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UNIPORT Post-UTME registration, cut-off mark, screenimng dates, eligibility, application cost, deadline and other relevant details have been announced. Cut-off mark is 180, application fee is N2000, Deadline is July 22nd. Screening begins July 30th - August 4th, 2018. see complete details below The University of Port Harcourt hereby invites candidates who chose the University as First Choice in the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtained a minimum score of 180, to apply for Screening Exercise for admission into the University.  The screening exercise will hold from July 30th to August 4th, 2018. Schedule of the Screening Exercise is as indicated below: SCHEDULE FOR THE 2018 POST-UTME SCREENING EXERCISE Monday, 30th July, 2018 8.00am – 12 noon - Humanities 1.00pm – 5.00pm-  Law Tuesday, 31st July, 2018 8.00am – 12 noon -  Medicine & Surgery 1.00pm – 5.00pm - Medicine & Surgery Wednesday, 1st August, 201...

Reports reaching us suggests that JAMB has upgraded the Cut-Off Marks for Admissions into tertiary institutions as follows; Universities - 140, Polytechnics - 120, Colleges - 100, Institutes - 110. Please continue reading to see implications of this below. There's absolutely no need to panic about the upgrade in cut-off marks. As we reported earlier, the schools are absolutely responsible for releasing the final cut-off marks for taking Post-UTME in the institution. This information will be released as the school is releasing information about their post-UTME. This however means that no school will be able to take any candidate, who scores below the minimum JAMB score as categorised above. Please ensure you visit the lyonsword Website on a daily basis to get Post-UTME updates from all schools. You will be able to track each school easily from here.

WAEC 2018 Senior School Certficate Examination SSCE Results have been released. “786,016 candidates representing 49.98% obtained credits and above in minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics. Full details below; Announcing the release of the results at the National office of the couincil in Lagos, the head of Nigeria Office, Mr Olu Adenipekun disclosed that. 786,016 candidates representing 49.98% obtained credits and above in minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics. It was gathered that a total of 1,578,846 candidates registered for the examination from 17,886 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria. Out of the registered candidates, 1,572,396 candidates sat the examination. Out of the number that sat for the exam in Nigeria, 1,470,338 candidates, representing 93.51% have their results fully processed and released. The Certificates of such candidates will be ready in 90 days from today. 102,058 ca...

Nigerian Government has scrapped Award of HND Certificates by Polytechnics. The decision was reached at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday where the approval of a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s tertiary education system was made. In effect, the award of HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the programmes. Also, all the programmes currently being run by polytechnics, which are not technology-based, and which are about 70 per cent, will be scrapped. Under the new rule, the polytechnics will now become campuses of the proximate universities with the Vice Chancellors of those universities appointing provosts for the polytechnics, subject to the ratification of the Universities Councils. The polytechnics will now be limited to award of the National Diploma (ND) while those desirous of further education will be awarded the Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) by the proximate university. To kick-start the new policy, the nation’s two...

JAMB will decide the official 2018 Cut-Off Marks for Admissions into tertiary institutions for the 2018/2019 academic session in the month of JUNE. This was disclosed by The board’s Head of Media and Information Department, Fabian Benjamin, during an interview held in Lagos today. ALSO READ: JAMB Begins Change of Course, Institution & Data Correction For 2018 He also stated that no Institution is allowed to Admit any student until the cut-off mark for admission has been decided, pointing out that any school admitting students before then, is doing so illegally. Mr Benjamin confirmed that the policy meeting will hold in June, and this will be chaired by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu. It is clear that at this point, No Cut-Off Mark has been released by JAMB for 2018 Admissions. No official date in June has been announced for this policy meeting.

