Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has vowed to appoint a politician as the next vice chancellor of the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Prof Chigozie Ogbu, a two-term Deputy Governor of the state is in his final stint as the university’s...
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Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has said the institution is now a more serious academic environment and will no longer condone business as usual. Obi made the disclosure on Friday in Calabar in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) while commemorating...
Prof. Florence Obi, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), says Nigerian universities cannot be financially autonomous, so long as they are not allowed to receive tuition fees from students. Obi said this on Thursday in Calabar when she spoke with journalists to mark her third year...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka- Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has appointed Prof. Kate Omenugha as the acting Vice Chancellor of the state owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Christian Aburime, stated this in a statement on Wednesday. Omenugha is a professor...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced dates for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination’s (UTME) sale of application documents, registration and the actual examination. This is contained in a statement signed by the JAMB Public Communication Advisor (PAC), Dr...
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has promised to work toward ending recurring strikes in Nigerian universities. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the committee said this known at a meeting with the Executive Secretary of National University Commission (NUC) and Vice-Chancellors of federal Universities in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) on Monday disclosed that Nigeria has over 45 million children currently enrolled in its basic education system. This was disclosed on Monday by the Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Hamid Boboyyi, at a one-day meeting...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than 15,750 teachers have sat for the professional qualifying examination for teachers across the country. The examination was conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to test the professional knowledge of those in the teaching profession. Speaking with...
The Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Dr David Oyedepo, has advised newly admitted students to be disciplined and use their time wisely, in the course of their studies. Oyedepo spoke on Friday, during the 22nd matriculation ceremony of the institution, for the 2023/2024 academic session, in Ota, noting that...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has said the registration for the 2023/24 Post-UTME Screening exercise which started on Nov. 23 will end on Dec. 3. Registrar of the University, Mr Mansur Alfanla, said in a statement on Friday that the institution had invited...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced oral interviews for over 1,050 candidates for its Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme. The interview process, spanning over eleven days, is for the candidates that were successful during a Computer-Based Test written by 5,000 applicants earlier...
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 30,000 Nigerians have benefited from the commonwealth scholarship scheme since its inception in 1959. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo said this at the 2024/2025 Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) nomination interview in Abuja on...
The London Borough of Southwark Mayor, Mr Michael Situ, has confirmed his desire to host members of Nigeria’s diaspora community in the UK, in a bid to tackle Nigeria’s out-of-school children’s crisis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that Situ offered to host Nigerians in the Diaspora,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to improve the quality of education and foster intellectual growth across the country. The president, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, stated this on Saturday during the 24th Combined Convocation ceremony of University...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The University of Maiduguri was on Saturday enveloped in a frenzy of academic recollection as Vice President Kashim Shettima shared his reflections on the significance of education and service to humanity. Speaking during the 24th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the university, Sen....
The Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Ota, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, says Nigerian universities must engage in intensive and impactful research to attain world class status. He added that the universities must necessarily embark on such research in addition to teaching and rendering community service to attain global standards. A...
The Federal Government has announced the reversal of the implementation of payment of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from Nigerian universities to the government. President Bola Tinubu made the announcement at the 75th Anniversary and 2023 Convocation ceremonies of the University of Ibadan on Tuesday....
Prof. Muftau Ijaiya of the Department of Finance, University of Ilorin, has said Nigeria is ranked 109th on the Global Financial Literacy ranking. Ijaiya stated this in Ilorin at the 245th Inaugural Lecture of the University entitled: “Money Matters in All Matters”. He described financial literacy as the...
The Vice-Chancellor, Covenant University, Otta, Prof. Abiodun Adebayo, has said that Nigerian universities require intensive and impactful research, alongside teaching and community service to emerge world class. Adebayo said this at a workshop held at the University of Benin on Thursday. The workshop was captioned, “University ranking: Experiences...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has disclosed that the full deployment of blackboard digital learning platform in Nigerian tertiary institutions would go a long way to fast-track educational development of the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known on Thursday while...