By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The University of Ibadan (UI) has appointed and decorated Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, as the University’s ambassador ahead of its forthcoming 75th anniversary, tagged “UI@75.” The university which was established in 1948 will be 75 this year, 2023, and...
Education
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A total of 37 pupils who were out-of-school were enrolled at the Central Primary School, Misau in Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State following the introduction of a new system called “Teaching at the Right Level”. The Director, School Services, Bauchi State...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than one million, two hundred and five thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight candidates registered for the on-going 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi disclosed this in...
The Kano State Government has frowned at the sudden increase of students’ registration fees by the management of Bayero University Kano, BUK. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Information Officer, Kano State Ministry for Higher Education, Sunusi Na’Isa in Kano on Friday. Na’Isa qouted the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 1.6 million children are out of school in North East Nigeria. “We look at the vast and unique education needs of children affected by conflict with at least 1.6 million children are...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) is providing support for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s newly formed Organisation, Future Perspectives, partnering to launch the “Innovation to Transform Education Training” (ITET) in Nigeria. Future Perspectives, a...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Board of the newly-established Khalifa Isyaka Rabiu University, Kano, has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdulrasheed Garba as its pioneer Vice-Chancellor. This is contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Administrative Secretary, Malam Yusuf Datti, on Sunday in Kano. Garba is a...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund’s (TETFund) to assist in transforming the education sector in the state. The governor, who made the call during a visit to TETFund’s Executive Secretary, Arc Sonny Echono, on Friday in Abuja,...
The Kebbi State Government has promised to offer scholarship to rescued female students of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri. Governor Nasir idris disclosed this while receiving a Turkish organisation, Nigeria/TUILP International College, who paid him a courtesy visit in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, has called on Nigerian leaders to make education at the basic and secondary levels free and compulsory. Professor Okojie spoke in Abuja on Friday at the launch of the Thomas Agnes...
The Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Ejikeme Mmesoma, Rt. Hon. Soli Sada, has commended the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for the technological innovations deployed by the board for the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Sada, who...
The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has urged the Federal Government to review the hike in fees in its schools. He urged the government to do so and find a safe landing for the nation’s future leaders. Osodeke was speaking against the backdrop of...
Prof. Eugene Nweke, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), said that the institution was ranked the sixth best state university among all the state universities in Nigeria. He added that all the verified programmes of the university had been fully accredited by the National Universities Commission...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – University of Lagos has announced an adjustment in the obligatory fees for both returning and new students of the institution. This is contained in a statement by the university management issued to newsmen by the Communication unit on Friday night in Lagos. According to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has increased the school fees of new students into Federal Government Colleges also known as Federal Unity Colleges to ₦100,000. This directive came in a communique from the Office of the Director of...
An NGO, Ustaz Development Initiative in Niger, has paid fees for about 200 out-of-school children in Chanchaga Local Government Area, to enable them to return to school. The Founder of the NGO, Hajiya Hauwa Egigogo, said after presenting the receipts to the beneficiaries, that the gesture was to support...
Ejikeme Mmesoma, a 19-year-old student from Anambra State, has written to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB), asking for leniency from the Board for manipulating her 2023 Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma presented her letter of apology before the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on alleged Manipulation...
As the wind of change sweeps across the financial landscape, embracing enhanced treasury management is no longer an option but an imperative. It is, therefore important, for institutions of higher learning in the country to recognise the immense value of treasury management and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to...
Nigeria is a country with a large and diverse population, a growing economy and a vibrant higher education sector. There are about 130 universities in Nigeria, some of which are owned by the federal and state governments, while others are private or faith-based. The quality and reputation...