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....
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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...
Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications company, said it had commissioned its seventh adopted school, Government Day Primary, as part of its corporate social responsibilities initiative, ‘Adopt-A-School’. Airtel in a statement on Tuesday, said the project was commissioned by the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, alongside other notable guests, on...
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has granted permission for students in terminal classes to access Chrisland High School, Opebi, Ikeja, for physical learning ahead of their examinations due to begin soon. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, made this known in a statement on Monday, signed by...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- The University of Benin has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent. UNIBEN’s Public...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Child Rights Information Bureau (CRIB), of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with UNICEF on Thursday in Enugu Kick start a two-day Training of Trainers (TOT), on the Presentation of New Curriculum for Child Rights in tertiary institutions. The objective...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has directed candidates, who had registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) optional Mock-UTME scheduled for Thursday, 30th March, 2023, that their Notification Slips would be ready for printing from Thursday, 23rd March, 2023. According to the...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Due to the poor performance of students in English Language and Mathematics, the National Senior Secondary Education Commission ( NSSEC) on Wednesday commenced a five- day training programme for teachers in the two core subjects in Ilorin, Kwara State. The 116 participants at the...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has unveiled a new technology, to ease access to quality data and insights into the country’s educational sector. The technology, known as Educational Statistics (EDUSTAT) platform, is another addition introduced by the council to the list of its technologie. The addition is in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In commemoration of the 2023 World Poetry Day, UNICEF Borno State has organised a poetry competition for children affected by the conflict in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria. The Communication Officer, UNICEF, Borno State Office, Mrs. Folashade Adebayo, disclosed this in a statement made available to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reopened the registration for the 2023 Direct entry registration starting from March 20th, 2023 to elapse of April 28th, 2023. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said in a statement on Monday, that the Board had...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Out of the 148 Direct Entry (DE) candidates recently verified by the management of Bayero University Kano (BUK), only 6 were found to be genuine. By implication, 142 of the results were forged, according to the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Federal Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with Infotech Bridges Limited, held a sensitization advocacy program on drug abuse among youths in Dawakin Kudu LGA of Kano state. The program, which was held at National Institute of Transportation Technology (NITT) Dawakin...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday unveiled a community Islamiyya school built by the state government. Named “Salmanul Farisi Islamic School, the two-story institution has 27 classrooms, a conference room and 6 offices. The school is located at Kofa Biyu, Gamboru Liberty...
Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the State Ministry of Education to commence investigation into the case of a pupil who was reportedly sent out of school for using the poster of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to wrap books. The incident was reported to have...