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EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN POST-UTME APPLICANTS

The deadline for applicants for Post-UTME has been extended for one week. The new closing date is Friday 17/08/2018..... more

Admission!! Admission!!! Study In Ghana With Just O’level Result, July/September 2015 Session In Progress

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Admissions into reputable and affordable universities in Ghana is on for B.Sc, B.A, B.Eng, B.Ed for 2015 session.   Gain admission into any of these Universities in Ghana with just 6 credit in WAEC / GCE/ NECO result: University of Ghana, Legon, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Cape coast, Central university Ghana, Wisconsin International University, Accra, Radford University, Accra, Knutsford University, East Legon, Accra, All Nations University, Koforidua, Reagent University, Zenith University e.t.c.   – NO JAMB EXAMS REQUIRED – NO POST UTME – NO ENTRANCE EXAMINATION – Bi-lateral EXCHANGE PROGRAMS TO EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES – VERY AFFORDABLE TUITION FEES WITH  INSTALLMENT   TERMS  OF PAYMENT   MODE OF APPLICATION :    You can complete and submit your application for immediate admission on our website:  www.waecl.com/ undergraduates-application/ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:  ...

Exam focus damaging pupils' mental health, says NUT

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The National Union of Teachers' report says pupils are developing stress-related conditions linked to testing. Based on a survey of 8,000 teachers and a review of research, the report says drilling for tests has narrowed what children are learning. The government said it is determined to ensure every child is able to realise their potential. The report, Exam Factories? The Impact of Accountability Measures on Children and Young People, by Prof Merryn Hutchings of London Metropolitan University, says pupils' emotional health and wellbeing is suffering because of "high-stakes testing". 'Complete meltdown' These are the national tests, exams and progress measures which the government uses to hold schools to account. Most teachers surveyed for the report agreed pupils became "very stressed/anxious in the time leading up to Sats/public examinations". One teacher said: "You just see them sat there, a 10- or 11-year-old kid in comple...

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Police fire shots at protesting UTME candidates

Hundreds of candidates wishing to sit for Monday’sUnified Tertiary Matriculation Examination escaped death in Jos after they were fired at by policemen called to maintain law and order. This happened on Wednesday after they went berserk following the inability of the authorities to release examination slips to them. The candidates had gathered at the Murtala Mohammed Way office of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board following announcements that they should come for the details of their examination centres. However, the authorities were overwhelmed by the sheer number of students who had converged on the office. The candidates were said to have become restive when the staff of JAMB were very slow in releasing the slips to them. In the confusion that ensued, the officials closed their offices and asked the candidates to come back the next day. At this juncture, they became enraged and started smashing doors and windows of the offices. The policemen were said to have f...

208 prison inmates to sit for 2015 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that 1,475,477 candidates will sit for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations scheduled for between March 10 and 21. Among the candidates are 208 prison inmates and 192 visually impaired candidates. The prison inmates are from Kaduna and Ikoyi prisons

1,475,477 candidates to sit 2015 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has confirmed that 1,475,477 candidates will sit this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, scheduled for between Tuesday, March 10, and Saturday, March 21, across 400 centers in the country and seven foreign countries. The 2015 UTME, JAMB said, marks the commencement of full-blown Computer Based Test, in which 208 prison inmates, drawn from Kaduna and Ikoyi prisons, and 192 visually impaired candidates will participate. The seven foreign countries, where the examination will take place are Ghana, Cameroon, Republic of Benin, London, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Ethiopia. The Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, however, said applications for 2015 UTME showed a slight decrease of 156,695 candidates, when compared with that of 2014 when 1,632,172 candidates applied for the examination. Imo State has the highest number of applications with 104,381,...