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We may postpone 2021 JAMB exams – Registrar Prof. Oloyede

The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has hinted at the possibility of the board postponing the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof Oloyede gave the hint during a virtual meeting with relevant stakeholders ahead of the examination today May 14. Prof Oloyede blamed the development on the difficulties…

Nigerian teen gets 19 scholarship offers from US and Canada

A Nigerian teenager, who scored straight As in WASSCE, has received 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the United States and Canada. Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old secondary school graduate, was offered more than $5 million dollars’ worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study, according to admission documents and estimates of…

”I just missed a life changing appointment because I don’t have the required degree”- Music executive Sososoberokon

Music executive, Sososoberekon, has taken to his Instagram page to harp on the importance of education. He took to his Instagram page to reveal that he just lost a life-changing appointment because he doesn’t have the required degree. A fan had asked him during a question-and-answer session if school is important for creatives. Responding,…

Three Katsina varsity students killed in ghastly motor accident on their way home after exams

Three students of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYUK) have died in a ghastly motor accident on their way home after concluding their examinations. It was gathered that the accident involving a commercial bus occurred along Katsina – Dutsin-ma highway on Tuesday evening, April 20. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the SUG…

Osun government suspends 3 principals for allowing secessionists preach to students

The Osun state government has suspended three principals for reportedly allowing a group of secessionists to preach to students in their respective schools. Commissioner for Education in the state, Folorunsho Bamisayemi noted that the viral video showed the group talking to the students about the plan of the Yoruba nation to secede from Nigeria. He said…

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