ASUU strike: Please “bear with us,” FG begs Nigerians

The Federal Government has appealed to university students and their parents to be patient as negotiations are ongoing with striking university lecturers. Briefing journalists after the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, the Information Minister, Labaran Maku, said government was worried because the disruption of the university calendar comes at a …

WAEC will stop registering external candidates – coordinator

The West African Examination Council,WAEC, on Tuesday said it would soon stop the registration of external students by secondary schools. External candidates are candidates who are not original students of a school, but are allowed to sit for the WAEC final examinations in the school after making some payments. The coordinator of WAEC in Plateau, …

New Pro-Chancellor vows improved standards in University of Abuja

The new Governing Council of the University of Abuja will work with staff, students, and management to improve the quality of learning in the university, the new Pro-Chancellor of the school, S.O. Ogbemudia, has said. Mr. Ogbemudia stated this at a press briefing on Friday in Abuja. He also said the students of the University are expected …

We’ve not decided to scrap NECO,UTME – FG

The Federal Government has said that no decision has been taken on the matter to scrap the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME and the National Examination Council. Many groups including members of the National Assembly and labour unions  have already kicked against the planned scrapping of the institutions, which have been providing services for students across …

No more NECO and UTME – Jonathan

Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap the National Examination Council (NECO) and the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for applicants into the nation’s tertiary institutions. JAMB will however not be scrapped. The government’s decisions, which would be made public soon via a White Paper, …