At the Federal University of Technology (FUTMinna), which is set to graduate 7,312 students during its 31st and 32nd combined convocation for the 2020–2021 and 2022–2023 academic sessions, Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, Vice Chancellor, has announced that no less than roughly 189 undergraduate
Hanatu Enwemadu, the executive director of A Mother’s Love Initiate, has stated that in order to prevent system abuse, children’s entry age must be regulated. AMLI is a non-governmental organisation based in Nigeria that advocates for equal rights, education, and opportunities for African children in the digital environment. To accomplish its goals, the NGO
In line with Governor Yahaya Bello’s free education policy, the Kogi State Government released a total of N115,000,000 to help pay 15,033 students’ JAMB registration fees in educational institutions situated throughout the State. During a press conference in Lokoja on Tuesday, State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology Hon. Wemmy Jones revealed
Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti State, has directed the principals overseeing the secondary schools in the state to demonstrate more verifiable commitments in order to guarantee better ratings for the state in national public examinations. Oyebanji declared that he will never relent in advocating for the welfare of principals and teachers, ensuring that their
A Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) should be established in Delta, according to Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), who represents the Delta North senatorial district. In an interview conducted in Abuja on Tuesday, Mr. Nwoko, a member of the Senate Committee on Security, made the request. He claimed that the need for greater access to military education arose […]
The federal government was urged on Tuesday by the Child and Youth Protection Foundation (CYPF) to incorporate peace education into the country’s curricula. The call was made by Kolawole Olatosimi, the national coordinator of CYPF, during an interview in Abuja ahead of the International Day of Education on January 24. According to Mr. Olatosimi, there […]
As the state government has been unable to pay the academic and non-academic staff unions at Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, their 11-month salary arrears, members of these unions have persisted in abstaining from office. It was learned that the employees had given the management till December 31 to settle their salary arrears through their […]
Mr. Mathew Adeboye Balogun, also known as Plato, has been expelled by the University of Ilorin’s management. His matriculation number is 14/25OD062. Mr. Balogun, a Master’s student in the university’s Department of Councillor Education, Faculty of Education, was dismissed from the university after it was determined that he had committed acts of sexual
Federal Government’s student loan plan will be easy to apply for, according to officials. They said there will be no human contact and that everything will be automated. Dr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the Students Loan Board’s executive secretary and chief executive officer, told the press at the Aso Villa following his meeting with President Bola Ahmed […]
Yesterday, the Federal Government disclosed that, in partnership with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), education taxes will be used to fund the Student Loan Scheme that it recently launched. At the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Dr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the Executive Secretary of the Student Loan Board, and Zacchaeus Adedeji, the Chairman of the FIRS, […]
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104,018 candidates have been registered overall, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), as registration for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) opened last Friday. In light of this, the Board reported N3.030 billion in financial inflow for the first week, as reported in its weekly bulletin. The […]
For the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE (Private Candidates) 2024 First Series, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has arranged a free mock exam for all aspiring candidates. The exam is slated to begin on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. The WAEC Nigeria Office spokeswoman, Moyosola Adesina, signed a brief release stating that the mock test will take […]
A Katsina based philanthropist and stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Tukur Tingilin, has distributed 300 JAMB forms to indigent candidates in Malumfashi and Kafur Local Government Areas of the state. Tingilin, who also sponsored 50 students for the National Examination Council (NECO), made this known in an interview with the News […]
According to reports, hundreds of Covenant University students in Ota, Ogun State, were admitted to the hospital after possibly contracting food poisoning from the school’s butteries. The number of affected students has caused the school’s medical center to become overcrowded. But the university is keeping mum over the matter as calls and messages to relevant
Concerns about the proliferation of tertiary institutions in the nation and the inadequate support of those that already exist have been voiced by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The union claimed that when they were unable to provide funding for already-existing institutions, the federal and state governments created new ones. Therefore, it suggested […]
Taraba State security services have been requested to look into claims that Joseph Joshua, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, received a degree from a Benin Republic university. The request came after an internet publication revealed how simple it was for a reporter to graduate in six weeks from an African institution and then […]
A crisis is developing at Edo State University in Uzairue, Etsako West, about Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, the vice chancellor of the university, and his purported prolonged tenure in office. On November 28, 2023, the vice chancellor’s second term was supposed to come to an end after eight years in office. Since then, his prolonged tenure […]
Ahmed Audi, Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), announced the implementation of new security measures aimed at minimising attacks on Nigerian schools. Audi made this known while answering questions with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. He said that measures were in place to address the attack on […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a warning to universities, cautioning them against taking short cuts during accreditation visits or face having their programme approval revoked. In an interview with Journalists on Sunday in Abuja, Chris Maiyaki, the commission’s acting executive secretary, issued the warning. Institutions and courses that do not