Candidates of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations (UTME) may now have some respite as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has released the results of 1,792,719 candidates out of the 1,886,508 who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations in April.

In his pursuit for excellence and transformation of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) to the global best practice, the Corps Marshall Mr Boboye Oyeyemi disclosed plan by the Corp to upgrade its Academy in Udi, Enugu state to a degree awarding institution by September 2019.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced biometric verification of the 1.8 million candidates across the 36 states and the FCT, who sat for the 2019 UTME, further delaying the results of the examinations.

The Federal Government on Thursday approved N4.6billion for the construction of seven model schools to be located in the six geopolitical zones of the country.

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected a move by the Federal Government to incorporate varsity lecturers’ wage into the Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS).

President Muhammadu Buhari has said industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are inimical to the health and progress of higher institutions in Nigeria.