It has been revealed that the wives of Vice Chancellors of public universities are set to travel to Istanbul, Turkey for a five-day conference. This is as the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities since February 14, 2022, entered its third month. According to...
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The National Association of Nigerian Students has vowed it will not allow any political party hold a convention in Abuja to select any presidential candidate. The NANS President, Sunday Asefon, who disclosed this in a statement, said the reason for its stance is due to the ongoing strike by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their 2022 UTME notification slips from Saturday, 30th April, 2022, ahead of this year’s exercise. The Director, Information Technology Services,...
MTN Nigeria and Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) today announced the launch of the MTN Media Innovation Programme (MTN MIP), which will be run by PAU’s School of Media and Communication (SMC). The six-month, fully funded fellowship for Nigerian media practitioners is designed to support the sustainable development of the nation’s changing media scene. It is...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A multi-million 160-seat capacity lecture theater has been donated to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Speaking while commissioning the legacy project, which was built within five months on Tuesday at the Gubi Permanent Site of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has called for more investment in primary and secondary schools to enhance the pursuit of purposive tertiary education, tailored towards meeting the needs of the society. Echono, who spoke in Abuja while...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Asaba – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, in Delta State. The 100-seater one-storey building was built and equipped...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nasarawa State University, Keffi Dr. Samuel Alu has reiterated the need for the state government to take over the payment of university’s staff salaries in other to ensure the smooth running of academic activities....
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately set up a High-Powered Panel to deal with industrial disharmony in Nigeria’s university system. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this in a communique he jointly signed by Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC General Secretary on Wednesday...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of its Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in 757 centres nationwide. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in...
…previous scholarship graduates equipped A total of 360 students received scholarships from the MTN Foundation during award ceremonies recently held in Abuja, Lagos and Owerri. Director, Science and Technology, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Grace Akinfoyewa, Senior Special Assistant on Education to the Governor, Lagos State, Adetola Salau, Director,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAy) States in collaboration with UNICEF on Tuesday organized a one day official dissemination of Manual on building resilience in the education sector with support from the global partnerships for education functionaries and related sectors. UNICEF Chief of Field Office...
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worldwide from a full return to the classroom. UNICEF, in a report released on Wednesday, stated that as 23 countries have yet to fully re-open schools, many children are at risk of...
The Vice- Chancellor of University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, says the university gives admission to students across different disciplines on merit. Prof. Na’allah said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He explained that the university’s admission process is thorough and transparent,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The European Union (EU) and UNICEF have built the capacity of 50 government education officers in north-east Nigeria to improve the quality of data and evidence available to formulate impactful policies and drive targeted investments in the education sector in the region. A statement...
As part of measures to address the delays by institutions in uploading their undisclosed admissions for students to process their retroactive admission letters, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has met, via a virtual platform, with all Heads of Tertiary Institutions and their Admissions Officers in the country...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, has said to ensure continuity of learning for all children, Nigeria must change and reimagine the education sector. Osinbajo stated this at the official launch of the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in Abuja on Thursday, a programme supported by the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday restated its resolve not to extend the March 26, 2022 deadline for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration. JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede said the board will not extend the...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday, in Abuja commenced disbursement of over N200 million to 8,236 students for the 2020 and 2021 session in the FCT. The Secretary for FCTA Education Secretariat, Alhaji Sani El-katuzu, made the disclosure while performing a symbolic presentation of scholarship award letters...