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It’s funny that “the one organ in our brain that thinks is often the one we think less about”. The brain is the most important organ in our body and it’s time we pay more attention to its health and welfare. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 8 and +1  habits that harm your brain. Not Sleeping Well Lack of proper sleep is a bad habit that can significantly hurt your brain. It negatively affects the hippocampus causing a deficit that leads to forgetfulness. Having Too Much Time to Yourself Alone time can be great for thinking, reflection and mapping out your dreams and goals. However, when the solitude is too much it can damage the mind and body. It can typically cause brain decline, affect the quality and efficiency of sleep making it less restorative, erode arteries, create high blood pressure, undermine learning and memory and generally take a toll on health; although, most of these effects are gradual and experienced over the course of time. Eating

The prospective 2017 Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) candidates in Ilorin have decried the rigorous process of registering for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The Kano State University of Science and Technology chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected plan by the university to raise registration fees for undergraduate students.

The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) on Wednesday sealed the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), over N2.3 billion unremitted Personal Income Tax (PIT). The BIRS Chairman, Mrs. Mimi Adzape-Orubibi, led the enforcement team to the university and sealed the offices of the Vice Chancellor, Registrar and the Bursar. Adzape-Orubibi told newsmen that the board had no option but to honour a Makurdi High Court order to seal the institution over the non remittance of the funds. “BIRS got an interim order to seal off FUAM because it fails to remit N2.3 billion PAYE that it deducted between 2007 and 2011. “Also, there are cases where the university deducts less than what the law stipulates. The university will now pay about N3 billion, including penalties and interest.” She said that Gov. Samuel Ortom was committed to uplifting the standard of education in the state, but the decision to seal the institution had become imperative. She expressed regret t

Students of  the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia, on Thursday  protested against the Federal Government’s policy scrapping seven courses in the college. The affected courses are Accounting, Banking and Finance, Marketing, Economics, Entrepreneurial Studies, Industrial Relations and Business Administration. The students protested to the office of the Dean of the college, Prof John Ihendinihu, and called on the management of the university to initiate steps toward the restoration of the courses. The President, Association of Management Science Students (AMSS) of the university, Mr. Uzoma Onuoha, said that they were disturbed by the news of the scrapping of the courses. Onuoha said that they were worried by the development and wanted to know what the management was doing about it. “We appeal to you sir to ensure that something is done fast to restore the programmes. “We can never be violent or engage in any

Are you o r anyo ne you know diagnosed with High Blood Pressure? Do you know that persistent HBP (hypertension) is one of the risk factors for strokes? Not only that, it can also lead to; heart attacks, heart failure, chronic kidney failure,  arterial aneurysm

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has said the agency may reduce the timeline for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) from three hours to two hours.

jamb applicants on the 30th March 2017 protested at jamb office in makurdi destroying jamb properties and also causing holdup on roads, close source also mentioned that the protest went as far as the

Board to establish centres for blind candidates •300,000 to sit for mock exams on April 8 THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced its resolve to abolish Computer Based Test (CBT) method for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) due to low computer literacy level of candidates.

Ikenna Henry Ozofor was the cynosure of all eyes at the 11th convocation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, the Anambra State capital. With a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.85, the Chemical Engineering graduate was the school’s valedictorian. He also made history as the first student with the highest CGPA in the Faculty of Engineering. Ikenna shares his success story with FRANKLIN ONWUBIKO (Corps member, NYSC, Katsina)

Applications are invited for the 2017 Chevron Nigeria Limited scholarship program which is in conjunction with its Joint Venture partner, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, Wednesday, said his administration had so far spent about N50bn in the state’s educational sector.

Applicants into various tertiary institutions in the country are facing hardship in banks in Ilorin, Kwara, to pay N5, 500 to purchase the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms.

Mr. Abdulkarim Oloyede, son of the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has denied his father played any role to influence his employment and privileges in the school.

