Day: January 26, 2024
OSOGBO (Sundiata Scholar) – Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Dr Jimoh Lasisi Ayanda as the acting Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun. The appointment was sequel to the suspension of Prof Jimoh Atanda Afolabi as Provost on grounds of
IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – According to the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), unfinished Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) projects in a few tertiary institutions around the nation pose a security risk. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
ABAKALIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – Women have been urged by Mrs. Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, the wife of the governor of Ebonyi, to avoid letting early marriage and social norms interfere with their education. When Nwifuru’s 2012 Course Mates in Mass Communication from Ebonyi State
ASABA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board has announced that it would start awarding the 2023 bursary to eligible students in February. This was revealed by the board’s executive secretary, Dr. Godfrey Enita, in a statement released in Asaba and
ABAKALIKI (Sundiata Scholar) – Regarding the state’s public primary schools, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and other education stakeholders in Ebonyi have voiced concerns about what they see as a decline in quality. In order to attain quality education, they urged the State
JOS (Sundiata Scholar) – On Wednesday, 4,000 new students were admitted to the faculties and departments of Plateau University, Bokkos, for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 academic years. Prof. Bernard Matur, the university’s vice-chancellor, commended the students on being the
After Dr. Abdullahi Alhassan’s term as Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa expired on Friday, the Federal Ministry of Education named a new Acting Rector for the institution. This was revealed in a signed statement provided to journalists in the state’s Nasarawa local
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has authorised the suspension of Prof Jimoh Atanda Afolabi, the Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun. Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesperson, said in a statement that the suspension is effective immediately and is in
Professor Joseph Tor Iorpuu, the vice chancellor of Benue State University in Makurdi, has praised the calibre of the university’s graduates, saying that they are succeeding in their chosen fields across the globe. During the one-week celebration of the university’s 30th
The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s secretary of education, Danlami Hayyo, reports that N7 billion has been allocated to cover 25% of the outstanding teacher salary arrears in public primary schools. On Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Hayyo made this statement while on a familiarisation
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) plans to include robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) into its academic curriculum to give students the skills they need to succeed in the quickly changing labour market. The institution has also put in place plans to substitute the computer
Funsho Falade, an engineering professor at the University of Lagos, has pleaded with all tiers of government to boost funding for education. During the opening lecture, “The Beginning and the End of a Project,” Falade emphasised the necessity of better infrastructure for all
According to the Bayelsa State Government, plans are being developed to prioritise science and math education in public schools throughout the state, along with the teaching and learning of Ijaw, French, and Chinese languages. It stated that the main goal of prioritising the teaching of the
Prospective applicants have voiced frustration over their inability to link their phone lines with their National Identification Number (NIN) or “incorrect” information contained in their NIN details, just a few days after the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary