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By Blessing Emmanuel The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has called for the urgent integration of digital literacy and skills into Nigeria’s formal education system. Inuwa made this strong appeal during a high-level Stakeholders Dialogue and Policy Committee meeting on the Review of Basic Education Curriculum, organised by ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal Government has pledged a stringent crackdown on the construction of substandard school buildings nationwide. This commitment was announced on Monday by Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, during a staff training session at the UBEC Digital Resource Centre in Abuja. The training, conducted in ...
The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This accounts for 11.92% of the 1,805,216 candidates who participated in the exam, which ran from April 30, 2024, to June 24, 2024. Dr. Amos Dangut, Head of WAEC’s Nigeria Office, explained that ...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination across Nigeria. This was announced on Monday by the examination body via its X handle, urging all the candidates to visit their official website to check their results. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to ...
On Thursday, the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) condemned the recent expulsion of 12 students from the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State. The association criticized the Rector, Dr. Sanni Yahaya, for what they deemed as tyrannical behavior and a lack of commitment to student welfare and progress, demanding his removal from office. Kazeem Ajewole, ...
The University of Benin will reopen on August 11 after being closed due to student protests. The closure, announced by the university's Senate on July 4, was prompted by student unrest over prolonged power outages on campus. According to a circular from the university's Registrar, Ademola Bobola, students are to return to their residence halls ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri Dutse The Jigawa State Government has approved the sum of N573,566,500 for the payment of tuition fees and registration for 5,751 female students of Bayero University, Kano, and Federal University, Dutse, for the 2023/2024 academic session. According to the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Scholarship Board, Alh Saidu Magaji, the ...
In a bid to strengthen ties and promote international education, Dominican University, Nigeria, and Kyungdong University, South Korea, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on students’ exchange and scholarship opportunities. This was contained in a statement released on Monday by Vice Chancellor of Dominican University, Prof. Jacinta A. Opara. The MOU, signed on August ...
After four weeks of eye-catching events organized to celebrate Noble Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka's 90th birthday, the 15th edition of the annual Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) finally came to a climax on July 31st, 2024. Recall that activities to mark Soyinka's birthday were held both at home and abroad in his honour. WSICE ...
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has announced that its 2024/2025 pre-admission screening will hold from August 5th and 18th. The institution's Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, disclosed this in a statement on Monday outlining the guidelines for the screening exercise. Akogun said, "Admission offer would be based on UTME/DE aggregate score - 50 ...
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB) says reports that it will conduct a mock examination, following the recent postponement of its 2024 test, are untrue. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, said on Sunday, in Lagos, that JUPEB never had such a plan. Recall that the board had announced the postponement of ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all institutions to disclose within one month, details of all candidates they illegally admitted prior to 2017, or risk recognition and condonment. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Public Communication Advisor (CPA), disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the board’s headquarters on Sunday, in Abuja. Benjamin said ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has released the results of its computer-based tests for the recruitment of teachers into primary schools in the state, with a cut-off mark of 50% set for qualification to the next stage. The Executive Chairman of the Board, Nureni Adeniran, made the disclosure in ...
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has registered 522,778 artisans in its Skill Up Artisans (SUPA) programme, covering 20 trade areas, with Plateau State having the highest registration. ITF Director General, Dr. Afiz Ogun, disclosed this during a joint briefing with the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) on special certification for Nigerian artisans ...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N1.17 billion to 20,000 students in five public tertiary institutions, with an additional N850 million to be disbursed to other institutions. NELFUND Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the fund is working on reviewing ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has postponed its ongoing second-semester examinations due to the planned nationwide protest, with all examinations scheduled for Thursday and Friday put on hold till further notice. The Head of the Communication Unit, Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. The statement urged members ...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has postponed its ongoing 2023/2024 second semester examinations due to the planned nationwide protest from Thursday through August 10. Mrs. Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, Head of the Communication Unit at UNILAG, announced this in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. She indicated that exams scheduled for Thursday and Friday are postponed ...
The Osun Government has instructed all private and public schools in the state to begin their third-term vacation by Wednesday, in response to the upcoming nationwide protests. This announcement was made by Mr. Muritala Jimoh, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, in a statement issued in Osogbo. The directive informs the public, including ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) Zone A has urged the Federal Government to establish a National Polytechnic Commission to oversee all polytechnics in Nigeria. The appeal was made by Abdulaziz Ibrahim Badaru, Zonal Coordinator of ASUP Zone A, during a press conference held at Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse. ...
By Jeleel Olawale Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has commenced immediate disbursement of bursary stipends to Osun State students in various tertiary institutions. The government had earlier collated students data across the tertiary institutions using the records from students stakeholders. The bursary award covers about three thousand five hundred regular students and almost three ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The National Youth Service Corps has suspended biometric clearance and Community Development Services for corps members nationwide due to a planned protest scheduled to hold from August 1-10, 2024. In a memo sent to State Coordinators, Local Government Inspectors, and Zonal Inspectors, the corps noted that this was necessary to prevent corps ...
The Vice Chancellor of Babcock University, Prof. Ademola Tayo, has warned that the high electricity tariffs imposed on universities pose a significant threat to the survival of higher institutions in Nigeria. Tayo made this declaration during the 22nd convocation ceremony of Babcock University, where he revealed that the university was slammed with a bill of ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has raised an alarm over fraudulent activities targeting students and parents of the School of Foundation Studies (SFS), warning them to beware of scammers soliciting payments for assistance with JUPEB exams. The UNILAG Communication Unit disclosed that certain individuals have been contacting students and parents, claiming to ...
