Monday, 28 March 2016

LATEST/RECENT NEWS ON EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

LASU Expels 25 Students For Examination Misconduct


25 students of Lagos State University have been suspended for examination misconduct.

19 students are from the external system in Festac, 3 from the Isolo campus and 3 from the main campus.

It was learnt that the students were found to have indulged in malpractices ranging from use of fake docket, impersonation, some were caught with answers on a phone, others with answer written on a piece of paper, another with fake exam docket and LASU identity card, exam script found to be suspicious during grading and one caught with photocopies material inside the exam hall in the 2012/2013, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sessions.

14 of the affected students are in final year at the external system, 3 in 400 level, 7 in 300 level and 1 in 200 level. 

TASUED Part-time Students 1st Semester Examination 2015/2016

This is to inform all Part-Time students that the 2015/2016 First Semester Examination starting with e-Test earlier scheduled to commence on Friday, 18th March, 2016 has been postponed by two weeks. 

The e-Test will now commence on Friday, 1st April, 2016 while the e-Examination and written examination will commence on Friday, 15th April, 2016.

This is to enable all students pay at least 60% of their school fees and development levy which are prerequisites for sitting for the e-Test.

2016 UTME: 15 JAMB Officials Under Investigation, Risk Jail Terms


Prof. Dibu, Ojerinde, Registrar/Chief Executive of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has said that 15 employees of the board are currently being investigated for allegedly compromising standard in the accreditation of examination centres which resulted in the unavailability of adequate infrastructure needed for the examination. 

According to him, the alleged compromise, led to the technical problems encountered during the conduct of the 2016 UTME.

He noted that of the affected staff are found guilt, they risk jail terms. 

NYSC 2016 Batch A Orientation Exercise Postponed

The management of the National Youth Service Corps has postponed the date for the Batch A orientation exercise (stream I and Stream II)

The time-table for the mobilization is now as indicated below:

1. 2015 Batch B Post Mobilisation Workshop: 19th - 21st November 2015

2. 2016 Batch A pre-mobilization workshop: 5th - 9th January 2016

3. Briefing of corps Members/ final year students: 12th - 16th January 2016

4. Display of list of all approved programmes for institutions on NYSC portal for cross checking: 11th - 15th January 2016

5. Collation of Prospective Corps Members' Data by Corps Producing Institutions CPIs: 11th - 18th January 2016

6. Submission/Uploading of Senate/Academic Board Approved Result for Full/Part-Time Graduates and Revalidation Lists by CPIs: 18th - 30th February 2016

7. Uploading of Corrected Lists by Corps Producing Institutions: 18th - 30th February 2016 

8. On-line Registration by Foreign and locally Trained Nigerian Graduates: 8th - 28th February 2016

9. Entertainment of complaints from Prospective Corps Members by the state Deployment and Relocation officers and NYSC Help Lines/Desks: 8th - 27th February, 2016 

10: Forwarding of Complaints to Mobilisation Dept by State Deployment and Relocation officers: 8th - 27th February, 2016 

11. Online Delivery of Print-Outs to Corps Producing Institutions: 1st - 3rd March, 2016 

12. Deployment and Printing of Call-up Letters by ICT Department: 21st - 27th April, 2016 

13. Notification/On-line Printing of Call-up Letters: 24th - 27th April, 2016 

14. 2016 Batch A Orientation Course (Stream I): 27th April - 13th May, 2016 

15. 2016 Batch A Orientation Course (Stream II): 21st May - 6th June, 2016 

List of Universities that Accept Combination of O’Level Results

See the names of universities that can allow you merge WAEC and NECO results.


Here is the Universities that Accepts Combination of O’Level Results – WAEC and NECO.

Obafemi Awolowo University– accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Ibadan– – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Nigeria
Nsukka – – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Uyo – UNIUYO – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Abuja–– accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Benin– UNIBEN – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Nnamdi Azikiwe University UNIZIK – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Jos – UNIJOS – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Ahmadu Bello University – ABU Zaria – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

University of Ilorin– UNILORIN – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture – MOUAU – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba – MOUAU – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye – accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Kaduna State University– accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Tai Solarin University– accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Enugu State University– accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO

Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM)– accepts WAEC & WAEC, NECO & WAEC, NECO & NECO 

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