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Institutions set different cut-off as controversy trails JAMB’s benchmark

AS controversy continues to trail the 120, 100, and 110 cut-off marks set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) for admission at various institutions, authorities in schools have pegged their cut-of marks at between 160 and 200, describing the JAMB's benchmarks as ridiculous. After the announcement of the 120 cut-off point for universities, 100 for polytechnics/colleges of education and 110 for monotechnics, many university authorities have met to decide their institutions' cut-off marks. As at the time of filing this report, Our investigations revealed that the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has fixed its cut-off point at 200, the University of Benin, UNIBEN, 200; University of Ibadan, UI, 200; Obafemi Awolowo University, 200; and University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, 200. While many vice chancellors described the 120 benchmarks for admission as too far below their institutions' standard, other stakeholders posited that the mark would further destro...

The university of Ilorin has changed it's VC

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ILORIN - The authorities of University of ilorin,in kwara state Monday announced the new vice-chancellor for the university in the person of Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem. The new Vice chancellor is widely known to be a thoroughbred administrator and academician with very impressive credentials. The Pro-chancellor and Chairman‎ of the governing council of the university, Dr Abdullahi Jibril Oyekan made the announcement at a press conference in the university. According to him, the new appointment of another five years for the newly appointed vice-chancellor take effect from 16th October 2017. Recall that the tenure of the five year term of the outgoing vice chancellor Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali will end in 15th October 2017. Vanguard reliably gathered that the newly unveiled vice-chancellor,Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem born on 21st January 1954 at Oro in Irepodun local government area of kwara state‎ clinched the plum job among other aspirants who also ...

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