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It has been observed that over 80,000+ candidates admitted into various tertiary institutions for the 2019/2020 session are yet to accept their admission on the JAMB portal. JAMB has released an updated list of candidates that are yet to accept their admission on JAMB CAPS. The board wishes to inform candidates that failure to accept such offers of admission on the CAPS platform would result in ... Read more

The says it will soon conduct the second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. This was made known in a press statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES by the spokesperson of the council, Demianus Ojijeogu, on Wednesday. “We have done the first series for candidates in ... Read more

Texas Southern University has announced it would give a full scholarship to George Floyd’s daughter Gianna Floyd, the scholarship will be accessible to Gianna when she reaches college age. Texas Southern University made the announcement on Tuesday night, the day George Floyd was laid to rest in his hometown of Houston. TSU said ... Read more

The Kaduna State School Quality Assurance Authority has shut down Future Leaders International School, Unguwar Rimi, Kaduna, for conducting entrance examination in violation of the Coronavirus Quarantine Order. The Director-General of the agency, Umma Ahmad, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Thursday, adding that ... Read more

The Nigerian Army has built two blocks of classrooms and renovated another two blocks at Kili Primary School in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, who commissioned the project, explained that it was part of the army’s Corporate Social Responsibility to its host community. Buratai, who was represented by the Commander ... Read more

Just like humans, animals like to walk in groups. For one, living in groups helps some animals avoid getting eaten by predators. Some even join forces to take down prey bigger than them with less risk and effort. Working together can also help them find more food. Ravens and rats, for example, will return from a hunt and let the rest of the group know where to find their next meal. However, ... Read more

Students of some tertiary institutions in Ekiti state have appealed to the Federal Government to reopen schools nationwide to enable them continue their studies. Some of the students, said on Friday in Ikole-Ekiti, harped on the need for government to reopen the schools to allow for unhindered academic activities. The Federal Government had, on March 13, announced the closure of all schools ... Read more

The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to the challenge faced by candidates in checking their results on USSD code 55019. Consequently, the Board hereby directs all candidates to visit JAMB portal to check their 2021 UTME results. Each candidate is to follow these simple steps; Candidates can check their results from anywhere provided there ... Read more

The iPhone is a line of touchscreen-based smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. All generations of the iPhone use Apple's iOS mobile operating system software. The first-generation Apple's iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, and multiple new hardware iterations with new iOS releases have been released since. It is perhaps easy to think that the first iPhone was released ... Read more

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoko has been ranked third most productive school in educating entrepreneurs in Africa. According to a report by Forbes entitled: “If You Want To Start A Tech-Company In Africa, Go To College”, the university is the startup powerhouse of Nigeria. The University of Cape Town and the Makerere led ... Read more