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About 75 million Nigerians are illiterate - Minister of education

- Out of 170 million Nigerians, between 65 and 75 million are illiterates according to the federal government - The remark was made by Nigeria's minister of education, Adamu Adamu, in Kebbi state - The government has revealed plans to reduce the number of children that are out of school On Thursday, September 21, the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, described the rate of illiteracy in Nigeria as alarming. According to him, out of the about 170 million Nigerians, between 65 and 75 million people are illiterate in the country. According to Premium Times, he made the remark through a representative when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state in Birnin Kebbi. This was part of his visit in the state for a two-day International Literacy Day conference organised by the National Commission for Mass Education. Adamu said: “Education is the bedrock of any country’s development and any country that does not educate its populace is bound to fail. “Unfor

Nigeria Beat Benin Republic In WAFU Cup Semis*

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JAMB to consider only candidates with basic requirement for admissions - Official

- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said only candidate who meet up with admission requirements will gain entrance into institutions - The board said all candidates must fulfill the basic requirement of an O'level or A' level certificate - JAMB also said scoring above the 120 cut-off mark announced by JAMB is not a guarantee for gaining admission The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned that only candidates who meet up with the basic admission requirements would be admitted for the 2017/2018 academic year. The board said all candidates expecting to gain admission into any tertiary institution for the forthcoming academic year must fulfill the basic requirement of an O'level or A' level certificate. JAMB's registrar Ishaq Oloyede while speaking in Abuja at a Training and Sensitization Forum on Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) for admission offers, candidates and stakeholders on Thursday, September 21, said the

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