Education

FG Sets 18 Years As Minimum Entry Age Into Tertiary Institutions

Education, FGN, News Flash

FG Sets 18 Years As Minimum Entry Age Into Tertiary Institutions The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years old. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, gave the directive on Monday during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory He decried the activities of some parents pressuring their underage students to get admission into tertiary institutions. The minister said the 18-year benchmark is in line with the 6-3-3-4 education system. “The minimum age of entry into the university…

Apr

2024

Why I Killed ABSU Student, Emmanuel Uche – Suspected Cultist Confesses

Abia State, Crime, Education, News Flash

Why I Killed ABSU Student, Emmanuel Uche – Suspected Cultist Confesses Emmanuel Victor, the suspect in the viral video depicting the killing of a student of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), Emmanuel Uche, last March, has confessed why he killed the victim. Victor stated this while being paraded alongside 110 others in Umuahia on Sunday by the Abia State Command of the Nigeria Police. When asked by newsmen, the suspect said, “I am here because I committed murder. I actually killed Emmanuel Uche,” stating that he is from Mbaitolu in Imo State and based in Port Harcourt. “I am a…

Apr

2024

2024 UTME: JAMB Sanctions Official For Directing Muslim Candidate To Pull Hijab

2024 UTME: JAMB Sanctions Official For Directing Muslim Candidate To Pull Hijab The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned one of its officials in Lagos for directing a female candidate to remove her hijab before entering the examination hall. This came as JAMB said the conduct of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, which commenced on Friday, 19th April, 2024, “had been seamless as over 1.2 million candidates would have successfully taken the examination by Monday.” Report had emerged that a candidate donning hijab was asked to remove her headcover during the accreditation process before being allowed…

Apr

2024

We Are Not Just Any School – Charterhouse Defends N42m Fee For Primary School Students

We Are Not Just Any School – Charterhouse Defends N42m Fee For Primary School Students The management of the Charterhouse, a newly established school in Lekki, Lagos has revealed why the school charged N42m as fee per annum. This is coming on the heels of backlashes from the public who criticised the N42m school fees per annum for each primary school student and N2 million as a non-refundable registration fee. They described the fee as outrageous and a waste of scarce resources for any parent to pay such a huge amount of money to sponsor just a primary school pupil…

Apr

2024

Lux Mundi University Grants Scholarship To 27 Candidates, Commends Gov Otti For Providing Conducive Environment

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, News Flash

LUX MUNDI UNIVERSITY GRANTS SCHOLARSHIP TO 27 CANDIDATES, COMMENDS OTTI FOR PROVIDING CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT LUX MUNDI UNIVERSITY, the first university on the soil of Umuahia has granted tuition free education to 27 prospective students from its host communities of Umuahia and Oboro. The Registrar of LUX MUNDI UNIVERSITY, Mrs. Blessing Ibebunjo disclosed this in an interview with news men at the school premises in Ndagbo, Isiama Afaraukwu, Umuahia North LGA. Mrs. Ibebunjo disclosed that the beneficiaries would be studying in the 12 departments across the 3 faculties of Law, Management Sciences and Arts & Social Sciences of the LUX MUNDI…

Apr

2024

Cultism: Police Arrest Suspect Who Killed ABSU Student In Viral Video

Abia State, Crime, Education, News Flash

CULTISM: Police Arrest Suspect Who Killed ABSU Student In Viral Video The Abia State Police Command has said that it has apprehended one Emmanuel Victor, the principal suspect in the murder of Emmanuel Uche, a student of Abia State University, Uturu. Emmanuel Uche, a 500-level student of ABSU was on March 11, 2024, killed by some persons suspected to be cult members and the viral videos of the killing which took place in front of Miracle Lodge, caused a sensation on the internet. But Abia State Police Command on Thursday, said a team of its detectives has arrested the principal…

Apr

2024

JAMB Orders Arrest Of Parents Found At CBT Centres

JAMB Orders Arrest Of Parents Found At CBT Centres The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. The body said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME, which will be held in over 700 CBT centres across the nation. The directive was issued at the final briefing of the Computer-Based Test Centre owners, which was held virtually on Wednesday, 17th April 2024 a transcript of which was obtained by our correspondent on…

Apr

2024

President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School

Education, FGN, News Flash, Presidency

President Tinubu Directs Inclusion Of NOUN Graduates In NYSC Scheme, Law School President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. He made the disclosure during his presentation at the 13th convocation ceremony of NOUN on Saturday, at the university’s Convocation Arena, Jabi, Abuja. Before now, NOUN graduates in 2017 were assured by the former vice chancellor of the institution, Abdallah Adamu, that they…

Apr

2024

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