Month: May 2024
The Borno state government has allocated N783 million to train 781 primary school teachers who have not benefited from the N30,000 minimum wage, with the aim to enhance education quality. The training programme, which began at the College of Education in Bama, is intended to
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 25 degree programmes for the commencement of academic activities at Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo, beginning with admissions in 2023/2024. President Bola Tinubu had ordered the immediate conversion of the erstwhile Adeyemi College
The Federal Government said on Monday that over 5,000 people were shortlisted and participated in the oil and gas sector 2024 overseas scholarship exams held throughout Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. It announced this through the Petroleum Technology Development Fund in Abuja, adding
After several years, the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has begun reviewing the syllabuses of 14 trades offered by technical institutes. Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo Abanihe, Registrar of the Board, stated at a workshop on the review of technical college syllabus in
The federal government has announced that the student loan scheme will only be available to applicants from federal universities, as the program will be executed in phases. This was announced on Monday by Akintunde Sawyerr, managing director of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), during
LOKOJA ( Sundiata Post) – The Vice-Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, says the target of the school is to set the pace for the training Nigerian youths into future leaders. The Vice Chancellor (VC) said this in Lokoja as part of 16th anniversary of the
IBADAN (Sundiata Post) – Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, has called for promotion of local inventions in the agricultural sector to meet the needs of Nigerians. The Chairman, Exhibition Committee of the department, Dr Olawale Arogundade, made
OKITIPUPA (Sundiata Post ) – Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State has called on government to prioritise funding of education in the state beyond media promises. SSANU Chairman, Mr
On Friday, MTN Nigeria Foundation announced scholarship options for Nigerian students to promote education and empower future leaders. MTN also announced that the online registration portal is now open to interested undergraduate and postgraduate students. The annual award amount has also been
A knife attack targeting schoolchildren in China’s southern Jiangxi province has killed at least two people and injured ten others, according to police. According to the BBC, the event took place about lunchtime on Monday at a primary school in Guixi. Most of the students are between the
TARKA (Sundiata Post) – Benue The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has commenced accreditation exercise for six new courses at the Federal Polytechnic, Wannue, in Benue. Mr Ogah Ngbede, NBTE’s Director of Polytechnics Programmes, told newsmen on Friday that the exercise
Nine alumni of Lagos State University’s Faculty of Law in Ojo, Lagos, have been appointed judges to the Lagos High Court. The nine were among the 13 judges recently appointed to the Lagos State High Court. On Monday, the institution announced this via a post on its X handle. According to
In Anambra state, a 30-year-old teacher was detained after reportedly beating an 8-year-old student into a coma. The Anambra state government has permanently closed Landmark School Mgbakwu in the Awka North Local Government Area. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the commissioner for Education, revealed
STATES (Sundiata Post) – brainstorm on out-of-school children in Katsina Katsina, Stakeholders in the education sector across the four states of North-West region, on Thursday converged on Katsina to deliberate on ways to address the issue of out-of-school children in their state. The
ILE – IFE (Sundiata Post) – (Osun)A part of the ceiling of the Amphitheatre of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, collapsed on Thursday injuring eight students. reports that students were at the time of the incident receiving a morning lecture at the venue at Oduduwa
Three abducted Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram’s custody in 2014 are among the 189 students who have received first degrees in various fields from the American University of Nigeria (AUN). The Chibok girls are the second set to graduate from the university in the last three
Residents of Ikoga-Zebbe, Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos, have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to reinstate Anthony Dansu and four other officials of the Lagos State University (LASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, who were wrongfully sacked in 2019. They were
Mrs. Annett Gunther, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, stated that over 4,000 Nigerians are currently studying and working in the European country. Gunther mentioned this while speaking with journalists in Abuja. According to her, the German Academic Exchange Service awards no fewer than 1,000
On Saturday night, six people died at Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri Junction, after a trailer driver lost control and crashed into vehicles and pedestrians. It was reported that the incident occurred at 7 p.m. Chidiebube Okeoma, an eyewitness to the incident, said he helped to rush some
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of at least 555 people to serve as Pro-Chancellors/Chairmen and Governing Board members of 111 federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. This followed Tinubu’s approval of a list of nominees chosen by the Ministry of