Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says some tertiary institutions in Nigeria were found to have illegally admitted candidates as young as 10 and 12.
The ministry of education earlier pegged the minimum age for university, polytechnic, and college of education admissions at 18.
Oloyede, during JAMB’s policy meeting in Abuja, spoke on why it became...
Among all word pairs with confusing meanings and uses, i.e. and e.g. occupy a peculiar position. They are identical especially because they are two-letter abbreviations. They are, however, not to be used interchangeably because their meanings are different.
To start with, i.e. is the abbreviation of the Latin phrase ‘id est’, which means ‘that is’ or ‘in other words.’ On the other hand, e.g., a...
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has addressed the intricacies surrounding the student loans for its students.
Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Olufemi Peters expressed concerns over some misleading statements and comments indicating that students of NOUN are not eligible to participate in student loan scheme.
It will be recalled that the management of the Nigerian Edu...
Admission at UNN, Lady Bags Same Degree from UK University
~ A Nigerian lady has celebrated acquiring a nursing degree from the University of Derby in the United Kingdom
~ The fresh graduate recalled how she lost her University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) direct entry admission back in 2020
~ She narrated how she took a bet on herself by taking advantage of the UK migration pathway and it ev...
Sandie Okoro OBE has been appointed as the first female Chancellor of the University of Birmingham! 🎉
Sandie is a preeminent lawyer and equality rights champion. Currently, she is the Group General Counsel of Standard Chartered.
She will succeed Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE and is the University's eighth Chancellor since 1900.
Congratulations, Sandie
The University of Birmingham is d...
Individuals seeking to get admitted to the Nigerian Open University of Nigeria and other open distance learning centres are now mandated to register via the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, The PUNCH gathered on Monday.
The candidates are also expected to register with their unique National Identification Number.
This move, our correspondent learnt, was to checkmate nefarious activ...
The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor.
Maikudi who is a Professor of International Law, is the university’s current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics.
Her appointment was announced following her nomination at the valedictory Senate meeting held on Wednesday, according to a statement by th...
Greetings Naitalkers!!!!
Please I need a guidance on how I can verify whether any Nigerian university certificate is genuine or not online without asking for official transcripts from university authority. Thanks in advance
This is 21 year old Nwobodo Favour Chismidi from Nigeria. She graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
She is a Polyglot speaking nine foreign languages without leaving Nigeria for once. She speaks Korean, Swahili, Shona, Indonesia, Filipino, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, English, Igbo, and currently learning Yoruba.
1. Stay silent. Not everything needs to be said.
Silence is better than unnecessary drama.
2. If you find someone smarter than you, work with them, don't compete. Competition is a weakness.
3. The family you create is more important than the family you come from.
4. Your current job doesn't care about you. They only pay you enough to kill your dreams.
5. Free yourself from society's a...
Management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has served authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) a disconnection notice over failure to clear its outstanding light bill, CAMPUS GIST reports.
A notice pasted on the walls of the University sighted by this online medium, dated 22nd May, 2024 and signed by one Engr Tobi, gave the University three days to clear the N264,490...
15-year-old Nigerian student wins big, defeats UK, US, Chinese pupils at global maths competition
-Faith Odunsi, a 15-year-old secondary school student has set a new record by winning a global maths contest.
-Miss Faith defeated students from the US, UK and other countries to clinch the top prize.
-The brilliant student had earlier set a record by answering 19 questions in 60 seconds in the...
This is from UNICEF and it's very recent (2023)
What's the value of x?