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- September 12, 2021
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Taliban Will Allow Women At Universities, But Mixed Classes Banned
Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban’s new higher education minister said Sunday. Women’s rights in Afghanistan were sharply…
We don’t want to go on strike, ASUU tells FG
that it does not want to embark on another indefinite strike action that would leave students stranded, regretting that the government was compelling the union to go on strike. The…
Another ASUU Strike Looms As Union Accuses FG Of Failed Promises
Barely nine months after calling off its last strike action, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government of defaulting on the December 2020 Memorandum of…
Stop giving preferential scores to Northern students, el-Rufai tells JAMB
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has urged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to stop giving “preferential scores” to students in Northern Nigeria who sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Full list: LASU drops, UNILAG rises in World University Rankings 2022
The University of Ibadan maintained its top spot in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. However, the University of Lagos moved a step ahead to rank second in…
Teenager Who Filed N1bn Suit Against JAMB Handed Over To Police
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has handed over a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Chinedu Ifesinachi John, to the Police for investigation. John claimed he…
Varsity don threatens court action over defamatory publication, says, ‘my certificates are verified, valid’
A former departmental head in the Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU), Engr. Dr. Michael Anumaka has petitioned the Editor-in-Chief of the Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr. Ademola Osinubi over a news…
JAMB cancels general cut-off marks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and gave schools the freedom to set their individual minimum benchmarks for admission.…
Blame State Govts, Not FG For Nigeria’s Education Woes – Osinbajo
Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said that the state governments should be blamed for problems associated with Nigeria’s education sector, especially primary and secondary education. He said the large…
Varsity don threatens court action over defamatory publication
… Says: ‘My credentials are verified, valid’ Steve Uzoechi An Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Engr. Dr. Michael Anumaka has petitioned the Editor-in-Chief of the…
I went to study in Cambridge’ — Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has explained the reason for his long absence from the country. There have been unconfirmed reports that the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
NEWSLETTERS: An ugly week with bad stories in Nigerian campuses
This past week was characterised with sad stories in different universities, polytechnics across Nigeria among the students. Student activist killed hours after facing LASU panel’ The Education Rights Campaign has…
Full list: UI, Covenant, OAU emerge top universities in Nigeria, IMSU ranked 40th
The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating. Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no…
Police Stop Family of Murdered LASU Student Leader from Performing Autopsy
Officers of Adoff Police Station in the Iba area of Lagos have told the family of Yusuf Nurudeen Alowonle, an education rights activist who was murdered in front of Lagos…
Buhari reappoints Oloyede as JAMB Registrar
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for a second term of five years. Others reappointed by the President include…
