Ogun govt lifts ban on payment of PTA levy in public schools, gives conditions
The Ogun State Government seems to have lifted the suspension placed on the payment of Parent Teacher Association (PTA) levies in all public primary and secondary schools as well as technical colleges...
View ArticlePolytechnic lecturers issue strike notice
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to withdraw their services after 21 days if the Federal Government fails to address some issues bedeviling the polytechnic education...
View ArticleWAEC appoints new Registrar
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has appointed Mr. Pateh Bah as its new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer for a five-year tenure. Bah, from The Gambia, begins his tenure in October 2019...
View ArticleNOUN appoints new DVC, approves 15 more courses
The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has announced the appointment of Prof. Uduma Orji Uduma of the Department of Philosophy as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor...
View ArticleLAUTECH : Students flay Oyo govt, allege fraudulent move to take over...
Amalgam of students, under the aegis of National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS) and National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Osun axis have carpeted Oyo State government over...
View ArticleNigerian Breweries fulfills promise to 2018 Maltina Teacher of the Year,...
Nigerian Breweries Plc, organizer of the prestigious Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative – a brainchild of the Nigerian Breweries/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, has donated an ultra-modern...
View ArticleNew minimum wage: TUC warns Nigerian govt over deadline as strike looms
The President of Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye, on Friday, said that the Federal Government has asked for an extension of ultimatum from organised labour, in order to stop the looming strike...
View ArticleNANS threatens showdown with FUOYE VC over alleged increase in fees
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said that the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, should be ready to face its wrath if he refused to...
View ArticleNigeria in trouble, education system dead – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said Nigeria’s educational system is nothing to write home about. He spoke on Sunday at the University of Lagos, Akoka, during the presentation of a play, ‘Folly...
View ArticleBy the grace of God, we’ve curtailed sexual harassment – Auchi Poly Rector
The Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State has said it has introduced mechanism to mitigate sexual harassment and other vices that negate excellent academic pursuits in the institution. The Rector of the...
View ArticleGovt shuts down 2,000 private schools, gives reasons
Niger government has closed down over 2,000 private schools in Suleja Local Government Area and other parts of the state for operating below government-approved standard. Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu,...
View Article44 students make First Class as Ajayi Crowther graduates 1,390 students
No fewer than forty-four (44) students have graduated with First-Class Degrees in the 2018/2019 academic session at the Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo. Vice-Chancellor of the University,...
View ArticleFUOYE isn’t your personal property – NANS replies VC, Soremekun
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has reacted to a statement credited to the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Soremekun, that “the student’s...
View ArticleOgun: FUNAAB students flee as armed robbers visit hostels three times in a week
Students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in Ogun State can no longer sleep with their two eyes closed over fears that they may be robbed overnight. But the Vice Chancellor...
View Article2020 budget: University Don decries poor budgetary allocation for education...
The Head of Department, Commercial and Industrial Law in the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Hon Jake Otu Enya, has condemned the budgetary appropriation allocated to education in Nigeria....
View ArticleWhy Soyinka should be blamed for poor state of Nigeria’s education – Omokri
Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a statement by Nobel Laurete, Prof Wole Soyinka that Nigeria’s educational system is nothing to write home about. Soyinka on...
View ArticleBauchi: Principal sacked for underfeeding students
Bauchi State Ministry of Education has sacked the Principal of Hasan Usman Katsina Unity College for under-feeding his students. A statement by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Aliyu Tilde, said the...
View ArticleMakinde imposes N20, 000, N15,000 fees for transfer of pupils to state public...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has imposed the sum of Twenty Thousand Naira (N20,000) as the fee for forms, to transfer pupils from outside the country into the State public schools. The Governor...
View ArticleSchool expels 66 students for alleged exam malpractice
The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa state, has expelled 66 students over their alleged involvement in examination malpractice and misconduct. The Rector of the polytechnic, Abdullahi Hassan,...
View ArticleMeet University of Dundee delegates in Abuja for opportunities to start your...
In September 2019, the University of Dundee was named the “University of the Year” for Student Experience by The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. The title confirms that Dundee is one of the...
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