Tertiary institutions

Unbundling Mass Communication in tertiary institutions untimely – JAMB Registrar

Angel Ojonugwa August 15, 2024

ILORIN (Sundiata Scholar) – Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has described the unbundling of Mass Communication in the nation’s tertiary institutions as untimely. Oloyede stated this on Tuesday in Ilorin while speaking at the 15th

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Student loan: N20,000 monthly stipend may be increased, according to NELFUND

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 15, 2024

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund stated that it would regularly review Nigerian students’ N20,000 monthly stipends depending on economic realities. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the Fund’s Director of Corporate Communications, confirmed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday. In addition to institutional fees, student loan candidates can apply

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FG to recruit 3,500 teachers for unity colleges

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 15, 2024

Dr. Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, has announced that the Federal Government will recruit 3,500 teachers for Unity Colleges. He said that the recruitment would improve the country’s educational standards. Sununu spoke at the National Senior Secondary Education Commission’s two-day national stakeholders’ forum on Senior Secondary

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UNILAG don calls for review of university curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 15, 2024

Rosita Igwe, Professor of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has called for a review of the university’s Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS), with a focus on skills and expertise. She also asked the National Universities Commission (NUC) to prioritise the establishment of curriculum and research centres in universities

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Usman Danfodiyo University appoints Bashir Garba as new VC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 15, 2024

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Asokoro has announced Professor Bashir Garba as its new Vice-Chancellor. The announcement was announced in a statement issued by Professor Attahiru Jega, the university’s Pro-Chancellor. Garba, a former Secretary to the State Government and Commissioner for Higher Education in Sokoto, is the current Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State

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Students complain as WAEC withholds Ondo results due to debts owed by the state government

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in Ondo’s public secondary schools due to debts owed to the examination body by the state government. On Tuesday, students from the state who wanted to apply to tertiary institutions were unable to check their academic results on the WAEC website. A student in the […]

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FG approves 22 more state-owned institutions for student loans (Full List)

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The Nigerian government has approved 22 more state-owned tertiary institutions across the country to apply for student loans. The institutions were cleared on Wednesday, August 14, by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the body in charge of handling all loan requests, grants, disbursement, and recovery. In a statement posted on X, NELFUND stated that the

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Teachers’ recruitment: OYOSUBEB fixes Aug. 26 as new interview dateInterview

Angel Ojonugwa August 14, 2024

IBADAN (Sundiata Scholar) – The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) has rescheduled the interview timetable for successful applicants of the recent teachers’ recruitment examination from Aug. 20 to Aug. 26.The Executive Chairman of OYOSUBEB, Dr Nureni Adeniran, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday. Adeniran said the date

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Stakeholders advocate access to quality inclusive education in Sokoto

Angel Ojonugwa August 14, 2024

SOKOTO (Sundiata Scholar) – Stakeholders at a dialogue on Inclusive Education Budget Expenditure in Sokoto State have urged government, partners and CSOs to actively combat the denial of quality education to physically-challenged children. The two-day meeting, which began on Tuesday, was organised by the “Education for All Cluster,” an initiative supported by USAID

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NUC identifies poor governance, funding issues, others in Nigerian universities

Angel Ojonugwa August 14, 2024

ILLESHA (Sundiata Scholar) – (Ogun) The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified poor governance, academic corruption and inadequate funding as some of the critical issues affecting tertiary education in Nigeria.The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this statement during the 2024 Registry Lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan,

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Cross River targets top educationally-developed status

Angel Ojonugwa August 14, 2024

CALABAR (Sundiata Scholar) – The Government of Cross River has announced its ambition to take the state to the top tier of educationally-developed states in Nigeria. Mr Esu Esu, Chairman, Cross River Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed this during a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar. Esu emphasised the state’s commitment to rewriting its […]

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Aptech provides 50% scholarship to Nigerian students seeking admission to UK universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

Aptech Learning, an IT training institute, has announced that as part of its route to an affordable international degree program, Nigerian students seeking admission to UK universities will be eligible for a 50% scholarship. This was revealed at the recent 16th edition of Aptech Career Quest, which was organised in collaboration with Middlesex University London and […]

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FG revokes two smart school contracts in Kebbi and Bayelsa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The Federal Government claims it has revoked the contract for constructing a smart school in Kebbi State and granted it to a different contractor. Dr Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, also revealed that the construction of a smart school in Bayelsa State is being revoked. Sununu made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja, while […]

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NELFUND disburses N201 million education loan to 1,370 UI students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The University of Ibadan in Oyo State announced that it received N201,114,650 from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund for 1,370 students for the 2023/2024 academic session. Joke Akinpelu, the university’s Director of Public Relations, made the statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. An internal memo dated August 9 said that the funds were deposited into the institution’s

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Oyo government sets August 26 as new interview date for teachers’ recruitment

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) has rescheduled the interviews for successful applicants in the recent teachers’ recruitment exams from August 20 to August 26. Dr Nureni Adeniran, the executive chairman of OYOSUBEB, announced this to press in Ibadan on Tuesday. Mr Adeniran explained that the date change was necessary since the state […]

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FG releases JSS1 admission list into unity colleges 

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of the 2024/2025 admission list for Junior Secondary Schools (JSS1) at the 115 Federal Unity Colleges around the country. Mrs Folasade Boriowo, the ministry’s Director Press and Public Relations, issued a statement to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. ”Following the announcement of successful conduct of the

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 UNICEF partners Southwest states to tackle out-of-school children menace

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has formed partnerships with Southwest states to address the issue of out-of-school children in the region and investigate the core causes of the problem. UNICEF expressed concern about the number of out-of-school children and emphasised the importance of states to implement the retention, transition, and

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NANS urges Tinubu to increase the NYSC allowance to N77,000

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Senate President, Henry Okunomo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to increase the monthly allowance for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to ₦77,000. He stated that the current monthly salary of ₦33,000 is inadequate in light of current economic conditions. Okunomo made the appeal in a letter to […]

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Salem University warns candidates against presenting fake results during screening

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

Alewo Johnson-Akubo, the vice-chancellor of Salem University in Lokoja, has warned candidates against presenting fake results during the 2024/2025 academic season screening. The university screening process began on August 12. The vice-chancellor said, “The university is targeting brilliance in the screening of candidates for admission into undergraduate and postgraduate

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WAEC claims that Ogun students’ results were withheld over a technical error

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

Ayobami Suberu, the Branch Controller of the West Africa Examination Council in charge of Ogun State, has refuted an online media report stating that the results of some public school students in the state were withheld due to debt. Suberu, according to a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State Governor, Lekan Adeniran, disclosed this […]