Date for UNIBEN Post-UTME, post-direct entry exams confirmed
The management of University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State has confirmed the date for her 2020/2021 academic session, Post University tertiary matriculation examination, POST-UTME and Post direct...
View ArticleABSU new VC, Prof Ogbulu sues for support from varsity unions
The newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, ABSU, Professor Maxwell Ogbulu, has solicited the supports of the Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of the university, ASUU, SSANU, NASU...
View ArticleASUU: Universities will soon reopen – Nigerian govt assures
Public universities in Nigeria will resume soon after months of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The federal government gave the assurance on Wednesday. Minister of Education,...
View ArticleASUU: Union gives update on strike, negotiation with Nigerian govt
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has disclosed that its members are in consultation over the proposal the federal government made to them. ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi...
View ArticleNECO sets up administrative committee to investigate malpractice in SSCE
The National Examination Council, NECO, says it has constituted an Administrative Committee to investigate the allegation of exam malpractice in Fabian Kings and Queens International School, Kabala...
View ArticleASUU strike: Lecturers not considering Nigeria’s problems – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, blamed lecturers for the eight-month long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Buhari, during a security meeting with the 36 governors in Abuja on...
View ArticleReps move to include senior secondary school into UBE
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through second reading, a bill to amend the Universal Basic Education Act. The bill seeks to extend the compulsory basic education to senior secondary...
View ArticleASUU: We are still on strike – Lecturers in LAUTECH refute resumption rumours
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dissociated itself from a resumption calendar released by the institution’s...
View ArticleFG lied about agreement on date to call off strike – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has denied that it reached an agreement with the federal government, to call off its ongoing strike on December 9, 2020. The Minister of Labour and...
View ArticleEducation Minister, Adamu laments decline in learning, teaching standards
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has admitted that the standard of education in the country is declining. Adamu said this while speaking at the commissioning of 7 various projects at the Federal...
View ArticleASUU clears air on suspension of strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has not suspended the ongoing industrial action. The Chairman, ASUU University of Jos, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, disclosed this in an interview with...
View ArticleEnrollment into public schools improved because of reforms- Ekiti SUBEB
The Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi has attributed the remarkable increase in the enrollment figures of public primary and Junior...
View ArticleSSCE: WAEC to punish cheating students, supervisors, schools
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has disclosed that students involved in examination malpractices would be barred from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE,...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Kaduna govt orders shutdown of schools
Following the rising cases of people affected with COVID-19 in Kaduna State, the Ministry of Education has directed all schools in the State to close on Wednesday, 16th December, 2020. In a statement...
View ArticleGovt orders immediate closure of schools, reopens isolation centres
Jigawa State Government has ordered for the closure of public, private secondary and primary schools across the state. This was contained in a press statement signed by the acting Permanent Secretary...
View ArticleDigital technology skills will improve quality of learning in basic education
Professor Segun Ajiboye, Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says training of teachers in digital technology for classroom delivery will help improve the quality of learning in...
View ArticleLagos Govt orders public, private schools to vacate Friday
The Lagos State Government has asked public and private schools in the State to vacate on Friday. The order was contained in a statement by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance,...
View ArticleJAMB awards N375m to 5 best performing tertiary institutions in Nigeria [Full...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Thursday, gave N75million award to each of the five best performing tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The University of Ilorin won the Most...
View ArticleASUU: I’m not responsible – Ngige identifies those behind nine months strike
The Nigerian government, on Thursday, blamed the prolonged university strike on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment made the remark while...
View ArticleProfessor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi emerges new VC, Federal University Lokoja
Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi has emerged the new Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University,(FUL) Lokoja. At a brief press conference in Lokoja on Friday, the Chairman of the screening committee,...
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