By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – A 100-level student of Kwara College of Education, Ilorin, identified as Aminat Tajudeen, has slumped and died on Wednesday while receiving lectures. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mrs Abibat Zubair confirmed the unfortunate incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin. Mrs....
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – After the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), questioned the distribution of the N320.3 billion released by the Federal Government for tertiary institutions in the country, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, on Thursday gave further breakdown on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has lost one of its distinguished and renowned Professor from Mass Communication Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, in the person of Professor Mohammed Alhaji Gujbawu. Prof. Gujbawu passed away in Maiduguri on Tuesday morning after battling a protracted illness which...
The Management of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), has postponed its 7th convocation ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Bala Ahmed, Registrar of the institution and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Keffi. According to...
A Nigeria-based, philanthropic organisation, Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa initiative (ASR Africa) has awarded a grant of N5.5 billion to 22 tertiary institutions in Nigeria to boost infrastructure development. Each of the 22 institutions got N250 million, under the ASR Africa Tertiary Education Grant Scheme (TEGS). ASR Africa, Social Development...
The latest disbursement of N320.3 billion as intervention funds for public tertiary institutions is yet another evidence of President Muhammadu Buhari’s desire to improve higher education in the country. The BUHARI Media Organisation (BMO) said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has brought forward the conduct of its 2023 UTME which was earlier scheduled to hold from Saturday, 29th April, 2023, to Tuesday, 25th April, to Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna State Wing, on Thursday urged students not to be deterred in their quest for knowledge because of insecurity and evil being perpetrated by bandits. The union’s Senior Assistant Secretary General, Adamu Kaltungo, gave the advice in a statement in Kaduna, while reacting...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi on Thursday, donated N10 million to the Paul University in Awka, Anambra. Obi reiterated his stance that good education and healthcare were crucial to the development and prosperity of any nation. He stated this during his visit to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – President Muhammad Buhari has approved the 2023 disbursement guidelines in the total sum of N320,345,040, 835. (Three hundred and twenty billion, three hundred & forty-five million, Forty thousand, eight hundred & thirty five Naira only) as intervention to public tertiary institutions across the the...
Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor (VC), University of Calabar, has solicited for a robust external security presence to avert all threats of insecurity on campus. Obi made the call when the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Aminu Alhassan, paid her a courtesy call in her office on Monday in...
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), has urged tertiary institutions in the country to key into the free trade zones scheme. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of NEPZA, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said...
Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action. The lecturers are embarking on a strike to press home its demands and the state government’s rebuttal of claims that it is not owing workers salaries. The rationale behind...
Gov.Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has renamed the state-owned Technical University (Tech U), Ibadan, after his predecessor, late Abiola Ajimobi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Makinde announced the change of the institution’s name during its second convocation held at the University Hall, Tech U, on Friday....
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), on Friday said no student died on Thursday during the issues that came up with the Computer Based Test (CBT) as it was being rumoured by some online news bloggers. The Registrar of the university, Mr Mufutau Ibrahim, made...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – About 176,408 candidates on Thursday across the country, sat for the 2023 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Mock-UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) In some of the Computer Based Test (CBT) centres monitored our Correspondent in Abuja, the exercise was...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has tasked polytechnics across the country to embark on quality research proposals that would translate into commercial and innovative use. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, during an interactive meeting with...
Dr. Salisu Umar, the Rector of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo on Wednesday said the institution was indebted to the tune of over N1.3 billion when he took over. Umar disclosed this while addressing newsmen during his one year stewardship as the rector of the polytechnic. He said N24 million...
EDUCATION AND ASUU STRIKE Schooling in Nigeria could be very frustrating with the incessant strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which kept students at home, with many spending extra years to complete their academic programmes. According to a report that documented the issue, since Nigeria’s return...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Worried by the overturn of moral and values in the society, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has engaged stakeholders on Tuesday in Abuja in a bid to finding solution to the numerous vices. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, while...