Be wise! Desist from some websites purporting to be ‘admission givers’. These unscrupulous elements in the society are fraudsters ready to fleece of unsuspecting admission seekers their hard-earned money.Several “desperate” admission seekers have lost billions of naira to fraudsters who use the internet to dupe them. Studies have shown that …
198 Lagos State indigenes studying in Nigerian Law School and Maritime Academy will get N200,000 each as bursary. The Lagos State Government through the state’s scholarship board has approved the payment of bursary to its indigenes studying in Nigerian Law School and Maritime Academy, Oron, Akwa Ibom State. A statement …
Four Federal Colleges of Education have been upgraded to the status of universities of education following the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the upgrade of four Federal Colleges of Education to the status of universities of education.The Minister of …
2015 Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition first stage results are now accessible online.This is to everyone who participated in the First Stage of the 2015 Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) held nationwide that they can now check their results online.Results of participants throughout Nigeria are accessible from …
Lagos State NUT criticized the use of Computer-Based Test, CBT, in secondary schools examinations.The Lagos State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, says the introduction of the Computer-Based Test, CBT, in secondary schools examinations may not achieve the desired result. The state NUT Chairman, Mr Segun Raheem, made …
Federal Government presented operational licences to four new private polytechnics and 34 Innovation Enterprise Institutions(IEIS) and Vocational Enterprise Institutions (VEIS).To increase access to higher education, the federal government has approved the establishment of new private Polytechnics, Vocational Enterprise Institutions (VEIs) and Innovation Enterprise Institutions (IEIs).The new polytechnics are Nacabs Polytechnic, …
Here are 20 ways candidates cheat during examinations.On January 4, 2014, 15 persons returned certificates issued to them by the West African Examination Council. During their individual exams, which spanned from 1983 to 2010, the 15 persons confessed that they were involved in various forms of exam malpractices, including impersonation. …
NUC and the Federal Ministry of Education to screen degrees obtained by Nigerian students who studied abroad before they go for NYSC.The Federal Government has constituted a committee to screen certificates obtained by Nigerian students who studied abroad, says Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC).Okojie made …
‘The present arrangement where university graduates are rated above polytechnic graduates is not healthy.’Stakeholders in the education sector charged President-Elect, Gen. Mohamadu Buhari (Rtd) to address the dichotomy between university and polytechnic education in the country. Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, Rector, Dr. Jacob Olusoji Agboola, argued that skills …
Failure is one thing nobody wants to associate with. The performance of students in public examinations has, over the years, been characterized by mass failure which many people have described as disgraceful. This is partly failure of the school system. Experts say the phenomenon contributes to the downward trend of …