ENUGU – President Bola Tinubu has received praise from the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) for approving N683 billion to be used as the 2024 Intervention Fund for public tertiary education institutions in the nation. The amount was announced on Friday by the Executive
The appointment of business mogul Dr. Tunji Olowolafe as the Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has been approved by Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Olowolafe, an Are-Ekiti native, is a successful businessman with decades of experience in medicine and a stellar reputation. He co-founded Deux Project Limited in 1988 and currently serves as its […]
OSOGBO (Sundiata Scholar) – The panel set up by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to look into the crisis in the Ila College of Education will meet on Monday and expedite findings on issues in contention to bring about a lasting resolution. The panel, which is headed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, […]
Mrs Olaide Salawu has been named the Deputy Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan by Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde. This information was released in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan by the institution’s registrar, Mrs. Modupe Fawale. She said this followed Salawu’s victory at the Deputy Rectorship election held on Oct. 25, along with ratification of […]
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have been urged by the administration of Abia State University in Uturu to put off their scheduled industrial action. ASUU members had recently threatened to go on strike over 11 months of salary arrears owed to them by the school. Going on strike, according to the […]
The management of UNIZIK has begun the sale of forms for admission into its Pre-science programme for 2023/2024 academic session. Interested candidates should check below to find out the cost of form, admission requirements/qualifications, the available courses offered, and the step-by-step procedures on how to apply for admission. The Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Vice Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Edo State, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to promote the development of private universities in the country by allowing them be beneficiary in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) intervention project. Ezemonye emphasised the necessity for government help in the area of
In response to several tertiary institutions’ intentions to raise tuition, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has once again urged the federal government to act quickly to save its students. This was stated in a Thursday statement by NANS. Recent plans for tuition price increases, particularly from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
The Management of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) wishes to inform the general public that the school fees for 2023/2024 academic session has been released and published online. The breakdown of the Federal University of Technology, Akure School Fees schedule for 2023/2024 academic session is published below.
Candidates for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) direct entry exam will now be required to take verbal and cognitive reasoning tests. In a virtual conference with the commissioners of education from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, revealed this information. Oloyede explained that
On Tuesday, January 9, the federal government began an investigation into degree racketeering at domestic and international private institutions through the Federal Ministry of Education. Within eight weeks, an interministerial committee consisting of seven members would look at the claims. The review of the role played by any ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs)
According to Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo, it has established a tablet manufacturing plant to service the local needs of the host town and its teaching hospital. This was revealed on Wednesday during the 13th oath-taking/induction ceremony for 101 pharmacy graduates of the 2022/2023 session, by the vice-chancellor of the institution, Lawrence Ezemonye. He clarified
At the University of Lagos‘ 54th convocation, which is set for 7th of January, 340 students are to graduate with first class. Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the institution’s vice chancellor, revealed this information during a press conference to highlight events planned for the ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos. According to her, the 340 are among the […]
On Wednesday, January 10, a Federal High Court in Abuja granted Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the University of Calabar’s Faculty of Law, interim bail so he could have glaucoma surgery. The embattled professor was initially placed under arrest on Tuesday at the Kuje Correctional Facility. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following […]
ASUU has protested the National Assembly’s proposal to establish 47 more federal universities. This was said by UI ASUU chairman Ayo Akinwole in an interview conducted on Tuesday in Ibadan, outside of the organization’s presentation of scholarships to a few deserving students. Concerned about the government’s inability to support the current federal
In its 2023 Indigent Students Scholarship Award, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) chapter, yesterday granted scholarships to six brilliant, indigent university students. Following the presentation of the awards to the recipients, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, Chairman of the ASUU UI chapter, said that the recipients were divided into two
On Monday, two female students from Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, were crushed to death by a truck. The incident occurred on Aba Road in the Ikot Ekpene local government region, a short distance from the school’s grounds and close to the intersection with Ikot Inyang village. It was discovered that the girls were […]
Kaduna State University Admission list for the 2023/2024 academic session has been released. This is to inform all candidates who participated in the 2023/2024 Admission Screening Exercise that they can proceed to check if their names are on the Provisional Admission list of successful candidates. The list of admitted candidates have been uploaded online via […]
Over N1.6 million has been given by graduate members of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church Unification, a campus fellowship at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), to cover the cost of tuition for the school’s undergraduate students. The scholarship is for the 2022–2023 school year, the alumni stated in a statement on Monday. Through the Trustees of the […]
The start of admissions for 30 different programmes for the 2023–2024 academic year has been announced by the management of Hillside University of Science and Technology (HUST), Okemesi, Ekiti State. This came after the National Universities Commission (NUC) gave its permission following a final evaluation of the institution’s facilities by its resource verification