The National Examinations Council has said that 290,274 candidates who sat for its 2018 June/July examination failed to make five credits, including in both English Language and Mathematics. The NECO said that out of a total of 1,032,729 candidates who took the examination, 742,455, which represented 71.5 per cent, had …
Read More »Parents lament rising cost of textbooks
As the 2018/2019 academic session unfolds, many parents have expressed their displeasure with the rising cost of textbooks prescribed for pupils in primary and secondary schools. Describing the situation, in separate interviews with our correspondent, as damaging to their finances, some of the parents complained that even the prescribed books …
Read More »Edo CP says AAU ‘den of cultists,’ varsity kicks
A few days after of the killing of students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, by unknown gunmen, the university authorities have kicked against an uncomplimentary remark attributed to the Commissioner of Police in Edo State, ALEXANDER OKERE writes The Management of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, is …
Read More »Offa Poly to commence degree programmes
The Management of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, has said that the institution will commence degree programmes from the 2018/2019 academic session. The Head, Public Relations and Protocols, Mr Olayinka Iroye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. Iroye said the approval for the programme was contained in …
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