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3,135 Candidates With High UTME Scores Denied Admission – JAMB

ADEOLA YUSUF

A total of 3,135 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry examinations candidates who scored 300 and above in 2018, 2019 and 2020 did not gain admission into tertiary institutions. The figure is based on the admission statistics prepared by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the three years. The statistics for 2018, 2019 and 2020 were made available on the board’s website. The board is still working on the 2021 statistics following the conclusion of the 2021 admissions. The PUNCH reports that while tertiary institutions are at liberty…

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3,700 Journalism Scholars, Schools Condemn Journalists’ arrest, molestation during protest

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Association of Schools of Journalism (ASJMC) and Mass Communication (ASJMC) and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) comprising of 3700 educators and student of about 190 journalism programmes have jointly condemned arrests and violence toward journalists covering widespread citizen protests for racial justice. ASJMC is a non-profit, educational association composed of some 190 JMC programs at the college level. The majority of the association’s members are in the United States and Canada. AEJMC on the other hand is a nonprofit organization of more than 3,700…

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