Ondo State Government has approved the recruitment of 2000 teachers into the state civil service as part of its efforts to reposition the education sector. The state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, made this known on Friday at the inauguration of late Rosa Jane Pelly legacy project at Fiwasaye...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President Bola Tinubu’s daughter, Mujidat Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has inaugurated an International Centre for Vocational and entrepreneurial skill and research at Havilla University, Nde community, Ikom Local Government Area in Cross River state. Addressing Governing Council members shortly after she was inaugurated as Pro-chancellor...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Provost of Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC), College of Health Technology, Alushi, near Akwanga in Nasarawa State, Mr Isaac Dabu Kaduna, has described the 60 years old college as one of the best in the country. Mr Kaduna, who disclosed this...
By GRACE AUDU – The federal government has been called upon to amend the current Students Loans Act by appointing an independent Chairman and Secretary instead of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor as required by the Act. The call was made this week by a university...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Zonal Coordinator, Sokoto Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Abubakar Sabo has decried that lecturers in Nigeria’s universities have been on same salary regime since 2009. Professor Abubakar, who made the disclosure at a press conference held in...
The Plenary of Liberia’s House of Representatives on Thursday, authorized its joint committees on Claims & Petition and Education to review a petition seeking 20 percent increment in the Education Budget for FY 2024. Plenary decision came after a conglomeration of Civil Society Organizations under the banner Education Budget...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has assured of its readiness to provide support for King’s College, London, on its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) toward establishing a medical school in Abuja. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known...
At least 723 schools are reported to have been closed down in nine states across the country due to insecurity and occupation of the school premises by state and non-state actors, Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, including incidents of flood leading to obstruction of teaching and learning in the...
The FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike has approved N30.9 billion for massive school rehabilitation projects in the federal capital. Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration, Dr Danlami Hayyo, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Hayyo, the gesture is a testament to the...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has expelled Mr Mathew Balogun with Matriculation Number: 14/25OD062, over alleged sexual misconduct. According to Unilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, Balogun was expelled having been found guilty of allegation of sexual molestation committed against vulnerable students and admission seekers...
A 17-year old British-Nigerian mathematician, Esther Okade, has gained attention for her exceptional mathematical abilities. Ms. Esther was born in 2005 and, by the age of 10, enrolled in a university mathematics course. At age 14, Ms. Esther bagged her PhD in Financial Mathematics. She has made...
The Kogi Government on Saturday said it had concluded plans to make payment of external and internal examinations’ fees free, as a policy for subsequent administrations in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, said this at a meeting of the...
Soon after President Tinubu’s swearing-in on May 29, 2023, it was reported that he had signed a law on student loans and related matters christened the Student Loan Act. Mr. Dele Alake (the current minister of Solid Minerals), who was then an aide of the president, said, “We’re very...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Government of Benue State has been advised to create of a Ministry for Higher Education to supervise tertiary institutions in the state and add value to human capital development, employment generation and technical expertise has been advocated. This is one of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC), has debunked a purported report by some national dailies and social media that it has discovered about 100 Professors in Nigerian universities. The Acting Executive Secretary of the commission, Chris Maiyaki, who stated this in a statement on Monday...
Sack came two weeks after VC praised DVC as one of seven primary initiators of FUHSO By JACOB KUBEKA (Abuja) and GRACE AUDU (Makurdi) – There are fears that the Federal University of Health Science, Otukpo (FUHSO) in Benue State, may implode unless urgent steps are taken...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N 55.9m as scholarship allowances for 158 indigene students studying at the Federal University of Health, Sciences Azare Bauchi in different courses. Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Malam Bala...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said the sanction on the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in an interview on...
Harvard University’s President, Claudine Gay, has resigned on Tuesday, after she faced criticism over allegations of plagiarism and her handling of anti-Semitism on campus, according to a report by the prestigious US school’s student newspaper. Gay was criticized in recent months after reports surfaced alleging that she...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Federal Government (FG) for suspending the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates obtained from institutions in Benin Republic and Togo. NANS also called on the government to extend its sanction to Nigerian tertiary institutions offering courses without...