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...
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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...
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says over N46.2 billion matching grants is still lying unaccessed in spite of the poor state of many primary schools across the country. Acting Executive Secretary of UBEC, Prof. Bala Zakari, disclosed this during an oversight visit to the commission by the Senate Committee...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians...
The Imo Government says it has began facilitating the process for the recruitment of 10,000 additional primary school teachers in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Johncliffe Nwadike made the disclosure while interacting with newsmen in Owerri, on Tuesday. Nwadike described the move as part of the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination which is conducted for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy Suleja from Saturday 13th May, 2023 to Saturday 10th June, 2023. The NECO spokesman, Azeez Sani, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the rescheduled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Adamu, who alongside Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, monitored the exam at the Computer Based...
No fewer than 80,000 candidates on Saturday sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) across the country. JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said this while monitoring the exercise on Saturday in Abuja. Benjamin said about 80,000 candidates who could not sit for...