Education

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 The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has confirmed that Registrations for the 2019 JAMB UTME will begin by the end of October. This directly translates that 2019 JAMB Forms should be on sale before 31st October, 2018. This was confirmed while he was fielding questions from Journalists in Abeokuta. According to Prof Oloyede, JAMB is currently fine-tuning the registration process for the exams, based on experiences from the previously conducted exam. It was noticed that a good number of less qualified candidates applied for the exam last year, thereby causing unnecessary baggage for the board. Prof. Oloyede had earlier stated that the cost of the JAMB Registration Forms will be left for FG to ultimately decide. He then added that; “We are not interested in the money. We are interested in having adequate preparation for those who are genuine students". The actual dates for conducting the 2019 UTME is yet to be announced, but the Registrar has assured the public t...

THE NATURE, SCOPE AND PROCESSES OF TRADITIONAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA THE ISLAMIC SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN THE ADVENT OF WESTERN EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA 1919 AND BEYOND INTRODUCTION Having gone through the last unit, you will realise that up to 1914, western education system in Nigeria had no definite philosophy. The British Government had not taken any decision regarding the definite shape of education in its colonies. The education ordinances only ridiculously complicated the system without reflecting the conditions and aspirations of the Nigerian people for future development. In this unit, attempt is made at getting you acquainted with the efforts made at developing a philosophy of education based on the aspirations of Nigerians. Discussion on the educational development that took place in Nigeria from 1919 and beyond will be made with a view to consolidating your knowledge of the trends of educational development in Nigeria over the years. The impac...

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB ), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed that the 2019 general elections would not affect the board’s 2019/2020 examination. According to him, there will be no need for a shift in the examination date because of the 2019 general elections as INEC has done well by giving a prior notice six months ago and JAMB has adjusted appropriately. Oloyede decried the rate at which candidates, who were not qualified to write the examination applied for it, thereby, causing what he described as “unnecessary luggage” on the board. He said that the examination body would adopt stiffer measures to check incidences of unqualified candidates from applying and writing the examination for the 2019/2020 admission exercise. The JAMB registrar said the body would begin the 2019/2020 examination process by October, promising that the procedure for the next examination would be better than the las...