Education

Wild Jubilations As NBTE Announces Online One Year Programmes For HND Conversion To BSc. The National Board for Technical Education has unveiled an online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to convert their certification to Bachelor’s Degree through online top-up for one year, with foreign accredited universities. The board disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by its Head of Media Unit, Mrs Fatima Abubakar. Abubakar said this was also to facilitate the progression of HND holders to higher degrees. “Attempts in the past to get the National Universities Commission to approve a…

BREAKING: WAEC Releases Result, Withholds Results Of Over 200,000 Candidates The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, announced the release of the results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The examination body said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.” The Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, Patrick Areghan, who made the announcement in Lagos, also hinted at his exit from the examination body as he is set to retire in…

Sam Amadi Reacts As Over 130 Students Of Deeper Life High School Scores 300 & Above In 2023 JAMB The former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC), Dr Sam Amadi has taken to his Twitter to react as over 130 students of Deeper Life High School scores 300 and above in the 2023 JAMB. One of the key factors that contribute to the performance of students is the leader. It’s the leader that sets the tone for the school, establishes the school’s vision and goals, and provides the direction and guidance necessary for teachers and students to achieve those…

Mmesomagate: JAMB Makes Fresh Revelation, Says Mmesoma’s Father May Be Prosecuted Alongside her daughter JAMB has maintained that Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, a candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), manipulated her result. The examination body warned the 19-year-old's father, Romanus, to tell Nigerians the truth, or else he will be prosecuted alongside his daughter, MmesomaJAMB's spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, expressed his utmost conviction that Romanus is aware of his daughter's alleged dubious UTME result and is just trying to cover up. FCT, Abuja - The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said from the look of things, it…

More than 130 students of Deeper Life High School used their brains to scatter JAMB this year. The students all scored 300 and above. Their performance has generated celebration as Nigerians call them gurus. In fact, some people have said their Mathematics and Chemistry teachers deserve a special handshake. The name of the Lord only be praise. Remember the prophecy of our father in the Lord PASTOR W F KUMUYI early this year "TEN TIMES BETTER" 'BETTER YEAR'. And the Promises of God for everyone of us👇“And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou…

“Did JAMB Declare The Little Girl The Highest Scorer Before Being Celebrated?” – Asari Dokubo Asks In a live video former niger-delta militant, Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo, made on Facebook today, he spoke about Miss Mmesoma, the JAMB candidate accused of forging her result. Alhaji Asari Mujahid Dokubo posed a question which reads, “the first thing we should ask is if Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) declared the little girl the highest scorer before people celebrated her.” He added, “it is not the responsibility of any candidate to declare herself highest scorer but the responsibility of the board.” Speaking further,…

Investigations into Mmesoma’s result falsification concluded — JAMB Registrar  The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Tuesday, said the Board had concluded investigations on the case of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused of fraudulently inflating her 2023 UTME score. Oloyede made this disclosure in a transcript sent to Punch correspondent from Windhoek, Namibia. He said, “The truth is that JAMB has concluded the investigation on Nmesoma’s score falsification matter. She was not the only one caught, just that others have chosen not to go out”, Oloyede said. “Presently, there…

” I Didn’t Forge My Result. I Was Taken To DSS Office, I am Traumatised’: Mmesoma Accused Of Forging Her UTME Result Cries Out. Student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra State, Ejikeme Mmesoma, who was accused of inflating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, has broken her silence, saying that she’s traumatised by the statement from JAMB. In a statement on Sunday Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesperson, had said the student, who was widely celebrated for scoring 362 and said to be the highest for 2023 UTME, actually scored 249 in…

Federal Government declared it Can’t Fund Universities Anymore; Gives date for disbursement of Students Loan. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led Federal Government has announced that the government can no longer bear the financial burden of universities in the country. AttNews reports that during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, emphasised that while universities already enjoy autonomy, they lack financial autonomy. Adejo explained, “Whether we like it or not, the government can no longer foot the bill for universities. That is why we are pursuing private-public partnerships. The universities…

ECHOES OF THE CREATION OF AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES IN OHAFIA. Engr. Sunny Mbila (Ugwumba Ohafia) INTRODUCTION:An autonomous community can be described as a group of people who share a common identity based on their cultural and traditional boundaries, with a Traditional Ruler chosen by the community according to their tradition and usage. The concept of autonomous community in Igbo land can be traced back to pre-colonial era, where communities existed as independent village unit. However, a nation-wide reform of local government was initiated by the Federal government in 1976, which resulted in the formal recognition and political support for chieftaincy institutions,…