Tag: Admission
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Registrar gives update on UNILAG admission
The University of Lagos has distanced itself from reports claiming it has released cut off marks for placement of candidates for the 2021/2022 academic session. This is contained in a statement by the institution’s Registrar, Mr Oladejo Azeez and issued to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. Recall that the institution, which conducted its Post Unified…
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JAMB, institutions set June 15 deadline for 2020/2021 admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. In a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin in Abuja, JAMB said that public universities would conclude admissions a month ahead of private…
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Schools reopening: JAMB to give new commencement date for admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is considering new date for the commencement of the 2020 admission processes from the earlier announced date of Aug. 22. The board disclosed this in its bulletin made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. According to the Board, it will be meeting all the tertiary…
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Lagos clears air on reports of setting minimum age for admission to JSS 1
The Lagos State Government has denied reports making the round especially on social media concerning minimum age for admission into junior secondary schools in the state. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Office of the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo no decision has been made on the issue yet. The commissioner…
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Melaye ‘slumps,’ at SARS headquarters, on admission at undisclosed hospital
Embattled lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial district Dino Melaye on Friday slumped shortly before interrogation by SARS operatives and was taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention. Recall that Melaye surrendered himself to the police eight days after holing up in his residence to avoid arrest by policemen for alleged homicide. He was taken…
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‘Only 30 per cent of UTME candidates will be admitted this year’ – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said only 30 per cent out of the 1.7 million candidates that wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this year will be admitted. This according to the NUC was due to the limited admission spaces available in the universities. This was revealed by the Executive Secretary of the…
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High UTME score is no guarantee for varsity admission – JAMB tells candidates
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said that only a combination of JAMB cut-off marks, post-UTME, ‘O’ level results and other admission criteria as determined by institutions can ensure candidates’ admission. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at an intensive training and sensitization forum on Central Admissions Processing System for the…
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JAMB defends 120 cut-off mark, says ‘Varsities free to admit with higher scores’
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has defended the pegging of 120 as minimum cut-off marks for university admission. The decision, which was reached at a stakeholders’ policy meeting in Abuja, has generated controversy with many universities rejecting the marks. JAMB’s Head of Information Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said…
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JAMB commences admission processes for 2017/2018 Sept.15
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says the admission processes for 2017/2018 will commence on Sept.15 and close on Jan.31, 2018. The Head of JAMB Information and Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Bwari, Abuja, on Friday. Benjamin said that the direct entry applications for admission…