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JAMB Issues Deadline for 2017/18 Admission

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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB demands compliance from tertiary institutions in the country with the admission timetable as adopted at JAMB’s policy meeting. Following the announcement of the cut-off mark for 2017 admission by JAMB, the deadline for the completion of the 2017/2018 academic session admission was also announced. The admissions into public degree awarding institutions for the 2017 UTME examination will end on January 15, 2018 while for private institutions, it ends on January 31, 2018. Also, decisions on first choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be available in the market place for other institutions till the January closing dates.

We No Longer Issue Visas To Nigerians – Netherlands Embassy

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The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that it was no longer in the business of issuing them visas. The Embassy’s Charge d’ Affaires, Mr Michel Deleen, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lagos that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped itsvisa issuance processes in Nigeria. Deleen said that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped its visas issuance to Nigerians with the French Consulate General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. “Let me remind Nigerians that since 2013, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria had signed agreements with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. “What this means is that we have swapped our visa application processes in Nigeria with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. “Let me remind Nigerians that under these agreements, any Nigerian that wants to visit the Netherlands for business, study or tourism shoul...

We Didn’t Ban Olamide’s Wo Song – NBC Refutes Fake News

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e National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has refuted widespread media reports that it has banned five Nigerian songs having tagged them as “Not to be Broadcasted.” Premium Times reported on Tuesday that the Commission released a list, saying it has banned the five songs from being aired across the Nigerian airwaves. The songs, reportedly banned by NBC are Olamide‘s “Wo” and “Wavy Level“; Davido‘s “Fall” and “If (Remix)“; and 9ice’s “Living Things.” But in a chat with SIGNAL on Tuesday, Mrs. Maimuna Jimada, the NBC’s Head of Public Affairs said she was not aware of any such list emanating from the NBC. “First of all, the NBC does not ban songs. We only insist that broadcasters exercise a sense of responsibility in the kind of content they allow to go on air. So even if the NBC has placed such a restriction on any of these songs, it does not constitute a ban. They can still be played at nightclubs, streamed on the Internet, played at home and on people’s mobile devices. But I a...

JAMB Reintroduces Post-UTME Tests

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has reintroduced Post-UTME tests for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities. This is as it has announced the minimum cut off marks for tertiary institutions. The minimum cut off marks for admissions into universities in Nigeria was pegged at 120, polytechnics and colleges of education at 100, while that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110. This was disclosed yesterday during a policy meeting for the 2017/2018 admissions exercise  with vice chancellors, Rectors, Provosts and Registrars of tertiary institutions at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The JAMB registrar, professor Ishaq Oloyede who revealed this said  that the decisions on first choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be available in the…

JAMB Reintroduces Post-UTME Tests

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has reintroduced Post-UTME tests for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities. This is as it has announced the minimum cut off marks for tertiary institutions. The minimum cut off marks for admissions into universities in Nigeria was pegged at 120, polytechnics and colleges of education at 100, while that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110. This was disclosed yesterday during a policy meeting for the 2017/2018 admissions exercise  with vice chancellors, Rectors, Provosts and Registrars of tertiary institutions at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The JAMB registrar, professor Ishaq Oloyede who revealed this said  that the decisions on first choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be available in the…

JAMB Reintroduces Post-UTME Tests

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has reintroduced Post-UTME tests for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities. This is as it has announced the minimum cut off marks for tertiary institutions. The minimum cut off marks for admissions into universities in Nigeria was pegged at 120, polytechnics and colleges of education at 100, while that of innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110. This was disclosed yesterday during a policy meeting for the 2017/2018 admissions exercise  with vice chancellors, Rectors, Provosts and Registrars of tertiary institutions at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The JAMB registrar, professor Ishaq Oloyede who revealed this said  that the decisions on first choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be available in the…