A 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, master Chinaemere Opara has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the government’s policy which seeks to limit admissions into Nigerian universities to applicants who attain the age of 18. The Minister of Education,…
The Federal government has said with the new curriculum set to be rolled out for Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria, every student must graduate with at least two skills. Truetells Nigeria reports that the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman stated this at the 68th National Council on Education (NEC) meeting in…
NECO result for 2024 is out now: The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2024 SSCE internal results. This was revealed by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, on Thursday, September 19, during a press briefing in Minna. He reported that 40 schools across 17 states were found to…
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has explained why South-East students are yet to benefit from the federal government’s student loan programme. Truetells Nigeria reports that on Friday, NELFUND said it disbursed ₦2,946,927,155 (Two billion, Nine hundred and Forty-six million, Nine hundred and Twenty-seven thousand, One hundred and fifty-five naira) to 27,667 students across 19 universities….
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said the monthly allowance of corps members will be increased once civil servants begin receiving the newly approved minimum wage. Truetells Nigeria reports that according to a statement signed by NYSC’s acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reported that 21 candidates with fraudulent results were proposed for 2023 admissions by several institutions. Truetells Nigeria reports that According to a policy document recently seen by journalists in Abuja, it was highlighted that 12 of these candidates were recommended by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. “JAMB discovered that 21…
Some graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) academic programmes across the country are at the risk of exclusion from the national service due to the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) latest policy of demanding Industrial Training (IT) certification for those seeking to fulfil their national service obligations. NYSC, on its official Facebook handle, announced that…
The House of Representatives has quizzed the Head of the National Office, West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria, Josiah Dangut, over a N6 billion deficit the agency incurred in 2023. The House Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, led by Oforji Oboku, grilled Mr Dangut during an investigative hearing in Abuja on Tuesday. The committee queried WAEC over a…
The Registrar of Wigwe University, Ms. Ulonna Inyama, has died under mysterious circumstances in Abuja, sparking concerns about medical negligence and hospital safety. According to a family source, Ms. Inyama died due to complications from fibroid surgery and a wrong blood transfusion. The source revealed that she was initially admitted to a hospital in Abuja…
The National Examination Council (NECO) on Tuesday announced the release of the 2024 Common Entrance Examination results for Unity schools. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, disclosed this during a press briefing, detailing the outcomes of the examinations. This year’s National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) saw the participation of 71,291 candidates. The exams were…
