Anambra State has said that all well-meaning people of Anambra and, indeed, all Nigerians support the decision of the Governor Willie Obiano administration to formally honour Miss Agnes Ego Maduafokwa and Master David Nwobi, the two outstanding students who have…
Two Igbo candidates net highest JAMB scores
Two Igbo candidates have emerged with the highest scores in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) list of the best candidates in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Top on the list are two candidates from Anambra State,…
*3 suspected Coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos (DailyTrust) *Endless bloody cult wars fuel panic among helpless Lagos, Bayelsa residents (Punch)
3 suspected Coronavirus patients discharged in Lagos (DailyTrust) Nigeria has only one confirmed case of coronavirus as at yesterday, as the three suspects quarantined in Lagos have tested negative to the disease, Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said…
*Lagos government begins review of secondary school curriculum (Guardian) *LCC begins cashless operation on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge Jan 1 (Punch)
Lagos government begins review of secondary school curriculum (Guardian) Amid complaint on the curriculum being used at primary and secondary school levels, the Lagos State government has begun moves to review them to meet current trends. Over 200 teachers from…
*Lawyer sues Dana Airlines over 11-hour flight delay (Punch) *Court sentences man for smoking aboard Air Peace flight (Guardian)
Lawyer sues Dana Airlines over 11-hour flight delay (Punch) A legal practitioner, Babajide Idowu, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against Dana Airlines Limited for allegedly delaying his flight for over 11 hours without adequate…
JAMB appoints Jega to head admission committee (Punch)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has inaugurated a committee on the internalisation of admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria, which is to be chaired by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega. The JAMB…
Don’t blame JAMB if best student misses choice varsity — Board (Punch)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that it should not be blamed that the University of Lagos’ age stipulation may disallow the highest scorer in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Ezeunala Franklin, from getting admitted. The 15-year-old…
2019 UTME: Over 1.3 million candidates have accessed results so far —JAMB (Punch)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says over 1.3 million candidates have so far accessed their results using the result checker (code), 55019. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency…
Exam malpractices: JAMB probes candidates’ credentials from 2009-2019 (Punch)
Heads are set to roll across the country as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has launched a probe into the credentials of applicants dating back to 2009. This implies that persons who cheated the system to pass the Unified…