Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Near-perfect 399 JAMB score: Conflicting result surfaces showing new aggregate score of 199
It was earlier reported on Friday that one Ibrahim Shamwilu from Kogi state made a near-perfect score of 399 out of a possible 400 at the recently held university and tertiary institutions matriculation examinations (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission Management Board (JAMB).
Shamwilu immediately became an internet sensation, drawing positive remarks from far and near. As usual with such cases of amazing academic records however, there was also skepticism.
The skepticism inspired further checks on the JAMB website using the details of the candidate as publicised and the outcome reveals that the result presently on the JAMB website (as of 6:00pm on Friday) indicates that Shamwilu scored a total of 199 as opposed to 399 contained in the result earlier publicised.
The breakdown also shows that Shamwifu scored 58 in Use of English; 45 in Physics; 44 in Biology; and 52 in Chemistry, as compared to the perfect score of 100 in Physics, Chemistry and Biology respectively, recorded in the initial result that was circulated Friday morning.
The cause of the conflicting records is yet to be ascertained and while a formal statement from JAMB is being awaited, some observers have argued that since the examination body introduced the computer-based-test option, there have always been discrepancies in results. The discrepancies, according to some observers who claim to have wards who experienced such, are usually corrected by JAMB when noticed or following complaints by candidates.
Mother & Son Bags Masters Degree from Unilag
Aww, how sweet! A LIB reader convocated yesterday with his mum at the University of Lagos upon completing their Masters degree programs. He completed his program in the Department of Public Health while his mum finished from the department of Community Development and Social Work. Big congrats to them...
source: LIB
Amasing, Kogi State student scores 399 out of 400 in the 2016 JAMB UTME
History has been made again!
According to Instablog, a student from Kogi state has set a new JAMB UTME record score in the history of Nigerian examination. The young man named Ibrahim Shamwifu reportedly got an almost perfect score of 399 out of 400.
The result was shared online by Nigerian University Scholarships, and it is said that Ibrahim will like to study Medicine and Surgery at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.
Last month, Unilag produced a student with a 5.0 CGPA for the first time in history in the person of Daniel Dada Ayodele. The young man was awarded with 1 million naira at his convocation and has also gotten various offers from top multinationals including telecoms giant, MTN.
Source: Instablog
NYSC member dies in Kaduna State while treating Lassa fever patient
A corps member, Dr Kelechi Ogboji, has died while treating a Lassa fever patient in Kaduna State. Punch reports that the NYSC member, who hails from Ebonyi State, was serving at the St. Louis Hospital Zonkwa in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Confirming his death, the Director of Corps Welfare and Inspectorate, Mr Michael Ahile, described Ogboji as “an exceptional corps member who was fully dedicated to his duties and in the process paid the supreme sacrifice”, and said he will be missed by the NYSC family.
Also, the NYSC DG advised corps members serving in hospitals and other health institutions to always apply ‘standard precautionary measures while discharging their duties’.
Source: PUNCH
Ex- Borno Auditor General dies in Unilag fire Outbreak
Mallam Abbah Kyari, a former Auditor General of Borno State died on Thursday in a fire outbreak, inside the Vice-Chancellor’s Lodge of the University of Lagos, Unilag.
Kyari was visiting the University for the installation of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba El-Kanemi as Chancellor of the University.
A member of the emir’s delegatiom told Daily Trust that the fire incident started at about 2 am from one of the rooms in the lodge. An electrical fault is suspected to have caused the fire.
“The fire started sometime around 2am and there were frantic efforts to douse it, but unfortunately, the damage had been done as the former Auditor General sustained injuries that eventually claimed his life,” the source who pleaded anonymity said.
According to Daily Trust the late former Auditor General has been returned to Maiduguri for interment by 2pm today.
Source: The Daily Trust
Senate reduces UTME registration fee to N2,500, to extend validity period to 3yrs
The Senate today passed a resolution reducing the registration fee of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to N2,500 from N5,650 that was paid by prospective university students this year. At the plenary session today, the senators recommended the extension of the validity period of the UTME to three academic year.
The resolution was taken following the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund on the inquiry into the new admission policy of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). They also resolved to amend the Act establishing JAMB to reflect the extension of the validity period which is at the moment a year.
source: LIB
Unilag student who graduated with a 5.0 CGPA is rewarded with N500, 000 and other prizes
Last week, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Rahamon Bello announced at a press briefing that Daniel Dada Ayodele, a graduate of Psychology, had become the first UNILAG student to graduate with a 5.0 CGPA, and yesterday, the star stole all attention at the University’s 2014/2015 Convocation ceremony.
PUNCH reports that the school’s top academics showered the Ekiti State-born graduate with praises, and they include Prof. Jerry Gana; Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello, and the President of the institution’s alumni association, Dr. Sunny Kuku.
While eulogizing Dada, Dr Sunny Kuku pledged to give him N500, 000 on behalf of the alumni association. Other graduating students hailed Dada, called him a ‘genius’, an accolade he refused to accept.
“I do not have to be a genius to get the results of a genius,” Dada said. “I believe every one can achieve whatever they want to achieve in life. The best way to serve God is through excellence in whatever we do,” he said. “However, we all cannot be doctors, engineers, pharmacists, among others. So to my colleagues, I urge them to remain steadfast in their various undertakings in life.”
And Dada received other prizes at the convocation ceremony which include the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize, Dean’s Prize, UNILAG Parent Forum Prize, Tony Elumelu Legacy Prize, the UNILAG Alumni Association Prize, the late Eni Njoku Academic Prize, Prof. Tolu Odugbemi Prize and the late Prof. Adetokunbo Sofoluwe Prize.
Source: PUNCH
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