Day: March 25, 2024
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) stated on Monday that it has already spent more than N23 billion on research across the country. Dr Hadiza Ismail, Assistant Director of Research and Development (R&D) of TETFund, revealed this at a validation workshop in Abuja titled
Ghanaian students achieved the best three results in the 2023 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The exam was administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to all final-year secondary school students in its five member countries: Ghana, Sierra
The European Union and UNICEF plan to enrol 500,000 out-of-school children in the region through their newly launched Education and Youth Empowerment in North-west Nigeria campaign. Ms Samuela Isopi, Ambassador of the European Union delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, announced this to press
The National Universities Commission has urged for joint efforts to initiate continuous curriculum reform in Nigerian universities. Chris Maiyaki, interim executive secretary of the NUC, stated this at the British Council Workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian
Between 2017 and 2023 academic years, 709 international students were admitted to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other higher education institutions, despite ongoing industrial action, poor infrastructure, and deplorable learning conditions, according to data obtained from the Federal
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has called off its seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries, vowing “drastic action” against the government. Mohammed Ibrahim, president of the association, made the announcement at a virtual stakeholders forum hosted by
No fewer than 200,000 students from 15 African universities will benefit from the Akin Akinpelu International (AAI) ‘Street2Forbes’ campus tour, which aims to provide mentorship, direction, and support to all participants. Dr. Akin Akinpelu, an official member of the Forbes Coaches
A bill for an Act prohibiting government officials from sending their children to private schools and utilising private hospitals both within and outside Nigeria is set to be sent to the National Assembly for legislative action. The private bill, sponsored by Dumebi Kachikwu, the African