adminNigerian governor advocates for provision of faculty for repentant Boko Haram fighters
Governor Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State says the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Camp for repentant Boko Haram members located at Kwami Local Government Area of the state should be relocated…
Insurgency, Banditry Have Forced Over 12m Children Out Of School, Says Presidency
The Presidency has lamented the impact of insurgency and banditry on school attendance in the country noting that over 12 million children have been forced out of school. Chief of…
Ekiti don seeks introduction of sex education in schools curricular
A Professor of Adolescent and Reproductive Health Counselling, Olufunmilayo Osakinle, has urged policymakers and lawmakers to make sex education compulsory and introduce it into school curricular across the country. Osakinle…
ASUP Rejects Establishment Of New Polytechnics
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says establishment of Polytechnics in Nigeria is fast becoming mere constituency projects to satisfy political convenience. ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, stated this in…
Federal Polytechnic Bauchi expels 30 students for exam malpractice, certificate forgery
The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi has dismissed 30 of its students for examination malpractice and forgery of their certificates. The Rector of the institution, Sanusi Gumau, flanked by the Chairman of…
EXTRA: NASS member offers scholarship to 71 students in Anambra
Out of a total of 110 students who were offered admission into the new campus of the Federal College of Agriculture, Isiagu, in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra…
JAMB bars varsities, others from sales of admission forms into part-time, distance-learning programmes
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has banned universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria from sales of admission forms into distance learning, part-time, outreach, sandwich and other programmes run…
TETFund is not for bursary payment, ASUU tells FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has strongly disagreed with the Federal Government’s plan to make the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) responsible for payment of the proposed N75,000…
Sit-at-home: Obiano Approves Saturday Classes
Governor Willie Obiano has approved Saturday classes for students owing to the effect of the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on learning. Anambra State Commissioner for…
UTME: JAMB makes N400m from correcting errors in candidates’ names
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, a couple of years ago, made over N400 million from candidates who requested that their names be written in other manners apart from…
Buhari To ASUU: Our Universities Can’t Withstand Another Strike
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to always embrace dialogue in the quest to better education in the country. Buhari…
Dino Melaye emerges best graduating student at Baze University
mer Senator Dino Melaye has emerged as the best graduating student of Baze University Abuja despite currently residing in Dubai. Mr Melaye’s aide, Bode Gbadebo, posted a picture of him…
NYSC: 7 corps members to repeat service in Abia
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered seven corps members deployed in Abia for the Batch ‘B’ Stream 1, 2020/2021, to repeat their service year for various offences. The…
Bishop Oyedepo plans to build ‘world class’ university
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo, says he will build a world-class university to compete favourably with such other universities. Oyedepo said this on Thursday…
Sultan: We can use education to deal with religious extremism
Muhammadu Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, says education can be used to address the problem of religious extremism. Abubakar said this on Wednesday in Sokoto at the second education summit organised…