2017 World Bank Pan-African Scholarship for Undergraduate students This is to inform the general public that the 2017 World Bank Pan- African Scholarship Awards for Undergraduate students in Nigerian Universities is now open for application. World Bank is providing Scholarship Awards of #250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand naira) to suitably and qualified students in Nigerian Universities in different disciplines in full-time every year. All Interested candidates are hereby invited from full-time degree students of the under-listed faculties, in Nigerian Universities: Agriculture Arts and Humanities Basic medical Science Education Engineering Information and communication Technology Law Management Science Medicine Pharmacy Sciences Social Science Veterinary Medicine. It should be noted that all 200 level students and above are expected to obtain at least a 2.50 GPA in their previous year. To apply for the 2017 World Bank Pan-African Scholarship, ensure th

The University of Ilorin is partnering with a U.S company to build a 500 megawatts solar energy plant as part of efforts to tackle the challenge of power supply in Nigeria.

It was double joy for Mrs Elizabeth Orefuwa, the overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University, Ojo, as she was delivered of a baby girl barely a day after graduating.

The Chancellor of Benue State University (BSU), Justice Lawan Gummi, on Saturday said the university is bugged by financial and infrastructure deficits.

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) wants Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities accused of corruption arrested and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to justify the current fight against corruption by the federal government.

A don, Prof. Abel Olayinka, has stressed the need for Nigerians to acquire sound Family Life and Health Education (FLHE) to achieve a fulfilling and rewarding life. Olayinka, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, gave the advice at a National Workshop, organised by the Ibadan Social and Evaluation Research Team (ISERT) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FLHE is a planned process of age appropriation, cultural and gender sensitive education that foster the acquisition of knowledge of life skills. It also gives reproductive health information, which should lead to positive changes in behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, values and the development of skills by adolescent to cope with emerging life sexuality issues. The Vice-Chancellor said that the university, through the efforts of Ford Foundation, had undertaken some activities designed to scale up the implementation of FLHE in schools. He said that the team has conducted research on FHLE

In order to further develop the education of international students, Jiangsu University provides scholarship for international students getting registered for English-taught degree education at Jiangsu University.

The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Musbau Akanji, says the ongoing dam construction in the university  will end perennial water scarcity being experienced by students and staff.

Students of the University of Jos have kicked against the N45,000 new school fees, and  appealed to management to be “more considerate in view of the hard times”.

Many of the students applying for 2017 UTME would like to apply for admission to an institution where they stand a chance of being admitted.

We're pleased to announce that the JAMB Registration Portal for the 2017 UTME is now

1.0 In line with the statement released by JAMB Board, applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for the 2017/2018 academic session.

Most times students spend hours read but at the end they forget all they have read and wonder if someone from their village is after their success in school, most times we are the cause of our problems, we do some things that we shouldn't have done, as the Bible said my people perish out of ignorance. Below are six of the most practical techniques to remember what you read bonus points if you can remember all six tomorrow. 1. Skim the text first

2017 UTME REGISTRATION This is to inform all UNN Staff who have children/ wards who would be taking the 2017 UTME Examination that registration is currently ongoing at the Zenith Bank ICT Centre very close to Lion water.

This is to inform all prospective corps members, i.e. Nigerians who have graduated from Universities and Mono/Polytechnics both at home and abroad that the NYSC On-line registration portal will be opened from  Monday 17th April to Thursday 4th May, 2017  to enable them register for the 2017 Batch ‘A’ mobilization. In order to ensure a seamless registration, prospective corps members are to note the following for strict compliance: 

A pregnant woman, Mrs Elizabeth Orefuwa, the Lagos State University (LASU) best graduating students in 2015/2016, says she wrote the Unified Tertiary Matriculation

Most times people limit them selves on how far they can go in life, many JAMB candidates believe its difficult to make a high score in JAMB, take it from me that is a fat lie, JAMB happens to be the easiest exam body here in Nigeria. It is easy to pass JAMB and equally easy to fail JAMB the choice lies in the hands of each candidate, the story of a boy who wanted to test an old man in his community by catching a fly and ask the old man if the fly is alive or dead such that if the old man says the fly is dead he will let the fly go but if the old man say the fly is alive he will crush the fly but as wise as the old was he replied him "son the fly is in your hands what ever you wish to do with the fly do it" so also is your success, you success is in your hand what so ever you want to do with it do it, you can bring it forth and you can destroy it.

