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Breaking: Sultan declares end to Ramadan, Sunday Eid-el-Fitr Day

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By Bashir Adefaka Sunday June 25 equivalent of Shawwal 1 is Sallah, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said. The Sultan of Sokoto Declaring the new moon Saturday night at his Palace in Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar said the new moon was sighted in parts of the country including Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. He therefore asked Muslims all over Nigeria to cease to fast as it is not permitted to fast on Sallah day. The Sultan congratulated the Muslims for successful completion of the monthlong fasting period and urged them to keep alive the lessons if Ramadan even after fasting is over. Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and other Arab countries announced on Saturday that Sunday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr 1438. Oman, however, has not sighted the moon, and thus declared Monday June 26 as the first day of Eid al-Fitr. According to Bangladesh, Pakistan, India will be sighting the moon on Sunda

Itikaf, The Night Of Qadar And The Last Ten Days Of Ramadan

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Itikaf, The Night Of Qadar And The Last Ten Days Of Ramadan Ramadan is known for many things. It is known for the worldwide fasting for the whole month, which the Muslims observe from dawn till dusk every day. It is known for the increased influx of Muslims in the mosques to offer regular obligatory prayers in congregation. It is also known for the night prayer called ‘Taraweeh’, which the Muslims offer after the Isha prayer every day. In addition, it is the month in which Muslims tend towards the rewarded deeds the most to attain mercy and blessings of Allah. However, besides these there are few other things as well that are Ramadan specific and without which the mention of Ramadan is incomplete. The other important feature for which Ramadan is known is the last sacred Ashra, the Itikaf and the Night of Qadr. These three elements are integral to Ramadan and without any of these, the mention of Ramadan cannot be complete. Although these elements are intertwined with each other, h

Candidate Below 180 Can Still Re-write 2017 UTME?-Findout.

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Candidate Below 180 Can Still Re-write 2017 UTME?-Findout. JAMB has concluded all plans to write the Supplementary Exam for specific students on July 1st, 2017. The JAMB Head of Media and Information, Fabian Benjamin, said this in an interview in Lagos. All those who will be re-writing their exams will be informed via 3 main channels as follows; 1. They will be sent SMS to their registered Mobile Number. 2. They will be sent a mail to the Email they used in creating their JAMB profile. .... Continue reading after this commercial break Advertisements .... 3. They can login to their JAMB profile online, where a notification will be displayed if they are qualified to write the exam. We will advise all candidates to check their JAMB profile online to verify if they will be writing, as Options (1) and (2) are not reliable, due to network issues that can hinder the delivery of messages. You should then proceed to reprint your Examination slip as from Monday, 19th June to see y

JAMB orders over 60,000 candidates to rewrite UMTE over malpractice, others

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JAMB orders over 60,000 candidates to rewrite UMTE over malpractice, others At least 62,140 candidates will have to re-write university admission examinations as the Joint Examination and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has delisted computer-based centres (CBT) from board examination as a result of technical deficiencies, extortion, organised examination malpractice and other infractions. The board also suspended 24 centres for one year due to technical issues. It said the affected centres may be considered for 2019 exams. The rescheduled exams will hold July 1. The registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said these at a press briefing after the board’s management meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The 62,140 cancelled results include of 57,646 candidates in centres-induced malpractice, 3,811 late registration, and 683 candidates who had biometric challenges. The board also cancelled the results of another 2,052 individual candidates found culpable of examination malpractice. Mr. Oloyede sai

Breaking News: JAMB to conduct supplementary exams

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is planning to conduct supplementary examination for candidates who had hitches in their registration and examination processes. This was confirmed by JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday while addressing newsmen. “Anybody whose biometric could not be verified will be allowed to do the supplementary examination. “As at today, 640 candidates out of 1.7million candidates did not do biometric verification, reasons being that some fraudsters registered candidates across online. “In this case, the students are not guilty of the offence and hence will be made to write the exam again under my own very eyes,” he said. Digital currency exchanger listing

EDUCATION JAMB Change Of Course Begins Now-Click Here Now.

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THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, 2017/2018 JAMB Change of Course and Institution has COMMENCED!!! THIS is to inform all the candidates who participated in the 2017 JAMB UTME that the change of JAMB course and/or institution for 2017 Session has commenced. The change of institution and course is introduced to enable JAMB candidates who already know their scores and have verified the cut-off mark of their choice institutions, and to make the necessary changes in their choice of course and institution relative to their UTME 2017 scores. If you scored 180 in the JAMB 2017 UTME and you choose a competitive Institution like OAU, UNILORIN, UI UNIBEN, etc then you can now edit it to choose a less competitive one to increase your chances of admission. Or if you chose a popular/competitive course like Surgery and Medicine, Economics, Accounting, Law etc. and you scored 199 and below, then you really need to apply for change of course and/or institution. Before