Category: Education
A University Don, Professor Musbau Adewumi Akanji, has said Nigerian universities could only be among the best in the world if they comply with the cardinal principle of attracting staff from diverse places. The former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, said “the simple solution is to go to the time honoured process […]
Wearing of hijab and beret in schools by students is optional, the Kwara State government has clarified. The chairman of the state’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mal. Bello Tahueed, made this clarification during a meeting with some stakeholders and principals of public schools in the Oyun local government area of the state. The clarification followed […]
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has charged Nigerian polytechnics to give industrial training and attachment all the seriousness it deserves, for any meaningful progress to be made on the delivery of their mandates. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, gave the charge on Wednesday at a 2-day capacity building workshop for public polytechnics, […]
A human rights organisation, Save the Children International Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to increase its education funding and investment to 14 per cent in 2022 to fast-track the Sustainable Development Goals. SCI is a leading child rights organization headquartered in the UK with offices in over 120 countries around the world. The […]
A Professor of Educational Management at the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Dr Babatola Ayọdele, has identified basic education as a veritable weapon against poverty, illiteracy and terrorism. Ayodele called on Nigerian governments to make basic education compulsory and affordable to all Nigerians if it’s desirous in the fight against terrorism and social ills currently […]
The Joint Admission and Matriculations Board have set aside April 20 to 30th, 2022, for the commencement of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The mock examination is expected to hold on April 2nd, 2022, while registration for the examination would commence from 12th February and end on 19th March 2022, respectively. The information was […]
Federal Government has lamented that poor management of funds allocated to tertiary institutions, especially polytechnics and colleges of education, is the major challenge of the sub-sector. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who stated this while inaugurating governing councils of new eight federal polytechnics and six federal colleges of education, also warned council members against corruption […]
There are many benefits of getting a postgraduate degree in Nigeria. From enhancing employability to achieving career growth, the pursuit of postgraduate education is a fruitful endeavour. However, in Nigeria, public awareness of the impact of a postgraduate degree on employability and career growth is often limited to the effects of academic factors like curriculum, […]
The Cross River Government on Wednesday condemned the illegal collection of fees from pupils in state-owned primary schools. According to the state government, education in public primary schools is free. Reacting to complaints by parents that their wards were sent home for not paying some money, Mr Castro Ezama, Special Adviser to the Governor on […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said all candidates below the age of 18 years are not required to produce any vaccination card before being allowed access to its facilities. JAMB explained that those who fall within that category are not covered by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Vaccination Policy. Recall […]
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) in Lagos has been upgraded to a university. The institution will now be known as Lagos State University of Education (LASUED). In July, the House of Assembly Committee on Education (Tertiary Institutions) commenced work on AOCOED elevation. In a statement on Thursday, the Chairman, Ajani Owolabi, provided an update […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of blackmail and propaganda. ASUU made the remark while accusing the Federal Government of reneging on plans to review the draft Renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement. In a statement titled, ‘Enough of blackmail’, and signed by its president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU vowed to […]
All public examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) will now be compulsory for all public schools in Cross River State. This is according to a statement by Azeez Sani, the Head Information and Public Relations Division at NECO The State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade gave the approval following a request made to that […]
An undergraduate of Adekunle Ajasin, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital over fraud allegations. The undergraduate, Ayodeji Fadare, who is a 300-level Mass Communication student of the institution, was dragged before the court from for allegedly defrauding five people of N486,000 26-year-old Fadare, who is […]
Parents of students in public secondary schools in Ogun are to start signing undertakings on behalf of their wards to curb unruly conducts in schools. Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, disclosed this on Friday before members of the Ogun House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation in Abeokuta. […]