JAMB Exposes Top UTME Scorer Says Result Is Forged
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has exposed a student named Ejikeme Mmesoma who allegedly forged her score in order to declare herself the top candidate for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Mmesoma, a girl at Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, Anambra State, claimed that her UTME score of 362 made […]
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The US Supreme Court has struck down US President Joe Biden’s proposal to wipe out billions in student debt. The 6-3 ruling effectively cancels the plan, which would have forgiven about $10,000 (£7,800) per borrower – and up to $20,000 in some cases. The decision affects the loans of more than 40 million Americans. It […]
ASUU Disapproves Of NUC-Designed Curriculum
The Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) set by the National Universities Commission (NUC) have been rejected by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The union expresses concern that the criteria could jeopardize the standard of university education and weaken university senates. The majority of CCMAS contents are under NUC’s supervision, which ASUU’s national […]
Affirmative Action: US Supreme Court Overturns Race-based College Admissions
The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions. The landmark ruling upends decades-old US policies on so-called affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination. It is one of the most contentious issues in US education. Affirmative action first made its way into policy in […]
JAMB Sets Cut-Off Mark For Universities-140, Polytechnics And Colleges Of Education-100
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set a minimum score of 140 points for students seeking admission to Nigerian universities. At the same time, the board has decided that the minimum cut-off mark for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education would be 100 points. These decisions were made at the National Judicial Institute in […]
NANS Protests AAU Fee Hike By 300% In Edo
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) organized a peaceful protest on Friday, asking that the over 300 percent increase in school fees at the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, be reversed. Recall that the state government increased AAU fees to between 741,000 and N638,00 as against 185,000 and N216,000 being paid previously. […]
ASUU: We’re Giving President Tunibu Time
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu time to implement its agreement with the federal government. National president of the union, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this while fielding questions from journalists during a colloquium organised by the Nasarawa State University Keffi branch of ASUU in Keffi, […]
Nottingham: Students Among Three Killed In Knife And Van Attacks
The city of Nottingham has been shaken by a series of attacks which left two teenage students and another man dead. Barnaby Webber, 19, Grace Kumar, 19, and a man in his 50s were fatally stabbed. Three people were hit by a van police believe was stolen from the older stabbing victim. A suspect was […]
President Tinubu Signs Student Loan Bill Into Law
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Student Loan Bill into law to improve the education sector across the country. The legislation aims to provide interest-free loans to financially disadvantaged Nigerian students, opening doors of opportunity for higher education. The newly made law paves the way for the establishment of the Nigerian Education Bank. This […]
Utah Primary Schools Ban Bible For ‘vulgarity and violence’
A school district in the US state of Utah has removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools for containing “vulgarity and violence”. The move follows a complaint from a parent that the King James Bible has material unsuitable for children. Utah’s Republican government passed a law in 2022 banning “pornographic or indecent” books from […]
