More than 1.7million young Nigerians are sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) being organised by JAMB, starting from Saturday. Of this number, fewer than 400, 000 or 20% will be admitted into universities […]
The 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) scheduled for today has not been postponed, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said. Spokesperson of JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Friday night, urged […]
The race to the bottom in education started with lack of planning for a bugeoning population and the unrestrained pillaging of the nation’s resources. In addition, the state and federal governments made vocational studies unattractive, […]
Things may yet get worse if the current trend is not checked. A fully functional and operational NOUN is in the best interest of Nigeria’s human capital development. As such the relevant authorities must come […]
Our focus is to conduct a fair examination that stakeholders will be proud of next month. The road may be a little tedious but our concern at the moment is our destination and the overall […]
Seventeen-year-old Rakiya Rabiu, 17, sells groundnut at Bwari, a satellite community in Abuja where she and her her nine months old baby boy live with her aunt. Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES in Abuja, Rakiya said […]
Did Bayode Lawal deliberately commit suicide? Was he mentally unstable? These posers remain riddles, five days after the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Industrial Chemistry graduate plunged into the lagoon at Festac Town, Lagos. Some of […]
…it is pertinent to note that Ugwuanyi’s passion for education in the state is unprecedented and has indeed received accolades, especially from stakeholders in the sector. Recently, the Enugu State House of Assembly enacted a […]
Those of us with children in boarding school will admit that one never truly relaxes until they are back home on holiday without any health complaint. So, I perfectly understand how parents of Queen’s College […]
THE difficulties currently being encountered by candidates across Nigeria in their attempts to register for the 2017/2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are a harsh reminder of the inadequacies which continue to undermine the performance […]
A Bill for an Act to abolish the discrimination between First Degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) in same profession passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill, which was sponsored […]
The Joint Admission and Registration Board (JAMB) has extended the registration date for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). The board extended the deadline for sale of forms and registration for the exams from […]
The 14 students who were detained last week for protesting against the authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, have been freed. The students, who were remanded at the Kirikiri prison on Saturday on the […]
…to make our universities great again, we must start by asking ourselves if we truly have universities, and we must be able to provide a sincere answer to the question. Universities are so named for […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to invade Kirikiri prisons if the 13 detained students of the University of Lagos are not released in 24 hours. A special offences mobile court in […]
The management of Lagos-based television station, Television Continental (TVC), on Sunday disputed police claim that 13 students of the University of Lagos were remanded in Kirikiri prison over unlawful invasion of the television facility at […]
The improving sentiment towards the Nigerian economy was dealt a heavy blow in March following reports of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) warning of a potential economic collapse if the nation failed to move ahead […]
Free and compulsory education, often mouthed by both federal and state governments, got a definitive legal seal when a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja declared recently that it is an enforceable right of every […]
Minister of education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to review its registration fee and process to give equal opportunities to secondary school leavers. Adamu made the call on Monday […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU ) has called on the National Assembly to intervene and prevent the education sector from being plunged into another round of crisis due to what it called “unfortunate […]
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