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JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, About 76.2 per cent of the 1,792,719 candidates who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination( UTME) scored below 50 per cent. This was revealed by Professor Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) when he released the results of the examination held over five days in April. According to Oloyede: “361,718 candidates scored between 180 and 199 as against 325,152 in 2018, while 494,484 scored between 160 and 179 as against 455,898 last year. “410,844 candidates scored between 140 and 159 as against 346,825 recorded in 2018 while also 99,463 scored between 100 and 139 as against 64,712 in 2018.” Oloyede said results for 49,265 candidates are being withheld by the JAMB. He said 34,120 candidates had their results withheld for examination malpractice and 15,145 results were withheld for further clarification. A 15 year-old boy, Ekele Franklin from Imo scored the highest mark of 347 in the ex

Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday announced the release of 1,792,719 results of candidates who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Concise News understands that more than 1.8 million candidates sat for the 2019 UTME from April 11 to April 18. Registrar of the examination body, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, announced the release of the results on Saturday morning in Abuja. The JAMB boss said that due to various infractions the board withheld the results of 34,120 candidates for various infractions. The registrar also said that 15,145 of the aforementioned results were withheld for further clarification. “For 2019 results 1,886,508 candidates registered including those in foreign centres,” he announced. “Out of this number which excludes Direct Entry, 59,667 were absent and a total of 1,826,839 sat for the UTME. “Today, we release 1,792,719 results. Some 34,120 results withheld including

In this article, I will discuss as brief as possible some facts about theory and practice. I will address some questions such as ‘which between theory and practice should be done first? Which is more advantageous to the society? Which should be given higher prestige? Can either exist and be relevant to the society without the other?... Before we address these questions we need to know what theory and practice means. Cambridge advanced learner dictionary defines theory as a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas which are suggested to explain a fact or event, while it defines practice as an action rather than thought or ideas. Though, there are various ways we can look into this discourse. It’s not really a philosophical question, but it’s an open ended question as philosophers would say. People’s view towards it differs, and conclusion cannot be reached. Therefore, every idea is held tentatively till we encounter superior idea. Theorists would

In this article, I will discuss few points that will help us to achieve academic success. Let’s look at what academic success means? It is the achievement of positive results wanted or hoped for in one’s academics. Academic success is something every student wish to achieve, but only few have been being able to achieve it out of many. Do you know you are brilliant? Yes, you are specially brilliant!  Every human being is brilliant. That guy or lady you have been seeing to be brilliant is not as brilliant as you are. You have the ability to be the best in your class. Then why have you not been having good grades as you have wished? You will get to know them in this article. Everyone knows that nothing good comes easily, likewise academic success. It requires efforts, determination, sacrifice and lots more. You must be ready to give it what it will take. It’s a very hard task to decide to read. We have to note it that reading is an indispensable factor to academic success. The key fa