JAMB fixes February 26 for 2018 UTME mock test
JAMB’s head, media and information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, explained that the examination was expected to be hitch-free The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) mock examination for 2018 UTME is set to hold on Monday, February 26, The Punch reports.
Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s head of media and Information, on Sunday, February 18, in Lagos said a total of 245,753 of the 1,652,795 candidates that registered for this year’s UTME are expected to write the test. “We are happy to announce to the public that the board has concluded arrangement for the conduct of the mock UTME, slated for Monday, February 26.
“This is irrespective of the ongoing strike embarked upon by members of non-academic unions of federal universities nationwide. “Candidates will soon be informed on when to print notifications for the examination and in addition, notifications will be sent through e-mails and text messages on the schedules of their examination,” he said.
Chrisland School reacts to child rape story
The tensed management of Chrisland School has released a statement addressing the issue of a supervisor of the school for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old pupil. The supervisor, Adegboyega Adenekan, had been charged to court after the child relayed the events of her alleged abuse to a clinical psychologist, Olive Ogedengbe.
Chrisland School, in the statement, clarified that the alleged abuse was said to have occurred in VGC, not Lekki as is reported.
The school added that although they doubt that the alleged abuse took place, they will also ensure that the truth is discovered, and will prosecute the accused if he is found guilty.
Mom agreed to give consultant $1.5M to help kids’ college admissions: suit
A tiger mom agreed to pay an astonishing $1.5 million to a college-admissions consultant to help get her kid into a prestigious prep school and Ivy League college, according to a lawsuit.
The stunning fee was charged by The Ivy Coach, a Manhattan-based “independent education consultant” firm that helps guide anxious parents and their children through the process of getting into elite boarding schools and colleges. The consultant is now suing the mother and daughter for allegedly paying only half the fee.