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By Sodiq Adelakun The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has constituted a Visitation Panel for the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo. The panel, chaired by Prof. Gbenga Olumekun, is tasked with examining various aspects of the university's operations. This was contained in a statement signed by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Chief Press ...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi as the new Vice-Chancellor of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt. The announcement was made in an official government statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, in Port Harcourt on Thursday. According to the statement, the appointment ...
The Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has urged the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly to accelerate the passage of a bill seeking to establish a University of Education in the state. The Director of CHRAN, Mr. Franklyn Isong, made the appeal in a statement released to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday. ...
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has staged a mass protest, condemning what they describe as a deliberate effort by the SSANU National Women’s Committee to disrupt the university’s stability. The students have warned the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) National Women’s Committee against making inflammatory statements that ...
The Bauchi State Government has inaugurated a technical committee aimed at enhancing the quality of Tsangaya and Islamiyya education by integrating Western education into their curriculum. Speaking at the event in Bauchi on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Muhammed Lawal, stated that the initiative is designed to expand access to quality education across the ...
By Sodiq Adelakun President Bola Tinubu on Monday approved provisional licenses for 11 private Universities in Nigeria. The President made the disclosure at the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting at the State House, Abuja. According to Tinubu’s aide, Sunday Dare, the president is “committed to expanding the frontiers of Educational opportunities and infrastructure.” The universities ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has cautioned students writing the ongoing first semester examinations for the 2024/2025 academic session against engaging in any form of examination malpractices. In a goodwill message to the students, Prof. Olatunji-Bello warned that the university would decisively deal with anyone found culpable ...
By Tapre Timine, Bayelsa The Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund (BEDTF), on Saturday has launched six-week training program for teachers, focusing on addressing learning deficiencies among children in public schools. The initiative is a joint effort between the BEDTF, the Teachers Training, Registration and Certification Board (TTRCB), and the Bridge Academy in the United States ...
…payment to cover registration for 23,048 students The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the sum of Six Hundred and Thirty-three Million, Nine Hundred and Eighteen Thousand Naira (N633, 918, 000.00) for the payment of registration fees for public secondary school students in the State for the 2025 West Africa Examination ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Rector of the Ogun State Institute of Technology (OGITECH), Igbesa, Dr Abiodun Oluseye, has cautioned against the growing calls to upgrade Nigerian polytechnics into degree-awarding institutions. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the institution’s 6th Combined Convocation ceremony, Dr Oluseye warned that altering the fundamental structure of polytechnic education—designed to ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Yaba College of Technology has urged its longstanding partners to take concrete steps towards implementing their agreements with the institution. The Rector of the college, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, made this appeal during an interview with journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. He emphasised that the appeal had become necessary as new partners ...
The Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture (JOSTUM) Makurdi has ordered the closure of the institution following the abduction of three students by armed assailants on Tuesday evening. Recall that the incident occurred at approximately 8:00 pm on the university’s campus, between the Zamfara Hostel and Ring Road in North Core. An internal memo signed ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos State Government, through the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), has charged Teachers in Grade Level 10-12 to infuse digital technology into their teaching methodology. Chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Victoria Mopelola Peregrino gave the charge while declaring open a two-day capacity-building workshop for over 300 Teachers on ...
…as govt signs MoU with investors, consultants on agriculture The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the upgrade and conversion of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo to a University of Agriculture and Agribusiness. This came after a review of the initial proposal for the upgrade of the polytechnic to a university ...
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has emphasised the urgent need for greater collaboration among education stakeholders to address the ongoing challenges facing basic education in Nigeria. Speaking at a three-day workshop in Abuja, Garba noted that weak coordination and partnerships remain major barriers to improving education at the ...
By Omolola Dede Adeyanju The Immediate past Commissioner for Education, Lagos State, and Principal Consultant for Leading Learning Ltd Mrs Folashade Adefisayo has cited Teachers’ Empowerment as the major challenge needed to be addressed in the Nigerian Educational system. Mrs Folashade pinpointed the pitfalls in the system as she examined Education quality in Nigeria while ...
...Sets interview schedules for teachers’ recruitment By Saka Laaro, Ilorin Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has invited 5,928 applicants for interviews in the ongoing senior school teachers’ recruitment exercise. TESCOM Chairman Mallam Bello Taoheed said in a statement on Monday morning that the cutoff for Kwara State indigenes who applied to teach non-STEM subjects ...
By Sodiq Adelakun Lagos State University (LASU) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will jointly host the 2026 edition of the African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE) Conference, marking the first time the event will be held in Nigeria. This was announced by the Vice-Chancellor of LASU, Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, during a visit to the ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja assented to two separate bills establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State and the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. President Tinubu said these specialised institutions will address the educational needs of the populace while driving research ...
....Advocates skill development By Sodiq Adelakun The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has strongly condemned the destructive notion that “education is a scam” and urged Nigerian youths to embrace education and technology as vital tools for securing their future. He shared this message during a meeting with Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the wife ...
...Disburses N35bn loans to students, cut stipends for dropouts By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has formally announced the opening of the portal for loan applications by students for the 2024/2025 academic session on Saturday, February 22, 2025, signaling the end of the 2023/2024 loan application cycle. This is just as the ...
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it will close the 2023/2024 student loan application cycle on Feb. 21. Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, said the 2024/2025 application cycle would commence on Feb. 22. Sawyerr said that the transition to the 2024/2025 cycle was ...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for private candidates, second series. A total of 2,577 candidates had their results withheld due to alleged examination malpractice. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by WAEC’s Acting Public Affairs Officer, Mrs ...
