By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has formally granted approval for the establishment of eight science and technology education programmes to Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The new undergraduate programmes include Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Mathematics Education, Physics Education,...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of N500m as registration fees for 19 medical and 93 nursing students. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Malam Bala Isa, disclosed this on while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As part of efforts to internationalize Nigerian institutions, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has said it is improving facilities in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to attract international faculties and students. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, who disclosed this...
Peter Adeniran, an indigent 21-year old student of the Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, has promised not to disappoint members of alumni of the department for believing in him. Adeniran was speaking at a private ceremony organised by the department on Saturday,...
The Niger government says it has earmarked N20 billion in its 2024 budget for the take-off of the state university of education. Alhaji Umaru Bago, the state governor, disclosed this on Saturday in Minna, while inaugurating the committee saddled with the responsibility for the take-off of the university....
Kogi has released N497 million for the payment of 2023 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examinations fees for 15,033 students enrolled in the state’s public schools. “This is part of my administration’s commitment to free education and `Zero Out-of-School Policy’ for our young citizens to fulfil their God-given...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said poor and indigent students will not benefit from the students’ loan recently introduced by the Federal Government because of the conditions attached. Chairman of the University of Jos Chapter of ASUU, Dr Mwolwus Jurbe, who said this in an...
The Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, has said that it is committed to its vision of producing highly skilled graduates through Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition and Employability training. The Vice Chancellor of the Nigeria’s premier private university, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, said this on Thursday in Okada. He spoke at the...
Intending undergraduates wishing to change from their original university choice to the newly-established Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), Katsina State, can now do so on JAMB portal. This is because the university is now listed on the central admission agency’s website, its pioneer vice-chancellor, Prof. Umar Adam-Katsayal,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, on Tuesday disclosed that its 2023 collection of education tax is the highest in a single year since inception. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sunny Echono, who disclosed this, appreciated the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS,...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it has budgeted a significant increase in annual direct disbursements in response to improvement in tax collections. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday at an Interactive session with heads of beneficiary institutions on...
Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has awarded scholarship worth N30 million to 1,024 students in the area council. Maikalangu made the presentation to the beneficiaries at the AMAC Town Hall, Apo Resettlement, on Monday in Abuja. He said that the 2022/2023 scholarship award was...
The YAYI Scholarship, initiated by Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), is a remarkable endeavour to support the educational aspirations of indigent students in Ogun West Senatorial District. By providing funding opportunities, this scheme seeks to empower deserving individuals and encourage the utilization of education for personal and community development. It’s...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The management of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, on Monday suspended all 200- to 600-level medical students for one month. This is contained in an internal memo, signed by the Registrar of BSU, Dr Mfaga Modom, and further confirmed by the University...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State University (LASU) has debunked media reports alleging that it has yet to graduate students converting from Higher National Diploma (HND) to Bachelor’s Degree since 2020 in spite of huge sums they paid. The Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations,...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to commence indefinite strike in public primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa over the N30,000 minimum wage and promotion arrears. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the union took the decision at an executive meeting on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Education Minister, Professor Tahir Mamman, has warned members of the academia and the university community over matters of sexual harassment on campuses, maintaining that the Federal Ministry of Education will deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts. The Minister disclosed this on...
Students of Kaduna State University (KASU), Kafanchan campus, have staged a peaceful protest against five months of power blackout in their school and have threatened to boycott the second semester examinations if electricity is not restored. The Kafanchan campus has been enveloped in darkness for over five months...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities ((ASUU), has kicked against any plans by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to include Private Universities in the country as beneficiary institutions of its projects. The President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke who gave the advice on Wednesday...
Fv The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has closed two private schools for operating below minimum standard in the FCT. The affected schools are Erudite Bright Kids at Kagini and Jane’s Angela School in Abuja Municipal Area Council The schools were closed during an operation to close all...