exam

… As organisation prohibits phones, wristwatches, calculators, others 176,408 candidates have been scheduled to write the 2023 mock examination on Thursday, March 30, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The examination board has also advised candidates against going into the examination halls with prohibited items, like wristwatches, calculators, flash drives, phones, among others. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB disclosed this in a statement made available to...

Nasarawa Polytechnic: TETFund injects N722 million on infrastructure

To boost learning in Nasarawa Polytechnic Lafia, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has executed projects worth N722 million in the Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State. Dr. Justina Kotso, the Rector of the Polytechnic confirmed the expenditures in Lafia, during the projects inauguration by TETFund as part of the institution’s pre-convocation activities for the 2013/2014 and 2021/2022 combined convocation ceremony which would take place on Wednesday in the school premises. According to...

JAMB trains 2,000 proctors, reviews guidelines for examination officials in 2023 UTME

In line with its effort to improve examination  standards, and as part of measures towards ensuring a seamless 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  has trained over 2,000 proctors nationwide. The Board also used the opportunity of the training to review the guidelines for its proctors and other examination officials. JAMB in its weekly bulletin explained that the training, held virtually on Saturday, 4th March, 2023, was done...

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