By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has disclosed that the results of the 2022 National Personnel Audit (NPA) for basic education institutions in the country is almost ready for release. Bobboyi stated this while fielding questions from newsmen...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has clarified that Dr Folorunso Alakija remains the Chancellor of Osun State University after the dissolution of the Governing Council of the University. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson to the Executive Governor, Ademola...
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says the establishment of three new universities remains the highest of his administration’s legacies for the state. The governor, who stated this on Saturday at the Founders’ Day Celebration of University of Delta (UNIDEL), Agbor, said the new universities had justified their establishment by bridging the gaps...
No fewer than 11,350 teachers across the country have sat for the May Diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew Adejo, while monitoring the conduct of the examination at Sascon International...
Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, has described the academic staff as key stakeholders in the growth and development of public universities in the country. Ishaya said this at the 22nd National Delegates Conference of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held on Friday...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) has again remitted N2billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year, more would be remitted as its operations for the years are completed. This is in furtherance of the pledge by the Prof. Is-haq Oloyede-led management,...
The Kogi Government has approved the establishment of a university proposed to be located in Kogi Western Senatorial District of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the announcement at a news briefing on Wednesday in Lokoja. According to him, the process...
Winners have emerged at the Nigerian Copyright Commission’s 2023 National Creative Writing Competition for Secondary School Students across the country. The winners emerged from Short Story, Poetry and Essay Writing Categories on Tuesday in Abuja. In the Short Story category Kamarachi Ibeneme of St. Augustine College, New Nyanya, Karu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Baba Haruna as the Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bida. This is contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu and made available to newsmen in Bida on Wednesday. The appointment which...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Tuesday, inaugurated N2.1 billion intervention projects at the Federal College of Education, Technical, Bichi in Kano State. The Executive Secretary of the Fund, Mr Sonny Echono, who spoke the event at the permanent site of the institution, said that seven viable projects...
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has presented a new curriculum for Nigerian universities, saying it will add value to the graduates from the universities. Adamu stated this at the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) Book 1 series for Nigerian universities and a book...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the present education backwardness being witnessed in the northern part of the country was caused by people of the area. The minister stated this at the public presentation of Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has emphasised the need for more investments in science and technology across universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Governor Zulum noted that science-tech has huge opportunities to create millions of jobs for Nigerian youths. He made the call...
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, has called on the federal government to adequately fund tertiary education in Nigeria. Rasheed made the demand at the 2023 National Reunion Conference of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA), at the Obafemi Awolowo University, on Saturday, in...
The Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has conferred an honorary doctorate degree to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad, and three others. The three others are Alhaji Muhammad Indimi, a philanthropist; former Gov. Boni Haruna of Adamawa, and Alhaji Dahiru Bobbo, a technocrat. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Tukur,...
The Management of the NNPC E&P Ltd., on Saturday held its 2023 annual scholarship Screening examination for over 329 students from its host communities in Delta, Edo, Rivers and Imo States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scholarship screening exercise was conducted simultaneously in Warri, Egbema...
Auchi Polytechnic, Edo, on Friday, matriculated 15,000 students for 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the 41st matriculation ceremony, Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Salisu Umar, warned the new students against involvement in cultism, examination malpractices and other vices. “You are privileged to be among the 15,000 students taking the oath...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated six Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) projects at the Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects inaugurated include, academic office block, block of offices at the College of Health Sciences and Faculty of Education Complex....
The Tanzanian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Benson Bana, has called for proper teaching and learning of Kiswahili language in Nigeria. Bana gave the advice in his address at the inaugural ceremony of the “Kiswahili Club 2″ Kiswahilli capacity building programme”, for Voice of Nigeria (VON) staff in Abuja....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State University, (SSU) has matriculated no fewer than 2902 students for the 2021/2022/2022/2023 combined academic session. Addressing the matriculating students, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Bashiru Garba said the ceremony is the 9th in its series and considered very important as it enables...