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has disclosed that at least 1, 178,665 candidates scored 100 and above in the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). He further revelaed that out of 1,840,225 candidates who wrote the examination, only 800,000 had the five credits ordinary level (O’ level) minimum requirements. He said: “There are 767 tertiary higher institutions in Nigeria and about 560,168 candidates have been admitted. About 20 per cent of the candidates are in SS2, they only took JAMB for trials.” The JAMB registrar however stated that the involvement of parents in examination malpractice remains a major challenge for the Board as most parents can go to any length to ensure their children pass the examination at all cost. He pointed out cases of parents paying huge amount of money into fraudulent account in order to pave way for their wards.

This is to inform all 2018 JAMB candidates that JAMB has opened the portal for the change of course and institution as well as data correction. All candidates who wish to effect changes on either their course, institution or their bio-data details can proceed to do so at the closest JAMB CBT accredited centre. You can also correct your Bio-data which include your name, date of birth, gender, State and Local Government of origin. What You Should Know About JAMB 2018 Change of Course/Institution & Data Correction  You are required to verify the usual cut-off mark for your school of choice to make sure they do not have a very high cut-off mark. You can change all the courses and institutions at the same time if you want. Once you make your changes and submit. You can not change again. So go through your selections and ensure it is what you want before submitting  Ensure that the course you are changing to is in line with your UTME subject combination. If you...

We know many 2018 JAMB candidates who wish to change their course or institution are eager to know if the JAMB change of course/institution for 2018 has commenced. At the moment, there has not been any official announcement as to whether or not the process has commenced for 2018. There have been rumours that the process has begun. We are yet to confirm the credibility of this. However, we are going to use this thread to monitor this and confirm if it has actually started and if not, then this thread will equally help us to know when it has commenced.. So if you have been able to process your change of course or institution or have a valid proof of someone who has been able to effect his or her own, please let us know in the comment section. All 2018 JAMB Candidates who wish to make any changes in their course/institution are advised to ensure they keep visiting this thread from time to time to check comments, and see if anyone reports that the process has started.

Very soon, schools will start releasing their post-UTME screening forms. While candidates wait for their school of choices to announce the sales of screening forms, it is important that candidates equally know what to expect during the Post-UTME Screening exercise. The Post-UTME screening is a means schools use to ensure they pick qualified candidates for admission. The methods usually used by schools to achieve this include Online Screening, Physical Screening and Aptitude Test Screening. Some schools may use just one of these screening methods while some may use two or all three of these screening methods. Nevertheless, many schools (if not all) use the Aptitude Test Screening in selecting the qualified candidates for admission. Now let’s briefly explain what's involved in these 3 different methods of Screening. 1. Online Screening In this case, you will be required to upload your results and other relevant documents on the school's portal. The school will the...

One of the important things you need to know is the possible cut-off mark of you school of choice for 2018/2019 admission. This will enable you to know if you qualify for your school admission screening and equally help you determine if you need to go for JAMB change of course and or institution when it begins. At the moment, JAMB and institutions have not announced their official cut-off marks for this year. So what we have here is based on what it was last year. Please note that these cut-offs are subject to change by the individual institutions, depending on the performance of students that selected them. Below is a list of the possible Cut-off marks of various institutions for 2018/2019. S/N INSTITUTION Cut Off 1 AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE 180 2 COVENANT UNIVERSITY, CANAAN LAND, OTA, OGUN STATE 180 3 ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY, IPETUMODU, OSUN STATE 180 4 PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, AHMED ONIBUDO STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE 180 5 VERI...

- School fees payable by students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state have been astronomically increased - The fees have been increased from N25,000 to N120,000 for some students while some departments have been billed to pay N150,000 above - Pro- chancellor of the institution, Dr Tunji Abayomi, however, appealed to students of the institution to take the increment in good faith Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, has increased students' school fees for 2017/2018 session by over 500 percent according to some students of the institution. This, according to observers, is a way of fashioning the fees in the mold of Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, where students are made to pay an average of N180, 000 per session. The sharp increment in the institutions' school fees affects both freshers and returning students, lyonsblog can authoritatively report. The fees was increased from N25,000 to N120,000 for som...