Education
Only Katsina, Kaduna accessed 2024 UBE matching grant with 34 states, FCT yet to respond – UBEC
Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has confirmed that 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are yet to access the 2024 Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grant with only Katsina and Kaduna states that had done so. The Executive Secretary, UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi said in Abuja on Monday…
Read More »TETFund, EFCC Join Forces to Ensure Proper Use of Intervention Funds
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure the proper management and utilization of intervention funds allocated to educational institutions. This partnership was formalized when the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, along with his management team, paid a…
Read More »NECO releases 2024 SSCE results, 60.55% pass English, Maths
The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) , with 60.55 percent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. Registrar/CEO of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who made this known on Thursday in Minna, while…
Read More »JAMB Urges FG To Adopt Sign Language As 2nd National Official Language
By Queen Israel, Abuja Concisedaily Newsonline- Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has called on the federal government to consider the adoption of Nigerian Sign Language (NSL), as the second national official language to show sign of empathy for the large number of fellow…
Read More »JAMB To Host Regional Conference On Equal Opportunity Access To Higher Education
By Queen Israel, Abuja In its bid to ensure access to quality education for all especially Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said all is set to host its first Africa Regional Conference on Equal Opportunity of Access to Higher Education (ARCEAHED). The conference…
Read More »FG denies barring under-18 students from writing WASSE, NECO exams
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and the National Examinations Council, NECO, exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the…
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