UTME/DE: JAMB Mulls Use Of Mobile Phones

According to reports, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) disclosed that it was considering a “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) initiative for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) examinations.

Student Loan Act: ASUU, ASUP Expresses Reservation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had yesterday signed a student loan Bill into law, thereby guaranteeing students interest-free credit for their studies. The president during his campaign in the build-up to electioneering had promised that if elected into office will propose a student loan Act that will guarantee Nigerian indigenes have access to loan facilities for study. Accordingly, less than a month into office, president Tinubu ensured that such a promise has come to pass as described by one of his aid, Dele Alake, it was the “fulfillment of one of his campaign promises to liberalize funding of education.” The Students Loan Act is Tinubu's second piece of legislation signed into law after assuming office on 29th May 2023. The bill is to let Nigerian students have access to interest-free loans to study which will be payable after the study.

Student Loan: We Can No Longer Afford University Bills – FG

Following the passage of the Student Loan Act and subsequent comments from professionals in education about its implication, the Federal Government has finally disclosed that it can no longer foot the universities bill. This was made known by, Andrew David Adejo, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education yesterday in Abuja while shading more light on the details of the student loan Act that President Tinubu signed into law on Monday.

WAEC Clamps Down On Principals, Supervisors, Others For Malpractice

No fewer than 20 officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice have been arrested by the West African Examination Council, WAEC, in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. The Head of National Office (HNO) of Council, Mr Patrick Areghan disclosed this on the sidelines of a monitoring exercise he carried out in some schools on Thursday in Lagos.