EDUCATION

Only PhD students eligible to bring dependants to UK – Envoy

The United kingdom, UK, has said that only international students coming in for their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies were eligible to bring in dependents to the country. ...

Professor of law authors book on banking, says Yahoo boys are threats to banking activities

… Lawyers are noble people-Okutepa, SAN From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Associate professor of law at the American University of Nigeri ...

NYSC Northwest Zone Director charges Corps members to plan ahead of exit

    From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi The Director of National Youth Service Corps(NYSC), Northwest Area office,Mr. Kehinde Aremu has charged C ...

Well expose and flush out fake certificate holders in both public and private institutions — FG

The Federal Government has vowed to flush out persons in both public and private institutions working with fake certificate. The minister of education, Tahir Mamman, made this kno ...

Many Nigerians working with fake certificates – Minister

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja There are indications that some persons within and outside the civil service are working with fake cert ...

Strike: Academic, administrative activities ongoing – UniAbuja

The Management of the University of Abuja, UniAbuja, says academic and administrative activities on campus will go on in spite of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ...

ASR Africa begins construction of N250m lecture theatre for ADSU

L-R: Pst. Aaron M. Usman, Establishment Secretary; Dr. Musa Dauda Bassi, University Librarian; Dr. Ubon Udoh, MD/CEO, ASR Africa; Dr. Stephen A.L ...

2024 UTME: Mass failure signifies flop of Nigerias education system, says lawmaker

By Oluseye Ojo A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, has voiced his concern over the mass fa ...

The needless uniform varsity entry age

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has called for a review of the admission age into tertiary institutions in the country. The minister, who monitor ...

Lawyer asks JAMB to release details of top 10 candidates in 2024 UTME

An Abuja based lawyer, Chukwuma Nwachukwu, has invoked the Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, following the examination bodys ...

ASUU rejects advertisement of vice chancellor post at MAU Yola

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in the Modibbo Adama University, MAU, Yola, has rejected the advertisement for the vice chancellor position at the university. ...

UniAbuja ASUU divided over strike

Members of the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, are not on the same page over the indefinite strike announced by the union.

FG to introduce school-to-work scheme to enhance productivity

The Federal Government said it was introducing a School-to-Work  scheme aimed at equipping youths to become productive and self- ...

100-Level Veritas varsity student dies in a gym

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja A 100-Level Computer Science student of Veritas University, Abuja, identified as Joshua Daniel, is dead. It was confirmed that he ...

Kano university female student found dead in apartment

A 300 level student at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Aisha Yahaya, has been found dead in her off campus apartment. Aisha was said to ha ...

UNN: Nsukka zone demands next VC position

With the tenure of the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, Prof Charles Igwe set to end in June this year, the people of Nsukka Cultural zone have intensi ...

BREAKING: UniAbuja: ASUU begins indefinite strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Abuja chapter, has begun an indefinite strike to draw attention to developments bordering the union. The Abuja chapte ...

Historic Moment as Hensard University Begins Operations in Bayelsa

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Hensard University, the first private university in Bayelsa State, has begun welcoming its inaugural class of stud ...

Archive for month: April, 2024

A 400-level female student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday, April 26, has been confirmed d£ad. The student, who left home for school on ...

NANS rejects Plateau State Universitys imposition of N7,000 restitution fee on students

  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has rejected Plateau State University, Bokkos imposition of N7,000 restitution fee on students as unjustified and insensitive.

ASR Africa to construct Abdul Samad Rabiu Hostel Block for Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State

The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) is set to commence the construction of a state-of-the-art hostel block for the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The project, which is b ...

UTME 2024 results: 1.4 million candidates scored below 200 – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has confirmed that 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed to score 200 out of 400 marks, in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matricul ...

How to build social innovation sector, leveraging our collective voice

  By JEROO BILLIMORIA Next week is the 2024 Catalysing Change Week (CCW). A time when people come together as catalysts for change, sharing collaboration ...

BREAKING:JAMB releases 2024 UTME results

    64, 624 results under investigation From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Joint Admissions and Matriculation Bo ...

Weve returned ex-gov Bellos childs advanced school fees -American school

•Quit hiding, dont disgrace ex-govs – Ortom, group   Romanus Ugwu, Fred Ezeh, Abuja and Scholastica Hir

Vendors, contractors not involved in academic, professional staff trainings — TETFund

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has stated that vendors and contractors are not involved in its academic and professional ...

2.5m students already enrolled in TERAS platform, says TETFund

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has disclosed that over 2.5 million students have been enr ...

Ogun Students decry exclusion from noodles companys outreach programme

…ask product vendors to vacate campus environment Laide Raheem, Abeokuta Student bod ...

Dwindling Educational Standards: Alumni Need To Be More Financially Committed – Don

Ben Dunno. Warri   A renowned computer analysts and lecturer, Dr. Ikechukwu Innocent Umeh, has identified some of the critical roles played by A ...

Lagos State Govt Spends N4.2 Billion As WASSCE Fees For Students In Public School in 4yrs

By Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos The Lagos State Government has revealed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has paid over N4.2 billion for public school ...