Education Archives - Page 20 of 31

Oct

10

2023

Wole Soyinka Attended UI But Didn’t Graduate, He Was Rusticated — Obaseki Reveals

Education, Lifestyle, News, Opinion, PoliticsEducation, Metro, Opinion, Politics, Wole Soyinka

The Director of Researcher and Strategy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed that Nobel Prize winner Prof. Wole Soyinka attended the University of Ibadan (UI), but can’t present the institution’s diploma due to him being “rusticated” and not completing his program at the University of Ibadan. Obaseki made the declaration on Sunday after learning that a Bola Tinubu classmate had appeared in court to confirm that the president was their classmate. This occurs in the midst of the dispute surrounding President Tinubu’s academic record and the appeal that was brought before the Supreme Court. The primary question, according…

Aug

07

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023 WASSCE results have been released by WAEC.

Education, Metro2023, Education, Metro, WASSCE

Results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been made public by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). On Monday, the examination body announced the results. Patrick Areghan, Head of Nigeria's Office (HNO) of WAEC, reported that 262,803 of the 1,613,733 applicants who registered for the exam have had their results withheld "due to reports of cases of examination malpractice." A total of 1,361,608 candidates, or 84.38 percent, received credit or above in a minimum of five courses, with or without English Language or Mathematics, he claimed, showing an improvement in the pass rate. Additionally, 1,287,920…

Jul

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Mmesoma Ejikeme: JAMB informs Reps that it is impossible to fabricate UTME results.

Education, Metro, Opinion2023, Education, JAMB, Metro

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, or JAMB, has steadfastly maintained that exam results cannot be falsified. The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, or UTME, results are not saved in the "cloud," according to JAMB's Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. Oloyede claimed in his address to the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee that this makes it "practically impossible to fake JAMB's results." Along with Ejikeme Mmesoma and her family, JAMB testified before the committee regarding the controversy surrounding the falsification of her UTME results. Oloyede asserted that no flaws or weaknesses in the JAMB procedure could be found. Oloyede asserts that in…

May

27

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Bishop Nwankpa Tasks Incoming Abia Govt On Increased Funding For Education, Salutes Children On Their 2023 Celebration.

Abia State, Education, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Education, Emeka Nwankpa

As the world marks the 2023 Children's Day celebration, Abia's greatest benefactor in education, Bishop Dr Emeka Nwankpa, has saluted Abia children's exploits, and has tasked the incoming administration in Abia State on increased funding for education. The revered cleric and philanthropist, who has invested heavily in the education of Nigerian children, regrets the total neglect of the educational sector in Abia State by the outgoing administration, a situation he described as 'an anomaly that should not be allowed to continue.' In a chat with newsmen, the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in the March 18 governorship election, said,…

May

17

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Infertility: Men responsible for 60 percent causes – Expert bares it all

Education, HealthEducation, Health

The high rate of male infertility has become a big worry to many health practitioners. Research findings show that more men are suffering from infertility than ever, a development described by a fertility scientist, Dr. Shanna Swan, as a “global existential crisis.” Swan warned, “The current state of reproductive affairs couldn’t continue much longer without threatening human survival.” According to the US Population Reference Bureau’s 2021 Data Sheet, fertility is down in many nations, including low, middle, and high-income countries. The World Health Organization, WHO, has also recognized the decline in counts and quality of spermatozoa, which gave rise to…