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The Federal Government has formally granted operating licences to 11 newly approved private universities, a move it says is aimed at expanding access to quality tertiary education and aligning academic output with national development priorities. At a ceremony held on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, handed over the licences following ...
The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has charged students sitting for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state to avoid malpractice. The Commissioner, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, gave the charge in an interview with News Men on Wednesday. News Men reports that 2025 WASSCE began on April 24 ...
The Federal Government has deployed N110 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) High Impact Intervention Project for medical schools rehabilitation project in 18 institutions. The project, which forms a key pillar of the Nigeria educational sector renewal initiative, was unveiled during an inauguration of Ministerial Committee on TETFund High Impact Intervention Project in Abuja on ...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 18 full-time programmes for the newly established Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia (FUASK) in southern part of Kaduna State. The pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. William Qurix, announced the approvalin a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Qurix said that the programmes, which would begin from the 2025/2026 ...
Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has graduated a total of 6,401 students for the 2023/2024 academic session, including 830 postgraduates. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, while delivering his address at the 17th convocation ceremony held over the weekend, announced the approval of automatic employment for the overall best graduating student, Miss Okwa Favour Oghenemine, a First-Class Mathematics ...
The Director of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Aremu Kehinde, has urged the 2025 Batch A Stream 1 corps members to embrace entrepreneurship and transform into job creators and wealth generators. Speaking through the Benue State Coordinator, Mrs Veronica Garba, during the opening ceremony ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado-Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to inclusive education in Ekiti State, as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) commenced the 2025 UTME examinations for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Ado-Ekiti. The examination exercise, which began promptly at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, April 28, was ...
A total of 92 visually-impaired candidates, including individuals with Down syndrome and autism, participated in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kano State. This was disclosed by the JAMB Coordinator for Kano Centre, Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, on Monday, during an inspection of the special ...
Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, was forced to shut down operations on Monday after enraged students took to the streets to protest a persistent power outage that has crippled academic and residential life on campus for over three months. The demonstration, initially peaceful, quickly escalated into a disruptive scene, spilling into surrounding areas and prompting security ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it is building an Entrepreneurship Skills Development Centre to promote entrepreneurship education in secondary schools. Dr Mohammed Ladan, the Director/Secretary, FCT Secondary Education Board, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday, on the sideline of a two-day training of FCT teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education. Ladan told the ...
Mr Joseph Bassey, the member Representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar-South, in the National Assembly, has called for massive investments in primary education to safeguard the future of younger generation. Bassey made the call on Monday while handing over completed classroom blocks to the Government Primary School Okoroba, Eneyo North, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River. He urged ...
Some aggrieved parents and students in Cross River have decried what they described as poor organisation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the state. The parents and students spoke to News Men in separate interviews in Calabar on Monday. They lamented the pain they had to go through just to ensure that ...
The Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (FCT-UBEB) says it is entrenching innovation, technology and entrepreneurship in basic education to promote self-reliance. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, FCT-UBEB, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at a two-day training of FCT teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education. Wenegieme, who represented the ...
A total of 92 visually impaired candidates sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kano. Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, the JAMB Coordinator for Kano centre, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the exercise on Monday. News Men reports that the examination ...
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in Bwari on Monday. Newsmen reports that ...
Some parents, guardians and candidates in Lagos on Monday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to the newsmen, they described the examination as peaceful and well-coordinated. Newsmen reports that the 2025 UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), began on April 24 and will ...
Mr Sanni Okanlawon, Member of the House of Representatives, Kosofe 1, Lagos State, has urged students to remain dedicated, focused as they approach the new term with relentless pursuit of excellence. He said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. He advised the students that the future belongs to them, ...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday promised to reward all corps members who distinguish themselves during the service year. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge in his address at the swearing-in of 2025 Batch A Stream 1 corps members held in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Camp, Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos. He urged the corp members ...
Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says more than 500,000 Nigerian students have applied for loans through its portal in the last one year. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by the Director, Strategic Communications of NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi quoted the organisation’s Managing Director, Mr Akintunde ...
Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti Public and private primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State are set to resume on Monday, 28th April, for the third term of the 2024/2025 academic session. This was issued by the office of the Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Dr. (Mrs.) Olabimpe Aderiye, in Ado-Ekiti. According to her, this is ...
…Intensifies efforts to modernise tertiary education, enhance digital learning By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to repositioning its tertiary education sector for greater effectiveness and alignment with the evolving needs of a digital economy. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Mr. Tolani Sule, stated this during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held ...
The Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFund has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for its transparent and well-organised examination process in the ongoing UTME. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Muntari Dandutse during the monitoring of the examination in Abuja on Friday, praised the board’s efforts to ensure accountability and transparency ...
The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Sola Adigun, has called on the organised private sector to support the funding of secondary school education. Adigun made the call in a statement made available to the Newsmen on Friday in Osogbo. Newsmen reports that Adigun, who is the current Chairman of ...
