Swedish scientists have developed a new device that can detect tuberculosis (TB) DNA in exhaled air, offering a potential alternative when sputum samples are difficult to obtain. Tuberculosis, an airborne disease, is usually diagnosed by testing sputum — mucus coughed up from the lungs. However, many pa...
Students of selected secondary schools in Benin City, Edo State, outperformed a generative artificial intelligence system in a live academic contest designed to test knowledge recall, reasoning, judgment and collaborative problem-solving. The South-South leg of the EDAT Quiz Challenge, organised by EDAT...
Dansol High School, Lagos, has granted tuition waivers to winners of its anniversary essay competition as part of activities marking its 30th Founders’ Day celebration. The essay competition held at the school’s hall in Ikeja, Lagos, featured pupils and students across the Nursery and Primary, Junior an...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has projected an internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N23.8 billion for the 2026 fiscal year, representing an increase of about N4billion over its 2025 target. The projection was disclosed on Wednesday during the budget defence session of the board be...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has completed the final phase of its automation process with the digitisation of question authoring for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Its registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the University of Ibadan during a train...
Team ByteBros from Lagos State University is the overall winner of the Fourth Cavista Technologies Hackathon. The team outperformed 46 teams of 200 participating students, securing the N2 million grand prize. This year’s edition recorded a notable increase in participation, drawing students from five te...
