The Lagos State Government has disclosed that 26,592 public school students failed the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, raising alarm across the state’s education sector. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, stated this during a ministerial press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday. He said, “45.7 per cent of the…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Abuja and other states of the federation with over two million candidates expected to sit for the entry level examination into tertiary institutions. Actual statistics gathered from JAMB officials indicate that about 2,030,627 candidates are registered to sit…
By Michael Adeyemo Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has restated his administration’s commitment to ensure that children in the state have access to quality basic education. Represented by his Chief Press Secretary, Pastor Sulaiman Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde made this known at the book launch and 40th birthday celebration of a Governor’s Office Correspondent, Musliudeen Adebayo,…
The federal government has accused some universities of colluding with banks in unethical practices in the disbursement of student loan funds. The director-general of the national orientation agency, NOA, Lanre Issa-Onilu, revealed this after meeting with the managing director of the national student loan fund, NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr. Issa-Onilu, in a statement on Sunday, said…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has awarded a cash gift of N10 million to Isioma Sybil Nwosu, the best graduating student of Lagos State University for the 2023/2024 academic session. Nwosu, a graduate of Biochemistry from the Faculty of Science, finished with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.93. The Governor announced the gift…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said the body has deployed a decoy website to apprehend candidates seeking to cheat in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Mock examination.Prof. Oloyede disclosed this to reporters on Thursday while monitoring the exercise at a CBT centre in Bwari, Abuja, the nation’s capital.He…
The Oyo State Government has commenced the distribution of the second phase of its free textbook initiative to both junior and senior students in public secondary schools across the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Salihu Adelabu, performed the distribution exercise at the ministry, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital. He…
By Adebayo Yusuf The Prolific Club has emerged winner of the inter-house sports competition of Halvid British School, Ologuneru, Ibadan, tagged Jersey Frenzy Day.
The Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, has advised female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Mrs. Yakubu made the call on Thursday in Bauchi during the distribution of National Service certificates to Corps members. Addressing specifically the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream…
The Ogun State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Confederation of General Employers of Morocco, CGEM, to collaborate on key sectors, including power generation, education, housing, infrastructure, and port development. Governor Dapo Abiodun signed the agreement on behalf of Ogun State. At the same time, Mr Ali Zerouali represented the Moroccan…