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...
Education
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...
Beneficiary institutions in Nigerian higher education are to benefit from the 2023 Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention of N198 billion, representing 62 per cent of the approved N320 billion by the government. The TETFund Acting Director of Public Affairs, Mr Abdulmumin Oniyangi, made this available to the...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration will continue to provide necessary financial support to strengthen the capacity of the state-owned university to rank one of the best in the country. Fubara said this at the 35th convocation of the university in Port Harcourt on...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has awarded a N2 million scholarship grant to 10 brilliant indigent students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. Prof. Haruna-Mohammed Jibril, Branch Chairman of the union, made this known in an interaction with newsmen on Saturday in Zaria. Jibril...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has inaugurated a N1 billion 2,000 capacity Central Library Complex at Bauchi State University, Gadau. Speaking during the inauguration of the project on Friday, Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the fund, said the project was approved under the Years...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure an upward review of the budgetary provisions for education in the 2024 appropriation bill before the National Assembly. ASUP President, Mr Anderson Ezeibe, said this at a news conference, ahead of the union’s...
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been ranked as the disclosed that the ninth Best Value University for International Students among the 149 universities in Nigeria by a global .students platform. According to a Unilorin Bulletin issued on Tuesday, the ranking was published by Study Abroad Aide, a...