Education
Suspend punitive action against Mmesoma Ejikeme, Reps tell JAMB
Suspend punitive action against Mmesoma Ejikeme, Reps tell JAMB
The House of Representatives has asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend any punitive actions against Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme over alleged falsification of her JAMB score.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Awaji-Inombek Abiante (PDP-Bayelsa) at plenary in Abuja on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ejikeme had claimed to have scored 362 as against 249 which the board recorded as her score in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) through JAMB.
He said Ejikeme, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra, sat for the 2023 UTME and claimed to have scored 362.
Abiante said on July 2, JAMB Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin n a statement, accused Ejikeme of manipulating her UTME score from 249 to 362 .
He said Ejikeme came out to defend herself, that she actually printed the result from the JAMB website and had been a brilliant child all through her nursery and secondary education.
He said Mmesoma came first in all the examinations she had been taking before the UTME, hence she posited that she was not capable of manipulating her UTME result.
According to him, cognisant of the fact that uploading or downloading result of examinations or polls electronically, in Nigeria, glitches can occur at any time, hence the need to establish the facts before any blames.
He said Benjamin had earlier alleged that some of the 2023 UTME candidates were parading fake scores in order to get undue advantage from the public, hence the need to investigate the allegation.
The house, therefore, set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the alleged manipulation of Ejikeme’s UTME results and report back within one week for further legislative action.
Education
FG fixes May 24 to open student loan portal
FG fixes May 24 to open student loan portal
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says the application portal for students’ loan scheme will open on 24th May 2024.
This is contained in a statement signed by Nasir Ayitogo -Media and Public Relations Lead of NELFUND, on Thursday.
He said the move marks a significant milestone in the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to fostering accessible and inclusive education for all Nigerian students.
READ ALSO:
- Reps order arrest of 4 accused of slapping female doctor while passing a walkway
- Ajaero asks Abure to resign if he must forgive him
- My husband sold our TV to gamble, woman tells court
The statement reads in full : “The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) led by its Managing Director, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr are thrilled to announce 24th of May, 2024 as official date for the opening of portal for student loan applications.
This marks a significant milestone in the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) to fostering accessible and inclusive education for all Nigerian students.
Through the portal, students can now access loans to pursue their academic aspirations without financial constraints.
The portal provides a user-friendly interface for students to submit their loan applications conveniently.
We encourage all eligible students to take advantage of this opportunity to invest in their future and contribute to the growth and development of our nation.
Students can access the portal on www.nelf.gov.ng to begin application.
For more information and assistance, please contact NELFUND via email on info@nelf.gov.ng or contact us via our social media handles.”
FG fixes May 24 to open student loan portal
Education
UK varsities considering NECO results for admission – Registrar
UK varsities considering NECO results for admission – Registrar
The Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said foreign universities like Lead University and Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom have reached out to the council for information on its examinations.
He said these universities are considering admitting Nigerian students based on their NECO results, indicating a level of credibility and acceptance of NECO’s outcomes by international institutions.
READ ALSO:
- Ekiti APC stakeholders angry over appointment slots offered Fayose
- Stop allocating funds to caretaker committee-led LGAs, Senate tells FG
- Three police officers sentenced to life imprisonment in Anambra
Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja Wednesday, Prof. Wushishi said NECO has met the demands of Birmingham City University, and they are currently working on fulfilling the request from Lead University.
Regarding digitalisation and the potential migration to Computer-Based Testing (CBT), Prof. Wushishi acknowledged the complexity of NECO examinations, particularly with close to 1.5 million students taking exams in 76 different subjects and over 150 different papers annually for admissions into tertiary institutions.
This complexity, he said, poses challenges for an immediate shift to CBT, unlike other examination bodies like JAMB that primarily use multiple-choice formats.
UK varsities considering NECO results for admission – Registrar
Education
JAMB releases another 36,540 UTME results
JAMB releases another 36,540 UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released additional 36,540 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results withheld for further investigation.
This was in addition to the 531 results released the previous week, bringing the total results released to 1,879,437.
This is contained in a statement by the Public Communication Advisor of the Board, Dr Fabian Benjamin on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Board also dismissed a letter by an alleged fraudster the outstanding 2024 UTME results, subjected to scrutiny by experts, had been compromised on account of a cyber security breach for which it is considering rescheduling the examination.
The statement reads: “In another development, the attention of the Board was drawn to a fictitious letter concocted by a fraudster and circulated on social media purporting to emanate from the Board stating that the outstanding 2024 UTME results, currently being subjected to intense scrutiny by its team of experts, had been compromised on account of a cyber security breach and that it is considering rescheduling the examination.
“This is far from the truth as the said letter did not emanate from the Board. In fact, a closer look at the letter, which was not signed by any person, lacked every ingredient of a letter from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The letter is, therefore, from those, who wish to destroy the integrity of the Board, by compromising its unassailable operational processes to mislead hapless candidates with the sole aim of extorting them.
READ ALSO:
- Ogun teacher bags life imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl
- Some foreign embassies engage 3rd parties invoicing in dollars — EFCC
- First Bank manager accused of stealing N650m in Osun
“The Board reiterated, for the umpteenth time, that the results of its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other previous years are intact, not in any cloud storage and can, therefore, not be hacked by anybody.
“It is to be recalled that at the release of the 2024 UTME, the Board had announced that some results had been withheld as they were being subjected to further investigation. Out of these, 531 results were released recently. Others found to be involved in any examination misconduct are still undergoing investigation as the Board would want to review all the footage of all CCTV cameras placed in all its accredited centres to ascertain the candidate’s culpability or otherwise.
“At the conclusion of this exercise, the Board would publish its findings. Therefore, the public is urged to be wary of misleading information emanating from sources not linked to the Board be it religious or other sources.
“Equally disturbing is the misleading comments of some functionaries of some private institutions, who are linking the Board with “the prevailing low ‘cut-off marks’when in practice, it was their institutions that had submitted lower minimum minimum admissible scores marks, even lower than what other institutions had presented.
“For the purpose of clarity, minimum admissible scores are first presented by individual institutions before such are debated to arrive at a benchmark agreed upon by all Heads of Institutions across the country at its annual Policy Meeting on Admissions and which no institution would be allowed to compromise.
“Also, the Board would also like to urge religious organisations to stick to their primary roles and not dabble into areas outside their calling as there are reports of some religious organisations making false representation to government at various levels for selfish ends.”
JAMB releases another 36,540 UTME results
Fire guts new NNPCL tank farm in Lagos
Minister withdraws orphan-marriage suit against Niger Assembly Speaker
BREAKING: Cosmetic surgeon convicted over failed plastic surgery
-
Business2 days agoDollar crashes against Naira at official market
-
News21 hours agoUsing pre-registered SIM card may land you in jail, NCC warns
-
metro2 days agoThree police officers sentenced to life imprisonment in Anambra
-
News2 days agoWike, Fubara are ego-driven, crude – Reno Omokri
-
News1 day agoUpdated: Reps condemn assault on Nasarawa female doctor by patient family
-
Aviation2 days agoUpdated: We’ll resume Lagos-Dubai flights on October 1, says Emirates
-
International2 days agoUK says it’s developing radio frequency to blast out drones
-
metro3 days agoNigerian who killed wife in UK bags life jail