The governing council of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), has appointed Prof. Muhammad Zaiyan- Umar, as the new Vice- Chancellor of the University. Zaiyan-Umar, is taking over from the outgoing Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Bello Bala-Shehu, whose tenure of five years will end on Dec. 3. The Pro-Chancellor and...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In response to the low levels of participation of girls in schools, the Federal Ministry of Education, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK, and UNICEF have implemented the Girls’ Education Programme Phase 3 (GEP3) across six northern Nigerian states of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Students at the Federal and States Universities have been called up on to boycott the 2023 general election in protest against the federal government over its lukewarm attitude towards their education. The students who came out in solidarity protest with Academic Staff Union of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In response to the low levels of participation of girls in schooling, the Federal Ministry of Education, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK, and UNICEF have implemented the Girls’ Education Programme Phase 3 (GEP3) across six northern Nigerian states of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – THE Federal Government on Thursday formally announced the reintroduction of History as a stand alone subject in basic education curriculum in Nigeria, thirteen years after its abolition. A total of 3,700 History teachers have also been shortlisted for the first round of training for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) branch has scheduled a one-day suspension of examinations for Tuesday, 22nd November, 2022 to protest against the non-payment of outstanding salaries and half payment of October salary. The Registrar, UNIMAID, Ahmad A. Lawan...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – No fewer than 11,629 candidates participated in the second batch of the 2022 Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination, PQE, conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, on Saturday nationwide. TRCN’s Director of Examination and Licencing, Dr Jacinta Ogboso, who monitored the exercise at...
The immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has graduated from the Baze University, Abuja, with a second class upper degree in Law. Amaechi, in a statement issued by his Media Office on Saturday in Abuja, was admitted to the Bachelor of Law Degree Programme when serving as a...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Transport were among five personalities honoured with Fellows at the combined convocation of Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the combined convocation is for the pending graduating...
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has advised youths to imbibe discipline to actualise their goals. Oyedepo gave the advice during the 21st Matriculation ceremony for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees on Friday in Ota. He noted that access to the top was always at a...
The Federal Ministry of Education has organised a review meeting on the harmonisation of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to eliminate disparity in its quality and standard nationwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 5th edition of the two-day meeting which started on Wednesday in Ilorin is...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced the postponement of the Institution’s 44th matriculation ceremony earlier scheduled for Friday, 18th November 2022. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit from the Office of the Registrar. The statement indicated...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi Branch, has alleged that the Federal Government is not interested in funding public universities in the country. It said that the underfunding of public universities in the country under the pretext that...
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Tuesday, criticised the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, over his alleged authorisation of the part-payment of salaries to members of the union, following the suspension of its seven-month strike in October. This comes...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the union is not responsible for the current decay in public universities in the country. Associate Prof. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman of the union in the University of Jos stated this during a peaceful protest it organised on Tuesday in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – An international organisation, Instill Education, has said it would collaborate with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on teacher professional development. The group, whose vision is to transform teaching and school leadership across Africa, made this known on Monday during an advocacy visit...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the automation of curriculum, accreditation, admission, and general administration matters between the board, tertiary institutions and their regulatory agencies, through its Interactive e-Brochure and e-Syllabus System (IBASS). JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this at...
Prof. Abdullahi Musa on Monday assumed office as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Kaduna State University (KASU), for a single-term period of five years with effect from Monday. Musa took over from Prof. Abdullahi Ashafa who occupied the position on acting capacity since June 23, 2022. He thanked...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for more investments in Open Universities in the country and expansion of capacities of tertiary institutions. Osinbajo in a statement by Dr Sam Idiagbonya, Media Assistant to the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo on Sunday in Abuja, made the call at the 20th...
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, says Gov. Yahaya Bello’s administration will make the state an educational hub of excellence in Northern Nigeria. Jones gave the assurance on Saturday after an inspection of ongoing construction sites of (Gov. Yahaya Bello) GYB Model Science Schools...