…As FG charges NUC on improved quality assurance mechanism By Omoregie Tina The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said the federal government has approved, offered provisional licences to 20 new private universities while urging National University Commission(NUC) on the…
The Ogun government says all libraries in the state will soon be upgraded to e-libraries, in order to attract and encourage seekers of knowledge. Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, made this known during a monitoring…
The JAMB is to clampdown on some cybercafes and tutorial centres who specialise in defrauding unsuspecting candidates during registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The warning is contained in the board’s weekly bulletin – Vol. 2, No 18,…
Akinlabi Afolabi, Ibadan The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran paid an on-the-spot visit to school, in Ido Local Government, promised to implement one of the proactive steps of Oyo State Government in revamping…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The Management of Osun State University received, with shock, the passing of the immediate past Provost of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Professor Samson Ranti Akinola. A release by the university’s PRO, Ademola Adesoji, stated…
Hussaini James, Chairman, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa, chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has urged parents to “reason with the union’’ as it began a nationwide indefinite strike. ASUP declared an indefinite strike on Tuesday to demand…
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has pledged to provide the major facilities needed for the full take-off of the three newly established universities in the state, within the limits of available resources. The governor disclosed this, on Tuesday, while inspecting…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has recalled Dr Eyo Mensah of the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages from suspension. His recall was conveyed in a letter signed by the University Registrar, Mr Gabriel…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says its 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, earlier scheduled for May/June, may not hold. The Council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint while announcing…
The Dean, Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), South West states, Dr Nureni Adeniran has called on philanthropists to join hands with major stakeholders to further promote education in the nation. Adeniran, told our Correspondent on Tuesday in Lagos that the…
