A lecturer of University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has been caught pants down inside his office with a female student. The man whose name is yet to be ascertained by DAILY POST is said to be a lecturer in the School of General Studies of the institution. The victim is alleged to be someone’s wife. A voice in the viral video said: “We have been following this case from day one. As you can see we have all the chats, voice notes, videos and everything.” Commenting under the video, a student identified the man in the video, claiming he taught him Peace and Conflict, a course under General Studies ..read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, disclosed on Sunday that some of its accredited officials have been penalised for preventing a hijab-wearing female UTME candidate from entering the exam hall with her headcover. In a statement issued by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the exam body disavowed any policy that forbids candidates from wearing religious items related to their faith. The statement, which was in reaction to publications on some news platforms titled ‘Re: Lagos Centre Stops Hijab-Wearing Candidates as UTME Commences’ said the incident was i ..read more

The security situation in the country has instilled fear in some parents and guardians as primary and secondary schools begin their third-term academic section on Monday. DAILY POST recalls that some schools, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and its neighboring state, Kaduna had, prior to the Easter break, shut down due to security threats. Many schools also adjusted their calendar to enable them conclude their second-term examinations while terrorists were on rampage, abducting schoolchildren mostly in the northern part of the country. From March 6 to March 11, about 800 u ..read more

After several months of preparations, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) kicked off the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) on Friday, in over 700 centres across the country. While there were some reported instances of internet glitches, the JAMB authorities have assured that no candidate will be marginalised on account of the minor challenges. However, the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyode, while fielding questions from newsmen after monitoring the examination in Kogo-Bwari, Abuja, criticised some corporate organisations and individuals who hastily a ..read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the police have issued a stern warning to candidates preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, against patronising fake websites. The two bodies gave the warning at a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said there were several fake websites created by unscrupulous individuals with the intention of misleading unsuspecting candidates. He called on candidates to be wary of their tactics, stressing that the fake web sites were designed to deceiv ..read more

The top universities in Nigeria have been ranked. According to the 2024 Times Higher Education ranking, Covenant University is the number one university in the country. University of Ibadan is the second-best institution in the country, followed by Federal University of Technology, Akure. Completing the top five are University of Lagos and Bayero University, Kano. Times Higher Education, THE, initially known as The Times Higher Education Supplement, is a British publication focusing on issues and news related to higher education. Here is the full list: 1. Covenant University 2. University of ..read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has directed candidates who registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, to print their notification slips for examination. The board disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. He said the 2024 UTME notification slip, which shows the date, venue and time of their examination, was ready for printing. “All candidates, who have registered for the 2024 UTME scheduled to start on Friday, April 19, are urged to print their notification slips before the date. “This is fo ..read more

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has announced the appointment of Mr Samuel Nnaemeka Ufoh, as the new Acting Registrar of the institution. This was made public through a letter by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Charles Esimone, which was made available to the media on Monday. The letter read: “In the absence of the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and in the exercise of my powers as the Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, I hereby appoint you as Acting Registrar of the University with effect from Monday, 8th April 2024. “You will rem ..read more

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says any candidate who chooses to get an underhand admission should face the consequences. This is even as the Board reiterated that all tertiary institutions’ admission must be processed through it. The admonition, which was contained in a post on its official X handle on Sunday, came as a response to a user who asked the board to improve the admission regularization process. Adenkule Adu @adu_adenkunke1 had urged JAMB to include in its portal a better channel to get regularization done without visiting the office. @adu_adenkunke1 complaine ..read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has condemned in strong terms the alleged latest discoveries of illicit recruitment tactics by the management at the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger State, thereby undermining the integrity of academic appointments. The chairman of the FUT Minna branch of ASUU, Professor Gbolahan Bolarin, in a press statement made available to journalists in Minna, Niger State, noted with concern the university administration’s flagrant disregard for due process and infringement on university autonomy. Bolarin claimed that there is manipulati ..read more