Category: Education
“Most times, private universities produce graduates with empty brains; these graduates hardly contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the society. “These graduates become a problem to the society rather than solving the existing problems as intellectuals. “So, I want to urge the owners and managers of these newly approved universities to maintain standard”. […]
No fewer than 400 students of various tertiary institutions in and outside Sokoto State from across the 11 wards of Rabah Local Government Area of the state benefitted from N2 million bursaries disbursed by Deputy House Leader in the state assembly, Abdullahi Zakari Rabah. Each of the students got N 5,000 to augment their upkeep […]
When asked to list the issues bedeviling schools in their communities, members of School Based Management Committees (SBMC) that attended a training by the Human Development Initiatives (HDI) last week in Lagos, reeled off problems after problems. Hands were raised in all parts of the expansive hall at the basement of the R&A Hotel, Allen […]
The President, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Com. Sunday Asefon, has warned that the incessant strike being embarked on by both the Academic and the Non-Academic Staff Unions of Universities, has pushed the university system to the verge of collapse. Asefon told the Non -Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Union of Nigerian […]
The Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom, said it is partnering the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to assist Nigeria achieve sustainable development in engineering. The International Development Manager of the Academy, Catriona MacArthur, said this on Wednesday in a remark during the opening of a virtual three-day international conference, entitled “Engineering for Sustainable Development”. […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 new private universities in Nigeria. The FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, gave the approval after a presentation by the Ministry of Education. The schools will be given provisional licenses to run for three years, while the ministry monitors their growth. They […]
The federal government says it has commenced an Alternative School Programme (ASP) to tackle out of school children. It would be recalled that in January, President Muhamadu Buhari inaugurated the 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme, ASP, co-chaired by the Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs and Education The announcement of the commencement of the […]
The Oyo State government has started the distribution of appointment letters to the 5,000 newly-recruited teachers by the state’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM). Akinade Alamu, the chair of Oyo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), disclosed this in a release made available to journalists in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the distribution of 4,400 employment letters […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Tuesday, in Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, assured that the state would regain its position as the education hub in Nigeria. Obaseki gave the assurance shortly after inspecting the current construction work of the College of Education in Abudu, which he said would focus on […]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) have insisted on their February 5 ultimatum to the federal government. Their demands include the fixing of inconsistencies in the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS), non-payment of arrears of minimum wage, poor funding of universities, NASU […]
The students of the Lagos State University, LASU, have rejected the reduction approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on their tuition fee. They demand that the fees it totally reversed to the old rate. Previously, governor Sanwo-Olu approved that the school fees be reduced from 67,000 to 57,000. A N10,000 reduction per session payable by new […]
The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Grace Ignatius Kaigama, has said time has come for youths to take active part in governance. Kaigama, who insisted that “it is the right time now to give our youths a chance to express their leadership skills”, tasked authorities to expand the political space to allow […]
The World Bank said on Monday it was suspending a first tranche of $100 million in a programme to fund free schools in DR Congo over “fraud and corruption” in the country’s education sector. Directors at the development lender had signed off last year on $800 million of funding for free primary schooling, a flagship […]
In commemoration of the International Day of Education, stakeholders in the sector have stressed the need for all children to be carried along in learning. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, and the Chief Executive Officer, Edumark Consult, Mrs Yinka Ogunde, in a separate interview with our correspondent […]
THE West Africa Examination Council has extended the registration for its private West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination to February 5, 2021. The notice was contained in a short statement signed by Head, Public Affairs, WAEC, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, titled, ‘WASSCE For Private Candidates, 2021-First Series: Extension of Registration Period’. “This is to inform intending […]
