The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. Read Also: The 18-year admission policy is about leaving leprosy to cure ring worm (2), by Rotimi Fasan This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. […]
The United Kingdom is set to see its first increase in university tuition fees in eight years, according to a report by The Telegraph on Monday. The move, expected to come into “effect from September 2025, will impact current A-level students applying for university entry.” The administration under Prime Minister Keir Starmer is poised to […]
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have announced suspension of the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike over withheld salaries for a month. The unions in a joint statement on Sunday said the suspension of the indefinite strike will take effect on Tuesday, November […]
The Ministry of Education’s University Department has reportedly sacked Professor Benard Ifeanyi Odoh as Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra state, just six days after his appointment. In a letter on November 1, 2024 referenced FME/HE/CU/82/302, addressed to the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council of the university, the ministry declared Odoh’s appointment null and […]
The senate has resolved to convene a national summit to address the growing out-of-school children challenge in the country. The upper legislative chamber took the decision on Tuesday after Lawal Usman, chair of the committee on education (basic and secondary), presented a report. In a 2022 report, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
The West African Examinations Council said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024. A statement by WAEC on Tuesday said the examination would adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, adding that the registration period had […]
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to attend to numerous issues affecting the smooth operations of polytechnics and mono-technics in the country, or face a prolonged industrial action. Addressing journalists at the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi in Plateau State Zonal Coordinator Zone B, Lumpye […]
Covenant University has once again secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based institution ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, reaffirming its position as a leader in higher education. The rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement reached with it. Prof. Timothy Namo, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the union said this during a news conference on Friday in Jos. Namo said that the union […]
The National Examinations Council, NECO, says its candidates would henceforth pay the sum of N50,000 as a fee for the reprinting of certificates. NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this in a statement in Minna, Niger State. “The N50,000 fee for certificate reprints is subject to periodic review, he emphasised. The council further said requests for […]
