The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it would soon embark on an indefinite strike to press home their demands one month after it suspended a nine-months-old strike. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, Chiarman of the University of Jos chapter of the Union, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday...
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The Vice Chancellor, Veritas University, Abuja, Prof. Hyacinth Ichoku, has asked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to consider adding Entrepreneurship as a required subject in its examination. The vice chancellor said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, in Abuja. Ichoku commended...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government remains committed to honouring promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent disruptive strikes, engender uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of education institutions. The President made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja...
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has emerged best polytechnic in Nigeria for the third consecutive time in the Webometrics ranking released in January 2022. The Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Ejiofor...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced Computer Studies and Physical and Health Education as part of its UTME subjects. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin released by the Director of Public Relations, Dr Fabian Benjamin, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday....
Social media are going agog following the N2000 cash prizes awarded by Kogi State University to its first-class graduates. A source who witnessed the presentation of the awards, said: “This was at a recent convocation at Kogi State University. N2000 was given to all first-class graduating students and N5000...
Dr Hanawa Rufus, the first holder of Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) from the Taraba State University, Jalingo, on Sunday advised the authorities to adopt combination of English with local languages in teaching mathematics. Rufus, who holds PhD in Mathematics Education, gave the advice in an interview with the...
Interswitch, an electronic payment and digital solutions company, said nine finalists would compete for N12.5 million worth of scholarships in its National Science Competition. Its Spokesman, Tomijogun Ogunlesi, said in a statement on Wednesday that InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition was focused on driving increased interest in the study of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appointed former Borno State Governor Senator Kashim Shettima as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Future Assured College, Maiduguri. The college which was built by Aisha Buhari Foundation in Maiduguri to cater for the educational...
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau to release N310 million for the payment of Earned Allowances owed its members in Plateau State University. The figure represents the payments owed from 2010 to 2020. The...
The University of Maiduguri says it is one the best universities in the country in spite of Boko Haram insurgency bedeviling the state. Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, the Vice- Chancellor of the university, expressed this view at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Prof. Shugaba who buttressed...
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Saturday said his administration has attracted over N2 billion in alumni contribution across the state since the review of education policy. Oyetola, who was represented by Folorunso Oladoyin, Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure on Saturday at the 60th anniversary of St. John’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, on Wednesday obtained Masters’ Degree (MA) in Media and Public Relations with the highest classification of Distinction at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Unlike Nigerian...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Bultmann has said her country plans to partner Borno State Government on the development of agriculture, education, and the resettlement of IDPs. Amb. Bultmann announced this on Wednesday when she paid a courtesy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR,Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has launched school feeding programme with chicken and egg been added to the daily menu of students of all government boarding secondary schools and colleges in the state. The governor also launched the distribution of 100,000 textbooks and laboratory...
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe on Saturday said the state had introduced the Enhanced School Feeding Programme and will soon distribute 100,000 textbooks to junior and senior secondary school students. Buni, who stated this in Damaturu at the launch of the maiden Education Day, said his administration would...
The United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday pledged to provide educational support worth £16 million, to the North-East in 2022. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General Press and Media Affairs to Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing,...
The Kano State Government says the state recorded 95 per cent success in the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations in 2021, with over 80,000 students obtaining nine credits. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Sanusi Sa’idu-Kiru, made the announcement at a news conference on the achievements recorded by the...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not commenced the sale of 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application forms. The board, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Abuja, dismissed speculation and misinformation in some quarters...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Monday, stated that pre-examination activities, including registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination would start late due to forces beyond its control. The board also defended its decision to enforce the National Identity Number requirement in the registration process. The spokesman...