Professor Jacinta Opara has joined the league of female Vice Chancellors in Nigeria, following her appointment as the second substantive Vice-Chancellor of Dominican University Ibadan (DUI), Nigeria. In an official statement by the Chairman, the Board of Trustees of DUI, Chief Anthony Idigbe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the institution’s Board at its meeting […]
Embarking upon a college journey can be as taxing on the mind as it is enriching for the intellect. Students frequently grapple with the weight of academic requirements while trying to maintain a semblance of personal well-being. The quest for knowledge doesn’t need to come at the expense of mental health, especially when one learns
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Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) opened its portal for application on Friday, May 24, 2024, after several amendments to the Access to Higher Education law establishing it. The application process is divided into segments, you will have to start by creating an account by clicking on “GET STARTED” to fill in the questions, move on
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You can seek Masters admission in the United States with your Higher National Diploma degree (HND) transcripts without World Education Evaluation (WES) unlike Nigeria, where Polytechnic graduates will have to pass through Direct Entry and get a university degree before they can be accepted for Masters programmes, especially for those who don’t want to pass
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has released a fresh email address for the prospective candidates of 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to fix their NIN problems. Exclusive for JAMB candidates In an update on the social media platforms of NIMC – the body in charge of NIN – instructed all prospective candidates of
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Due to marginalization of graduates of Polytechnics in Nigeria, there is an upsurge of upgrading Polytechnics in the country to University status by the Federal and State Governments. For instance, the College of Education, Ilesa, Osun State was upgraded to a university in 2022 which is now known as the University of Ilesa. Colleges of
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The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) released a new grading system for polytechnics in Nigeria during the 2019/2020 academic session. The new grading system is known as the Standardized Unified Grading System, that is what most Nigerian polytechnics use today. Standardized Unified Grading System for Polytechnics in Nigeria Here is the grading system, letter grade, and
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To calculate your GPA for the first semester, multiply the grade point obtained in each course by the number of units assigned to the specific course, the sum of which is divided by the total number of credit units taken for a semester. For example, if your GPA after adding points, you arrive at 101
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Out of 23 Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS) in Nigeria, 19 states from the Northern region fall under the list while only four states are found in the Southern part of the country. What is Educationally Less Developed States Policy About? The policy was formulated with the aim of granting special preference to candidates from some parts of Nigeria who
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There are now over 200 restructured and new courses in Nigerian universities, following the implementation of 70% of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) by the National Universities Commission (NUC). NUC is one of the agencies supervised by the Federal Ministry of Education, whose mandate is to promote quality higher education in Nigeria. The implementation
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