JAMB Denies Posting Candidates Outside Chosen Examination Towns
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied allegations that it assigns candidates to exam centers outside their chosen towns. The board’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, stated that candidates are assigned to centers within their selected towns and challenged anyone with proof to the contrary to come forward. Benjamin added that, to ensure transparency […]
FEC Approves Provisional licenses for 11 Private Universities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Bola Tinubu today approved provisional licenses for 11 private Universities in Nigeria. Briefing State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa said President Tinubu is committed to expanding the frontiers of Educational opportunities and infrastructure, while […]
JAMB uncovers 1,665 fake A-level results during Direct Entry registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it uncovered over 1,665 fake A’level results during the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration exercise. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who disclosed this, said out of the figure, “397 were from Colleges of Education, 453 from University diplomas and the rest were other A’level certificates.” In its […]
Prof. Muhammad Mahmud says Nigerian universities are still good choices for study of medicine
The Chief Medical Director, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), Prof. Muhammad Mahmud, says Nigerian universities are still very good choices for the study of medicine. Speaking in Abuja, the Chief Medical Director who admitted that there were challenges of funding and equipment, however added that Nigerian medical trainees were about “the best in the world” owing […]