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2020/2021 Admissions: JAMB Issues May, June As Deadline …Insists On NIN For UTME
Public universities across the country have been issued May 15, 2021 to conclude admissions while private Universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education are to end theirs on June 15, 2021.
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishag Oloyede, disclosed this at the Virtual Meeting with Heads of Tertiary Institutions in the country, Last Thursday.
Oloyede maintained that the deadlines remained sacrosanct and binding on all the nation’s institutions, adding that the board would not tolerate any breach of the decision reached at the meeting.
While noting that the meeting was aimed at knowing the level the various institutions had reached on the 2020/2021 admissions scale, Oloyede said the board would soon announce the date of commencement of sale of admission forms for the 2021/2022 academic year and expressed hopes that the institutions would comply with the board for a hitch-free academic session.
In his words”, after a robust and insightful deliberations, members collectively agreed that all public universities are expected to finish their admissions on or before 15th May, 2021, while the private Universities and all IEIS, polytechnics and Colleges of Education will complete theirs at the agreed date of 15th June, 2021″.
The Registrar further urged all institutions to adhere strictly to all advisories issued to them on Inter/Intra University transfer, foreign inter-university, including fresh foreign candidates, change of programmes and institutions as well as other essential processes relating to admissions.
According to him, the directive became imperative to avoid unnecessary bickering that could impede on the future of innocent candidates and their subsequent mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC).
Meanwhile, the board has insisted that the National Identification Number (NIN)be used for the 2021Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
The Registrar stated that the introduction of the use of NIN was for security reasons as well as checkmating the excesses of examination malpractice.
“It is for security reasons. For us at our small level, it helps us to avoid impersonation but there is a bigger picture. There is insecurity in the country and we know that many of these problems are there because we have identification problem. We can’t identify every citizen, where he is and what he is doing. So, for this, we don’t even need the name of the candidate. We just want the NIN. We will then do the needful to pull the data of the candidate and the process will go on from there”, Oloyede said.
By: Lady Godknows Ogbulu
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Corps Members have been urged to use the rich cultural heritage of Nigerians to promote peace in the state and country at large.
The Rivers State Coordinator of NYSC Mr. Moses Oleghe gave the charge during the inter-platoon cultural carnival competition for 2025 Batch C Corps Members deployed to the State orientation camp, Nonwa-Gbam Tai held over the weekend.
Oleghe while addressing the Corps Members, further charged them to be a “source of light in their host communities,” noting that the “symbolic lighting of the cultural carnival torch means that every Corps Member must be the light that dispels darkness.”
He urged them to integrate and internalize the culture of the people of their area where they serve, strengthen cultural practices that promote human dignity, rights, and respect.”
The radiant and colorful event witnessed the regeneration and rebirth of various ethnic cultures by the Corps Members.
At the end of the competition, 4 platoon was adjudged the overall best, 9 platoon 2nd and 6 platoon 3rd.
Miss Chukwuka Christabel Chidnma, one of the best overall graduating students of Rivers State University (RSU), Nkpolu/Oroworukwu, Port Harcourt, has advocated for the retention of the best graduating students of the institution to fill the gap in teaching staff in the institution.
Chidnma, who was adjudged the overall best graduating student of the class of 2023/2024 academic session in the just-concluded 37th and 38th combined convocation ceremony of the university, had a CGPA of 4.88 from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies in the Faculty of Humanities.
She made the call while delivering her valedictory speech at the awards of the first degree on Saturday, saying the call becomes imperative to ensure that the department and the university at large continue to thrive and maintain academic standards.
She opined that she and her colleagues would be eager to contribute to the workforce of the development and the school in general, in whatever capacity the institution may deem appropriate, to bring their skills, training, and passion to support its continued growth and excellence.
The overall best graduating student decried the enormous challenges lecturers of the department and the university as a whole are facing due to limited manpower and appealed to the university management to also employ professional producers and technical personnel.
She recounted the experiences and challenges she faced during her years of academic studies, noting that resilience, hard work, determination, and being focused were the bedrock of her success.
She dedicated the award to her parents for their untiring efforts in ensuring that her academic fortunes were not cut short.
By: Akujobi Amadi
The Federal Government has reaffirmed that senior secondary school students whether in arts, commercial or science classes are free to register any approved subject of their choice for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), as confusion over the revised curriculum continues to generate debate across the country.
The clarification came in a press statement issued on Saturday and signed by Boriowo Folashade, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, following widespread misinformation circulating on social media and within some schools.
According to the ministry, contrary to claims that students must strictly remain within their designated subject tracks, “there is no restriction or exclusion attached to the selection of any approved subject under the Senior Secondary School Curriculum.”
Officials said the curriculum was intentionally designed to be flexible, student-centred and supportive of diverse academic and career interests.
Under the guidance, science students may select subjects traditionally grouped under the arts or social sciences, just as arts and commercial students may choose science-designated subjects provided such choices are supervised by school authorities, parents or certified counsellors.
The ministry also clarified public concerns surrounding the subject formerly known as Information and Communication Technology (ICT), confirming it has been renamed Digital Technology.
The statement emphasised that the change is purely in nomenclature and does not alter the curriculum content or disadvantage students who previously took ICT in school.
Regarding Trade Subjects, the ministry noted that six trades have been approved under the curriculum.
Students may register any of these trades only if the subjects are offered by their schools and they have been taught them. However, the government stressed that students who have never been exposed to any of the six trade subjects are under no obligation to register one as a third subject.
This clarification comes as WAEC registration for the 2026 examination cycle continues nationwide. WAEC recently urged schools to ensure accurate subject entries before the January deadline, warning that mistakes in registration especially in subject combinations have increasingly led to withheld or invalid results in previous years.
The announcement also aligns with ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s education sector. Earlier this year, the ministry began rolling out teacher retraining and digital learning initiatives aimed at boosting performance in core WAEC subjects, following several exam cycles that showed inconsistent pass rates in mathematics and English.
Nigerian universities often require specific subject combinations for competitive courses such as medicine, engineering, law, accounting and mass communication.
The ministry urged the public to rely solely on verified information, noting that misinformation remains a major challenge during examination cycles. It said further updates will be issued as reforms continue across the senior secondary school system
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