80% of Southeast primary schools have no toilet facilities – Survey
In the Southeast, almost 80% of public primary schools do not have restrooms, per a survey conducted by the Centre for Social Awareness, Advocacy and […]
Month: December 2023
TETFund to spend over N400 billion on tertiary institutions in 2024
Over N400 billion would be set aside by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for higher education institutions in Nigeria by 2024. Sonny Echono, the […]
UTME: JAMB increases 2024 registration fees
The registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which is scheduled for 2024, have been amended by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board […]
Professors should be paid a minimum of N1 million – FUOYE VC
Prof. Abayomi Fasina, the vice chancellor of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has urged the government to raise the salary of academics in the nation, stating […]
NDLEA discovers 100kg of cannabis hidden in the ceiling of a Nasarawa school
In Nasarawa State, 10 bags weighing a combined 100 kg of cannabis sativa were taken by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The operation […]
NCE urges exempting candidates with disabilities and prison inmates from Post-UTME
The NCE has demanded that post-UTME screening be waived for candidates with disabilities and prisoners, and that entrance to postsecondary institutions be extended to those […]
Nigerian professor named as next president of Cambridge University college
Ijeoma Uchegbu, a professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and a pioneer in the field of nanoparticle drug delivery, has been named the 7th president of Wolfson […]
KWASU VC laments over the difficulties faced by the university
Prof. Shaykh Luqman Jimoh, acting vice-chancellor of Kwara State University in Malete, has expressed alarm over the serious issues facing the school. In his address […]
Don implores governments to protect the marine and blue economy
Lagos – Martins Anetekhai, a Fisheries Professor, has encouraged governments to take action to protect marine ecosystems, habitats, and species in order to maintain the […]
Unilorin don demands a jail sentence and harsh penalties for tax evaders
ILORIN – Professor Saka Olokooba of the University of Ilorin’s (Unilorin) Department of Business Law has asked Nigeria’s Federal Government to punish tax evaders severely, […]
FG, UNICEF empower 16,000 Katsina girls with digital literacy
KATSINA – With the assistance of UNICEF, the Federal Government has equipped around 16,000 girls in Katsina State with digital literacy, entrepreneurial skills, and talents. […]
Bauchi State University graduates 7,029 students at combined convocation
Itas/Gadau (Bauchi State) – The vice chancellor of Bauchi State University, Gadau, Prof. Fatima Tahir, announced on Friday that 184 students would receive first-class degrees […]
300-level ATBU student arrested for possession of gun and bullets
The State Police Command has detained Atim Emmanuel, a 23-year-old 300-level student at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, on suspicion of possessing firearms and […]
TETFund launches a N1 billion state-of-the-art library complex at Bauchi University
The state-owned Sa’adu Zungur University in Gadau, Bauchi, has a 2,000-seat Central Library Complex that was built by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) at […]
Federal University Gashua (FUGASHUA) Admission List 2023/2024
This is to to inform applicants who registered and participated in the Federal University Gashua admissions process that the list of applicants who have been […]
IAUE Supplementary Batch C UTME Admission List 2023/2024
The Supplementary Batch C UTME Admission list of candidates given admission into various degrees for the 2023–2024 session has been released by the management of […]
Scarcity of lecturers worries stakeholders in Nigerian universities – Survey
ENUGU – Many lecturers in the Nigeria’s universities have expressed worry over the shortage of manpower in universities across the country, saying that the situation […]
NYSC member launches a classroom block worth N3.5 million in Bauchi
BAUCHI – Rahila Garba, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bauchi State, dedicated a block of two classrooms worth N3.5 million at Gudun […]
500-level student of OAU, Chisom Nwankwo dies in a car accident
ILE-IFE (Osun) – The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), located in Ile-Ife, has announced that Chisom Nwankwo, a final-year student, died in a car accident on […]
The first private university in Kebbi set to begin operations in January 2024 – VC
BIRNIN KEBBI – According to Prof. Mohammed Ahmadu, the Vice Chancellor of Rayhaan University in Kebbi, the new private university will offer 15 degrees that […]