Covid-19: FIFA extends substitution to five

FIFA makes a temporary amendment into football rule governing player welfare as the game set to begins after been suspended to contain to spread of the novel coronavirus. The amendment ensures football teams have the opportunity to use five substitutions in each game to ease players tiredness as they may have to play more than one match in a week to meet calendar schedule.

MultiMedia Channel Centre - MMCC: Chelsea nightmare: Maurizio Sarri speaks

MultiMedia Channel Centre - MMCC: Chelsea nightmare: Maurizio Sarri speaks: Chelsea Football coach, Maurizio Sarri speaks after seeing his team humiliated 6-0 by Manchester City as Sergio Aguero scores a hat-trick...

UNIVERSITY of Uyo Direct Entry Admission List 2017/2018 released

This is to inform the public that University of Uyo authority on Monday 22nd January 2017 released her direct entry admission list for 2017/2018 academic session.

JAMB capture two for illegal registration

Police arrested two men in Lagos on Saturday 13 for illegal registration of some candidates for the ongoing 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

9mobile get new date by NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the new deadline to conclude bidding for the acquisition of 9Mobile is January 16, as against Dec. 31, 2017, the later date.

University of Uyo Admission List for 2017/2018 Session Released

Uniuyo Undergraduates list for 2017/2018 Session

According to information released by University of Uyo Director of Information Student's Union Government, the long awaiting list has finally been released by Uniuyo.

NIGERIA Immigration Service (NIS) announced Shortlisted of 2017 Applicants

NIGERIA Immigration Service on its recruitment website confirmed the released of 2017 successful applicants name for recruitment into the service.

NIGERIA Immigration Service Update for 2017 Recruitment Exercise

The Nigeria Immigration Service on its official website published an update concerning the long a waiting list of 2017 recruitment exercise. 

NIGERIA Draw Argentina in Four Successive World Cup Appearances

The Super Eagles of Nigeria was yesterday draw in Group D with Argentina making it the fourth times the two will face each other in four successive FIFA World Cup appearances for the Eagles of Nigeria between 2002, 2010, 2014 and now 2018, having failed to qualify for 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.

THE Postponement of 2018 UTME Sale of Forms

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday announced the postponement of its 2018 sale application forms for intending candidates.

JIM Ovia Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarship 2018 Ending soon

The Jim Ovia scholarship programme is on till 30^th November, 2017. The scholarship is open for all Nigeria graduates, undergraduates and newly admitted students of Nigeria Universities. 

The Jim Ovia Foundation has funded 1,500 scholarships totalling N100m ($200,000) since 2010, and supports IT skills programmes for marginalised young people, working with partners such as IBM and Google. The Jim Ovia Scholars programme, founded in 1998, provides aid to outstanding students during undergraduate and graduate study. The Jim Ovia ICT Entrepreneurs programme provides funding to the most promising five to 10 ideas a year, through a competitive bid process.

The scholarship is to enable Nigerian Students to explore their leadership capability and their desire to contribute positively to the development of Nigeria society to improve the living standard of the people.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:

• Be citizens of Nigeria

• Have leadership qualities, personal intellectual abilities and be able to help the society at large>>>

WAEC fixed January/February 2018 for Private Candidates Examination

The West African Examinations Council has created a new diet of its examination to cater for a large number of external candidates registering for the examination.

The council’s Head, National Office, Mr Olu Adenipekun, disclosed this at the unveiling of the first series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination diet for private candidates on Wednesday in Lagos.

According to him, the council has noted that a large number of external candidates are registering for the WASSCE meant for school candidates. He said that this led to an astronomical increase in cheats being caught during the conduct of the examination.

JAMB proposes date for UTME 2018/2019

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has proposed a date for the 2018 examination. The board proposed March 9 to 17 and said it is taking into cognisance dates of other public examinations, reported by Azeezat Adedigba Premium Times Nigeria.

IGBOEKULIE Partners WAEC to Reward Best Igbo Candidates

An Igbo socio-cultural group, Igboekulie yesterday said that it is partnering with the West African Examination Council (WAEC), in the selection of winning candidates and schools that will be rewarded as the best Nigerian students in Igbo language, in an event slated to hold in Enugu on Saturday, November 25, 2017.

It said in a statement that the award ceremony which it plans to be an annual event is tagged ‘Asusu Igbo Amaka’ (Igbo language is very good), saying it will be rotated among the five South East states and two South South states of Rivers and Delta annually, even as the best host state will also be honoured during the award events.

The statement signed by the Chairman Planning Committee, Prof. Chibueze Jiburum and Secretary Planning Committee, Mr. Mecha Udo; said that the candidates, who will be rewarded in this first edition, will be determined by their performance in the last WAEC conducted examinations in Igbo language held in June this year. It added that the prizes shall be awarded at the ‘Asusu Igbo Amaka’ ceremony that will hold at the Main Hall of the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), on Amaigbo lane in Enugu, Enugu State.

“At this event, the respective winning schools and Igbo language teachers will also be recognized and rewarded,” the statement said.

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