The Speaker of the House of Representatives has denied committing himself to offsetting the arrears of salaries owed members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by the Federal Government. The denial is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Chairman House of Representatives Committee...
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The House of Representatives candidate for Ebonyi/Ohaukwu federal constituency of Ebonyi, Chief Ndubisi Chibueze-Agbo, has offered scholarships to children of late Ikechukwu Udoka, who was killed by gunmen in the area. Udoka was a member of the Ebubeagu security outfit, set up by the state government. Chibueze-Agbo, of the...
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has announced the promotion of 30 academics to the rank of Professors and Associate Professors in the university. The announcement is contained in a release signed on Monday in Calabar by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Gabriel...
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar and Chairman of Senate, Prof. Florence Obi, has announced the appointment of two female Deputy Vice Chancellors (DVC’s) of the institution. The announcement is contained in a release signed on Monday in Calabar by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Gabriel...
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Friday pledged to end incessant lecturers strikes and resultant closure of the nation’s universities, if elected. Speaking in Yenagoa, during the party’s campaign in Bayelsa, Obi also promised to clean all the environmental pollution in the state, as well as other...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says budgetary allocations alone cannot sustain the running of public universities and that the future of the university system depends on the adoption of independent but creative sources of funding, including the establishment of an endowment fund. Prof. Osinbajo was...
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) promised adequate funding for educational sector to ensure timely graduation of students from school. Obi said this in a statement after a town Hall meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. “I will not allow them make you stay eight years for...
The Niger state Ministry of Education says it has paid N433 million for the settlement of backlog debt owe to examination conducting organisations by the state. The organisation include the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) National Examination Council (NECO), and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). Others are...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has rolled out some major dates for its activities in 2023. Head, Media & Information of the Board, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, the dates for the various activities were...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – If not for the incredible support coming from Borno State’s Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, the Nigerian Arabic Language Village, Ngala, owned by the Federal Government, will not be operating successfully. That was the testimony of the school’s Director General, Professor Muhammad Ibrahim at a...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chairman of the Obong of Calabar Executive Forum (OCEF), Chief Gershom Henshaw, has expressed concern that the recent strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian University (ASUU) had Impacted negatively on the Nigeria’s economy. Chief Henshaw said at...
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has pledged that his administration will continue to do everything possible to improve the standard of education in the state. Governor Makinde made the pledge while speaking at the 2022 Christmas Carol Service held at the Remembrance Arcade, Government...
BUA Cement Plc, on Saturday began distributing 1,000 three-seater desks, worth N32 million, to the schools across Sokoto State. Speaking at the event, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Yusuf, Director Administration and Sales, BUA plc, said the gesture is part of the company’s commitment to support its host community. Yusuf said that...
The Jigawa office of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inspected 14 Computer Based Training (CBT) Centres in preparation for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the state, Mr Mukarram Bello, made this known to the News Agency of...
Borno Government on Friday released N300 million as scholarship grant for 300 orphans of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) volunteers who died while fighting insurgents in the state. The volunteers were involved in fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP side by side with the Nigerian military and other security agencies...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has expressed the readiness of the Fund to replicate innovation hubs projects in public universities and other higher education institutions in the country. Echono, made this known at the opening of TETFund...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – On December 10, 2022, the School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University celebrated the pioneer fellows of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) who have completed six months of intensive training in media innovation. The programme, established in partnership with MTN Nigeria, developed...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday said that the state government has renewed its scholarship for Rivers students studying medicine at the PAMO University of Medical Sciences. The governor made this known in a statement by his media chief, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, after the Second convocation of PAMO...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will begin full online accreditation of tertiary institutions and admissions in January, 2023. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure in Enugu on Tuesday at the training of heads of tertiary institutions in the South East on its newly...
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says registration into its Central Processing System (CAPS) and Integrated Brochure and Syllabus System (IBASS) by tertiary institutions would end in Jan. 1. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said this in Port Harcourt on Monday at the training of 270 admission officers...