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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appointed Mr Kubiangha Ita as the new State Coordinator for Osun. Ita becomes the 16th NYSC Coordinator in the state, replacing Mr Ndola Agbor. It was gathered that a formal handover ceremony was held on Friday at the NYSC Secretariat in Osogbo. In his valedictory address, Agbor described ...
In a renewed drive to address the shortage of teachers in public primary schools, especially in rural communities, the Ogun State Government has engaged 448 OgunTeach interns and issued them engagement and posting letters. The letters were formally presented to the successful applicants at the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Secretariat in Oke-Mosan, ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that investing in education is never a risk, but a deliberate and strategic commitment to securing Nigeria’s future. He described the sector as the most potent tool for development, empowerment and societal liberation. Shettima made the assertion on Saturday in Maiduguri at the combined convocation ceremonies of Kashim Ibrahim ...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, yesterday distributed bursaries for the 2024/2025 Bursary Allowances and Award Presentation. Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday in Katsina, Governor Radda disclosed that his administration has invested over ₦2.6 billion in scholarships and bursary support, touching thousands of students at home and abroad. "When we assumed office, we made ...
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally concluded renegotiations of the 2009 FGN–ASUU Agreement, bringing an end to years of protracted disputes over academic welfare and university funding. In a statement shared on its official Facebook page on Wednesday, ASUU confirmed that the new agreement was reached on December ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) has awarded scholarships totaling N6.2 million to 31 financially disadvantaged students of the institution. Dr. Ganiyu Yinusa, Chairperson of ASUU OOU, said each student received N200,000 to assist with tuition and other academic-related expenses for the 2025/2026 session. He explained that the initiative ...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, has urged young people to dream big, pursue meaningful ventures, work diligently, and embrace creativity to achieve extraordinary success. He delivered the advice during the 7th Convocation Lecture at Mountain Top University (MTU), Ibafo, Ogun State. In a statement signed by his office, the Governor emphasised the ...
By Matthew Denis Barely a week to the Christmas celebration, the Federal Government has reopened the 47 Federal Unity Secondary Schools that were closed due to insecurity threats in the country. In a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Boriowo Folashade, on Thursday, she stressed that ...
By Matthew Denis The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has announced a nationwide prohibition on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three (SS3) in all public and private secondary schools. This is contained in a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade Director, Press and Public Relations on Sunday The ...
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has confirmed the appointment of Professor Amina Salihi Bayero as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Northwest University for a five-year tenure beginning Monday, 1st December, 2025. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Thursday. The approval follows a recommendation ...
By Seun Ibiyemi Industrialist and philanthropist Aliko Dangote has unveiled a landmark N100 billion annual education support initiative aimed at transforming education in Nigeria and providing opportunities for students affected by financial hardship. The announcement was made at a ceremony attended by Vice President of Nigeria, state governors, ministers, traditional rulers, senators, and other dignitaries. ...
By Rauf Oyewole The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Sa’adu Zungur University, Gadau has said that the Institution has failed to honour its obligations and uphold the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with the union, while absolving the lecturers from being blamed for potential industrial action. The Union in a statement on ...
Muyideen Aliyu, Ilorin No fewer than 82 graduands of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, are set to graduate with first-class degree honors out of a total of 8,119 students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen ahead of the university’s 13th Convocation ...
The Federal Government has unveiled a reform framework for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), marking the most comprehensive overhaul of the 52-year-old scheme since its establishment in 1973. Speaking on Monday in Abuja during a stakeholders consultative forum on the NYSC reform, Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Youth Development said that the draft reform framework ...
The Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko(AAUA) has disclosed that a total of 32 students will be awarded First Class Degrees during its 14th convocation. Reports that the convocation is slated for Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13. The Vice-Chancellor of the University , Prof. Olugbenga Ige made the disclosure on Monday during the pre-convocation news ...
The Federal Government on Monday unveiled three new national education policies, shifting the sector’s focus from policy formulation to practical implementation. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the unveiling of the documents in Abuja, said the ministry had adopted an 80 per cent implementation and 20 per cent policy development model in line ...
The Federal Government on Monday, unveiled a N50 million Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), aimed at promoting innovation, research excellence and entrepreneurship across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Speaking at the official launch in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the programme represented a strategic national investment in young innovators and aligned directly with ...
The Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko(AAUA) has disclosed that a total of 32 students will be awarded First Class Degrees during its 14th convocation. T reports that the convocation is slated for Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13. The Vice-Chancellor of the University , Prof. Olugbenga Ige made the disclosure on Monday during the pre-convocation ...
By Lovejane Chinaza Chidi-Iwobi In classrooms from Awka to Liverpool, students absorb more than math and English. They learn values, habits, and worldviews, often from what the curriculum doesn’t explicitly teach. Beneath every formal curriculum lies another: the hidden curriculum, the lessons children absorb from how education is delivered and who delivers it.As an African ...
The Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday matriculated 14,893 students, with a vow to decisively deal with anyone found to be in cultism or any other vice. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, made this known while addressing the students during their matriculation ceremony at the university’s main campus, Ojo. She said that ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Branch, has called for an upward review of the salaries of its members. The Acting Chairman of the union, Andrew Apeh, made the call during the 2025 ASUU Day celebration held at the university’s main campus, Agbani, Enugu on Friday. ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Police Command has vehemently debunked a viral video alleging impending banditry attacks on higher institutions in the state, describing the footage as a fabricated product of Artificial Intelligence (AI) intended to sow panic among residents. The video, which sparked anxiety across the state, specifically claimed that Ekiti ...
By Obasola Olatunde Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the upgrade and renovation of facilities at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Nonwa-Gbam, Tai Local Government Area amid a surge in the number of Corps members choosing the state for their national service. Fubara announced the approval on Wednesday during a visit by the ...
