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Tribune

Kogi poly withdraws 313 students over poor academic performance

The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, located in Lokoja, has approved the withdrawal of 313 students due to poor academic performance in the first semester of the 2022/2023 academic session.

This decision was made after reviewing the report of the Academic Board Central Result Verification Committee during a meeting held on June 22, 2023, at the 200 Twin Lecture Theater, Main Campus, Lokoja.

How Pastor Kumuyi inspired my academic feat — 2023 JAMB highest scorer, Umeh

Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, who came top in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) with a cumulative mark of 360, has revealed how the founder of Deeper Life, Pastor William Kumuyi inspired her recent feat.

Speaking during Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’ which was monitored by TRIBUNE ONLINE on Friday, Miss Umeh said Kumuyi played a vital role in her academic performance.

Legit

Mmesoma Ejikeme: Former NUC Boss Okebukola Reveals What UTME Cheats Should Expect From JAMB

Former NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Peter Okebukola, said the Mmesoma Ejuikeme’s case should serve as a warning to potential UTME cheats Okebukola warned potential UTME cheats that JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede will stop at nothing to penalise them He added that Ejikeme’s UTME score saga has confirmed that Oloyede and his JAMB team are ahead of cheats.

JAMB Releases Mmesoma Ejikeme’s “Original” UTME Result, Fresh Details Emerge

JAMB has released the UTME result of Ejikeme Mmesoma to the public to support the board’s stance on the matter

The exams board insisted Ejikeme manipulated her UTME result and was never the top scorer at the 2023 UTME The UTME result JAMB made public on Tuesday, July 4, and that of Ejikeme both have different dates of birth.

JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, had on Sunday, July 2, accused Ejikeme of manually manipulating her UTME result to attract a N3 million scholarship from Innoson Motors.

“Pastor Kumuyi Is My Greatest Role Model,” 2023 JAMB Top Scorer, Kamsiyochukwu Shares Her Journey to Success

The 2023 UTME top scorer, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh Precious has revealed how Pastor William Kumuyi inspired her journey to success Umeh disclosed that she was inspired by Pastor Kumuyi to be hardworking and strive for excellence in her studies and this led to her recent feat.

At the tender age of 16, Umeh originally from Anambra state, scored an impressive 360 out of 400 marks in the examination.

“The Authentic Champion”: NAPPS Celebrates Best UTME Student With 360 Score, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh Precious.

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Mowe unit, Ogun state, celebrated the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Kamsiyochukwu Umeh Precious of Deeper Life High School, Mowe.

The coordinator of the NAPPS Mowe unit, Folorunsho Famiro, explained that the association chose to celebrate Umeh because she did the school proud with her unique score of 360 in the 2023 UTME, The Punch reported.

“I Didn’t Go To Any Computer Centre”: Mmesoma Ejikeme Finally Speaks On Origin of Her 362 UTME Score.

Mmesoma Ejikeme has disclosed that she did not visit any computer centre to check her UTME result Ejikeme said the 362 that she scored in the 2023 UTME was gotten from the JAMB portal after the examination results were released She noted that she has not seen any person with the outdated version of her printed UTME result sheet.

“I’ll Beg JAMB if She Comes Clean on Her Result,” Ex-minister, Who Owns Center Where Mmesoma Wrote Exam Speaks.

A former minister of aviation, Osita Chidoka, has stated his position regarding the controversy surrounding the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of 19-year-old Anambra pupil, Ejikeme Mmesoma.

Reacting to the development on Wednesday, July 5th, Chidoka Osita said he will plead for leniency on behalf of Mmesoma if she admitted that her UTME result was fake, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

Vanguard

NECO unveils ‘e-Verify’ Portal for Online confirmation of results

The National Examination Council (NECO) has unveiled the” NECO ‘e-Verify” platform to ease the verification of results, and checkmate manipulation and falsification of results conducted by the council.

The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, in his address of welcome at the ceremony on Thursday in Abuja, said all requests for verification or confirmation of results were routed through its headquarters in Minna, which took a long time to process.

Punch

ANCOPPS laments unpaid salaries

All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Public Schools has complained about the non-payment of salaries to their members.

The national president, ANCOPPS, Mr Musa Ibrahim, lamented that teachers and principals were not paid salaries during the Buhari administration, adding that the stay-at-home, in the South-East, affected both teachers and learners adversely.

NAPPS celebrates best UTME student

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Mowe Unit, Ogun State on Wednesday celebrated the top scorer in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Kamisiochukwu Umeh of Deeper Life High School, Mowe.

Umeh scored 360 in the 2023 UTME.

Unit coordinator of the NAPPS Mowe unit, Folorunsho Famiro, explained that the monthly meeting of July was unique because it gave them an opportunity to celebrate Umeh whose school was under NAPPS, Mowe Unit.

Ekiti teaching vacancies close Sunday

The application forms for teaching jobs in secondary schools in Ekiti State will close on Sunday.

The exercise, which began on Tuesday had seen intending teachers filling and submitting the forms online with a view to secure employment under the state Teaching Service Commission.

Teach children soft skills, school advises parents

Greensprings School, Lagos, has appealed to parents to teach their children soft skills like self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and goal-setting to mention a few.

Speaking at a parents’ forum recently held at Greensprings School, Lekki campus, a child counselling expert, Mrs Lauretta Ani, advised parents to encourage self-awareness in their children as it was an essential skill they needed to cope in school and beyond.

UNICEF seeks improved usage of FG learning platform

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigerian Learning Passport gives every Nigerian child access to education.

Speaking during a tour of some schools where the NLP had been deployed, UNICEF Education Specialist, Babagana Aminu, revealed that the NLP was developed by Microsoft and adopted by the Federal Government to ease and complement learning for primary and secondary school learners. He revealed that the platform had about 280,000 users.