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Gideon Adonai   The Lagos State University Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education (LASU-ACEITSE) has rewarded three of its students with Entrepreneurial Grant Awards, with each applicant smiling home with a cheque of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦2.5 million). The total Grant given to the three winners is Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦7.5) Million. The event took place at the Centre's Conference Hall, Friday, 26th July, 2024, main campus, Ojo, Lagos. In her address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM, represented by the Director/centre Leader, LASU-ACEITSE, Prof. Rasheed Sanni, commended the three winners, who emerged the best out of the sixteen (16) applications received by the screening and selection Committee. Speaking further, she stated that the Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE-Impact) Project indicators resonate very well with the strategic goals of her administration for the Uni...

by Gideon Toluwalope Adonai The University of Ilorin has emerged top on the list of winners of the 4th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NATAP-M Awards) for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions. Orangesprings Blog reports that the award was instituted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). For the feat, the first of its kind to be won by any university, the University bagged a princely sum of ₦500 million. The winners were announced in Abuja last Thursday (July 18, 2024) by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, during the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions organised by the Board. The Award presentation to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, was done by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, assisted by dignitaries including the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT, Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, and...

Heads of higher institutions of learning, on Thursday, pegged the minimum benchmark for admissions for tertiary institutions at 140 for universities, 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education. They took the position at the 2024 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Abuja. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, explained that there was nothing like a cut-off mark but only the minimum tolerable score out of the total mark of 400 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Each university forwarded its benchmark scores to JAMB ahead of the Thursday policy meeting. Oloyede said while institutions had the liberty to admit students based on the minimum scores they submit to JAMB, no institution was allowed to admit any candidate with a score below 140. This benchmark was endorsed by all stakeholders at the 2024 policy meeting. “The minimum benchmark approved for universities is 140; 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education,” Oloyede said....

By Gideon Toluwalope Adonai   62, 601 candidates would be battling for the admissions list of the fastest growing Nigerian university, Lagos State University, LASU. LASU now stands out as the second most subscribed university in Nigeria.  This is based on the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Application Statistics by Institutions released by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board on Wednesday, 17th July 2024. According to the figures released by JAMB, 62, 601 candidates chose LASU as first choice institution to place the university second just behind the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, with 64,143 candidates.  LASU's latest position is an improvement on the 2023 statistics where the university was ranked third with over 55,000 applicants. It is imperative to note that prior to the year 2023, LASU had never featured in the list of the top 10 most subscribed universities in Nigeria. LASU's rise as the second most subscribed university in Niger...

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has unveiled the long list of 11 books competing for the 2024 prize, selected from a total of 163 entries. This year’s focus is on Children’s Literature. Sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), the prize offers a cash award of $100,000. Here are the 11 longlisted books, arranged alphabetically by title: A Father’s Pride by Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmo Bode’s Birthday Party by Akanni Festus Olaniyi Grandma And The Moon’s Hidden Secret by Jumoke Verissimo Mighty Mite And Golden Jewel by Henry Akubuiro Risi Recycle – The Dustbin Girl by Temiloluwa Adeshina The Children At The IDP Camp by Olatunbosun Taofeek The Magic Jalabiya by Ayo Adeliyi Oyeku The Road Does Not End by Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi The Third Side of A Coin by Hyginus Ekwuazi Village Boy by Anietie Usen Wish Maker by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike The Chairman of the Panel of Judges, Professor Saleh Abdu of the Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State, presented the list to the...

By Gideon Adonai The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has commenced registration for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, second series, commonly called GCE. Interested candidates can now register online for the November December diet. Candidates are advised to carefully read the registration guidelines and requirements before proceeding to register. Candidates can register online and make payments at any of the designated banks or accredited agents. They can also explore cashless payment channels to procure registration tokens with credit/debit cards. Candidates with special needs are also required to register online and indicate their impairments. Walk-in candidates will be accommodated, but they must register at least 24 hours before the scheduled examination time. WAEC GCE 2nd Series 2024 examination will be computer-based.

By Gideon Adonai   The University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, has announced the dates for the 2024/2025 admission process. This is according to a communique released Wednesday and obtained by Orangesprings Blog. The University Management also disclosed that the 2023/2024 admission exercise is currently in progress. The management added that the process for the 2024/2025 exercise will commence after the JAMB Policy Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Abuja.

By Gideon Adonai The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation status to eighteen programmes it assessed at the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA.  The result is hinged on the accreditation exercise carried out by the Commission between October and November 2023. The accreditation is valid for five years commencing from the 2023/2024 academic session in accordance with the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standard (CCMAS). Conveying the result of the exercise to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Adenike Oladiji, the Acting Director of Accreditation at the NUC, Engineer Abraham Chundusu, who signed for the Acting Executive Secretary, Mr. Chris Maiyaki wrote “Section 10 (1) of the Education (National Minimum Standard and Establishment of Institutions) Act CAP E3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, empowers the National Universities Commission to lay down Minimum Academic Standards for all academic programmes taught in Nigerian Universities and a...

By Gideon Adonai The Lagos State University, LASU Ojo has begun verification of indigenes ahead of the 2024/2025 admission process. This is according to a communique released on Monday evening and sent to Orangesprings Blog. According to the communique, the commencement of the 2024/2025 Indigeneship Verification Exercise for applicants of Lagos State origin will hold for a duration of four weeks from Monday, 8th July to Thursday, 1st August 2024, with the registration portal set to open on Monday, 1st July 2024. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM, and other members of management held a meeting with members of the Independent Indigene Verification Committee (IIVC) to this effect. The meeting was held at the Vice Chancellor’s Conference Room on the 6th floor of Babatunde Raji Fashola Senate Building, main campus, Ojo, Lagos. The Vice Chancellor noted that the meeting was held to familiarize with the committee members again and appreciate them for their servi...