Every youngmans dream 1. 95% of those in public offices do not no their function 2. 98% of the promises made by our leader during canpian are all fallacy 3.The dream of 98% of every science students in secondary school is to become a medical Doctor 4.The dream of 90% of art students in secondary school is to become a lawyer 5.The dream of 99% of first year students is to graduate with first class degree.

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has disclosed that it is working on reducing the waiting days for the release of its West African Senior School Certificates

JAMB will be ready to conduct the 1st ever UTME Mock Exam on Saturday, 8th April, 2017.

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has clarified its position on candidates awaiting results being able to write admission examinations into tertiary

JAMB has recommended 2 Compulsory Novels that candidates are to read before their exams, starting 6th May, 2017.

This is to inform all prospective candidates for the Nigerian Police Academy 5th Regular course that the management subject combination and examination centres are as follows;

The Joint Admission And Matriculation Board has officially confirmed that the 2017 UTME

The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Tuesday hinted that the body would soon commence the sale of the application form for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME).

The National Bureau of statistics has made available the Admission statistics of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) from 2010 to 2016.

Almost every form you fill online this days requires your email address and JAMB isn't left behind. This instruction will walk you through the process of creating the perfect email

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has in preparation for the conduct of the 2017 UTME has emphasized again that all licensed operators of Computer Based Test (CBT)

Following the announcement yesterday by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that the 2017 UTME registration will commence in two weeks time, the board has gone ahead to disclose some registration tips Candidates are to bear in mind before the registration commences.

Nigerian system of eduction is in a very critical state were one can hadly predict what those in authority has in stock for their followers, here is the latest about JAMB.

The Joint admission and matriculation board, JAMB has emphasized that there will be a mock examination before the 2017 UTME.

According to the information on the official publication announced the registration details and process for 2017 UTME, a new book: “In Dependence” by Sarah Ladipo Manyika, has been introduced for candidates sitting for 2017 UTME.

This is to inform the general public that the sale of online application forms for admission into the 5th Regular Course of degree programme of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, has commenced. Admission into the Academy is open to both male and female Nigerians of good character. NOTE: SSCE STATEMENT OF RESULTS OR CERTIFICATES RELATING TO EXAMINATIONS TAKEN BEFORE 2013 WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. METHOD OF APPLICATION 2. Interested Applicants are advised to go to the Nigeria Police Academy’s Website: www.polac.edu.ng  in order to obtain or generate Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) Code. The RRR code obtained can be used to make payment of N3,000.00 through any commercial Bank Branch in Nigeria. Applicants must, in addition, apply through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board as well as sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Candidates need not select the Police Academy as a university of choice in the JAMB form. However, only candidates who obtained

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has appealed to the Federal Government to upgrade all polytechnics to universities of technology to end discrimination against Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders in the country. This was appeal was made by Mr. Adeyemi Aromolaran, Yaba College of Technology branch Chairman of ASUP, in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday. The ASUP chairman said that government’s discriminatory policies against polytechnics were retarding the development of technical education in the country. “We need to look at the British example of running educational programmes, because that is where Nigeria copied the polytechnic education system from. “Britain had abolished polytechnics long time ago; all polytechnics have been turned to universities of technology in that country,’’ Aromolaran said. He noted that admission figures into the nation’s polytechnics and colleges of education were dropping every year due to the persistence

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Graduate Programmes of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) at the International Institute for Petroleum, Energy Law and Policy (IIPELP). 1. PGD Petroleum and Energy Economics 2. M.Sc. Petroleum Economics, Management and Policy 3. M.Sc. Energy Economics, Management and Policy