Education

Three candidates scored 367 during the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and by that emerged as the highest scorers for the examination. This was revealed at the ongoing 2024 policy meeting by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Thursday in Abuja. They are Olowu Joseph from Ondo State, Alayande David from Oyo State, and Orukpe Joel from Edo State, Punch reported. In 2023, Umeh Nkechinyere emerged as the highest scorer with a 360 aggregate score. JAMB earlier noted that it won’t announce the 2024 highest scorer to avoid a repeat of the “Mmesoma matter. Recall that Ejikeme Mmesoma, a…

THE staff of University of Cross River State, Unicross, on Wednesday trooped out to jubilate the sack of the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Augustine Angba The workers under the auspices of three unions: Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, were jubilant that the Professor Amgba was suspended by the Governing Council of the University. According to Vanguard, the spokesman for the Joint Action Committee, JAC, the umbrella body for the workers in the University, James Igrison said the workers are grateful…

The Borno State Government under Prof Babagana Zulum, pays primary school teachers in the southern part of the state a paltry N7500 and headmasters N10,000 as monthly salary. Southern Borno comprises eight Local Governments Areas which are; Askira-Uba, Biu, Chibok, Damboa, Gwoza, Hawul, Kwaya-Kusar and Shani. Minority ribes, other than Kanuri speaking also live in the south of the state.   Some primary school teachers in Chibok, Askira-Uba, Gwoza and Kwaya-Kusar told SaharaReporters how they were forced to survive on a paltry sum of N7500 to N15000 as monthly pay cheque.   "I'm earning N10,000 as a headmaster of over…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the release of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. Over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat the examination in 118 towns and over 700 centres across the country. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, announced the release of the results at a press conference held at the board’s headquarters, Bwari, in Abuja on Monday. Details later

Maryam Hassan, a student at Lead British International School in Abuja, has raised the public’s eyebrows after videos capturing her bullying Namtira Bwala, another female student, circulated widely on X (formerly Twitter). In the first two disturbing videos posted on Monday, which have since gone viral, Hassan can be seen repeatedly slapping Bwala while berating her over a romantic relationship issue. The footage captures Hassan delivering 15 slaps to Bwala while instructing her not to defend herself. In the background, a male student accuses Bwala of interfering in Hassan’s relationship by snatching her boyfriend. “What is the boy’s name?” Hassan…

Nigerian researcher in phytho-medicine and Director of the Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Abuja, Dr Ben Amodu, has said he has invented a cure for HIV/AIDS . He called on the Federal Government to carry out a clinical trial of the drug he invented for the treatment of the disease. Addressing a press conference at the secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Abuja, Amodu said focus should be redirected to the use of alternative medicine in curing diseases that have defied orthodox practice. He said: “Our claims were subjected to a number of parameters. Before now, we…

In Nigeria, the issue of out-of-school children is a major concern, leaving countless young minds without access to education. Recent data from The Cable Index sheds light on the severity of this crisis, revealing the top three states grappling with the highest percentages of out-of-school children. Kebbi, Sokoto, and Yobe stand out with alarming figures, where 67.6%, 66.4%, and 62.9% of children aged 6–15 are out of school, respectively. These numbers paint a grim picture of the educational landscape, showing deep-seated challenges hindering children’s right to learn and succeed. In Kebbi State, nearly seven out of ten children miss out…

The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) condemns the horrifying act of violence that resulted in the tragic death of a final year student identified as Emma Kesh at Abia State University on March 11, 2024. The student, whose future held great promise, was ruthlessly murdered by cultists, shocking the entire academic community and beyond. As an organization dedicated to the advancement of education and the well-being of the South East geopolitical zone, FOSAD expresses profound sorrow and outrage over this senseless loss of life. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the victim during…

The Senate has passed for first reading a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill proposed by Senator Orji Kalu titled, ‘Compulsory free Universal Basic Education Act 2004, Section 2’ states that every government in Nigeria shall provide free, compulsory and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age.” The act further states that “Every parent shall ensure that his child or ward attends and completes…