EDUCATION
NASU, SSANU strike did not disrupt our semester exams – Unilorin VC, Egbewole
The 7-day nationwide warning strike declared by the non-academic staff in public universities in the country did not not disrupt the ongoing semester examination taking place in the Un ...
Yobe: 1 dead, 3 injured, 29 rooms destroyed in federal varsity fire incident
Yobe State Emergency Management Agency,, YOSEMA, has confirmed the death of one student in the fire outbreak that razed down one of the female hostels at the Federal University, Gashua ...
JAMB extends Direct Entry registration by two weeks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it has extended the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration by two weeks. A statement by JAMBs Public Communicat ...
WAEC releases results of first CB-WASSCE
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candi ...
[BREAKING] Palliatives tragedy: Two Nasarawa varsity students die in stampede
No fewer than two female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have reportedly died following a stampede that occurred at the universitys convocation square on Frid ...
Lagos students lament dilapidated laboratory
Lanre Awolokun High School is located in a buzzing part of Gbagada, Lagos. It is not out of place to believe that the luxury of the environment and its residents wo ...
Nigerian gets UK cyber diversity award
A recipient of the UK government-funded Chevening Scholarship from Nigeria, Jonathan Ayodele, has won the prestigious UK Cyber Diversity Awards 2024. The Cyber Dive ...
Ogun customs support indigent pupils with educational materials
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command in collaboration with a Non-Governmental Organisation, Teach for Nigeria, has provided educational support to 100 primary s ...
IWD: Bauchi women embrace adult education with husbands encouragement
Women in Bauchi State have embraced Adult Education with the support from their husbands. Speaking to journalists at a one-day workshop held by the United Nations Ch ...
Students Loan: What you need to know about new bill
The National Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. This comes after separate considerations by both t ...
NAssembly passes student loan bill, proposes jail for defaulters
The National Assembly, on Wednesday, passed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024. This comes after separate consi ...
FG should probe fake varsity degrees quickly
THE decision of the Federal Government to invite memoranda from the public as part of its probe of private universities established in the past 15 years to uncover ...
Nigerians, other foreign students likely using university courses as cheap means to obtain visas — U.K. authorities
International students may be undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system by using university courses as cost-effective means of getting work visas, the Unite ...
Senate moves to tackle out-of-school children issue
Worried by the alarming 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria, the Senate on Wednesday asked the judiciary in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to take steps ...
Withheld salaries: NAAT begins warning strike in MOUAU, laments death of members
Members of the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, branch, on Wednesday began a three day warning strike in ...
Fire guts UNIBEN female hostel
A female students hotel at the University of Benin was on Tuesday gutted by fire. According to an X user, Ruth Nifemi, who shared a video, the fire destroyed some d ...
Strike: Nigerian university system needs urgent attention – SSANU
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has described the Nigerian university system as one in need of urgent attention to correct its anomalies. ...
Zulum approves N1b for teachers training across 27 local in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the sum of N1b for the training of basic-level teachers across the 27 local government areas of the state. Z ...
Abia Govt to withdraw licenses of schools delisted by WAEC for exam malpractice
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has delisted a number of secondary schools in Abia State from participating in the regional bodys exams over involvement in examination malp ...
ICPCs lawyer not registered to practice – Suspended UNICAL dean, Ndifon alleges
The suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof Cyril Ndifon, has alleged that the lawyer representing the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence ...
OSCOTECH matriculates 3,977 fresh students
3,977 fresh students of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Osun State, have taken an oath to formally begin their academic sojourn in the institution. A ...
Poet speaks on funding at ASUU heroes day
Renowned poet, playwright, author, and Professor of English and Dramatic Literature, Prof. Olu Obafemi, will speak at the public lecture/heroes day of the Academic Staff Un ...
Varsity elevates don to professorial cadre
A pioneer faculty member of McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State, Dr Isaac Onigbinde, has been promoted to the professorial cadre with effect from October 1, 20 ...
Provost charges students on diligence, integrity
The Provost, Oke-Osanyintolu College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ido Ekiti, Dr Foluke Ajibulu, has charged students of the institution to be diligent in their studie ...
SSANU/NASU: Saving varsities from strikes
A fresh disruption to the academic calendar of Nigerias public universities is looming. Essentially, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the N ...
SSANU, NASU strike grounds academic activities in UniAbuja
Academic activities were on Monday temporarily disrupted in University of Abuja as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educ ...
Strict policies: Reason 32 UNICAL students graduated with first class – VC
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has said that the strict academic policies implemented by the institution have compelled students to focus more on ...
Focus on programmes relevant to local communities – Education Minister Mamman tells varsities
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, has asked the management of Al-Muhibbah Open University, Abuja, to offer programmes that are relevant to the local communities. ...
Kogi Gov, Ododo advocates increased funding for education
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has called for increased funding in education to drive human capital development in Nigeria. Ododo made the call during a cour ...
Tinubu upgrades Fed College of Dental Technology to varsity
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, to a full-fledged University of Allied Health Sciences.