Tag: Candidates
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2018 UTME: Beware of fake past question papers in circulation, JAMB warns candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)on Tuesday warned prospective candidates for the 2018 UTME to be wary of fake past questions in compact disks being circulated in the country. The board made the call in a statement signed by its Head of Media, Mr. Fabian Benjamin, and made available to the News Agency of…
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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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Anambra guber: APC clears 12 candidates ahead of primaries
Ahead of the Anambra gubernatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for next week Saturday, the party, after screening its candidates has cleared all the twelve aspirants who have shown interest in the governorship ticket of the party Ondo state deputy governor and chairman of the screening panel, Agboola Ajayi, said yesterday in…
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WAEC withholds 15,000 results of SSCE candidates
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of over 15,000 candidates that sat for the May/June senior school certificate examinations. The affected candidates are from Niger State. The decision to hold on to the results was reportedly because the state government failed to pay the examination fees on behalf of the candidates.…
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Senate confirms 8 REC nominees, steps down Lagos, Kebbi, candidates
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Mrs Asmanu Maikudi from Katsina State and seven others as Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC). Other nominees, who were equally confirmed are, Mr Sam Olumekun from Ondo State, Prof. Riskuwa Shehu from Sokoto State, Mr Kassim Geidam from Yobe and Jibrin Zarewa from Kano State. Prof. Samuel Egwu…
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Lagos council polls: LASIEC directs candidates to sign undertaking on peaceful conduct
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Saturday said it had directed all candidates for the July 22 council elections to sign an undertaking, pledging orderly conduct before, during and after the polls. The chairman of the commission, Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, said a “Memorandum of Understanding” would be signed at the commission’s head office…
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Navy releases list of successful candidates for Direct Short Service
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Monday released the list of names of successful candidates for its Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) Course 24 Selection Exercise. The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Capt. Suleman Dahun, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. Dahun said candidates who participated in the selection process…
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We won’t reschedule UTME for candidates’ lateness – JAMB Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Saturday that there would be no rescheduling of examination for candidates who reported late for the mop-up examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said this while reacting to complaints by candidates sitting for the mop-up examination at the board’s Computer-Based Centre (CBT) in Bwari, FCT. Oloyede,…
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Local council election: We’ve not released names of candidates – Lagos APC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that it has not released the names of its candidates for the July 22, 2017 local government council election. A statement by the Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party, Abiodun Salami, on Monday, said the list would be released after the Lagos State…
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Collect your certificates within 4 years or pay ‘custody fee’, WAEC warns candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged GCE candidates to endeavour to collect their certificates within four years of writing the examination or pay extra custody fee. Demianus Ojijeogu, the Head of Public Affairs Department, WAEC, Nigeria disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.…