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...
Education
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...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has raised alarm over recent surge in the activities of fraudsters impersonating it. The Fund’s Acting Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Oniyangi said the Fund was witnessing...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to consider merging the payment platforms developed by the different unions in the University System to address peculiarities. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU National President, made the call in a communique issued on Monday in Abuja at...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has dissolved the Governing Council of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr Tersoo Kula in Makurdi Monday. Kula said that a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has granted approval for the use of a Government Secondary School as temporary site for the take-off of a newly established Federal College of Education (FCE) Gwoza. Zulum gave the approval during an assessment visit to the temporary site,...
The premier private university in Nigeria, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, says it produced more than 3,000 law graduates since its establishment in 1999. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye disclosed this on Saturday in Okada during the valedictory ceremony and public lecture for the 2022/2023 graduating students....
The Anambra State government has announced the immediate closure of Blessed Wisdom Model School at Ide Drive, Federal Housing Estate, Onitsha, over the flogging of a two-year-old pupil. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state Commissioner for Education, made the announcement on Saturday, following a report that a two-year-old pupil, Ifechukwu...