Kaduna: El-Rufai directs secondary schools to run on shift-basis
The Kaduna State government has instructed all secondary schools in the State to reopen for academic sessions on February 1, 2021. Kaduna’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs Phoebe...
View ArticleSchool reopening: Plateau announces resumption date for primary schools
The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has announced February 1 as resumption date for academic activities in all public primary schools across the state. The Chairman of the board,...
View ArticleSchool reopening: Akwa Ibom govt announces resumption date
Akwa Ibom State Government has approved Monday, February 1, 2021, as the primary and secondary schools’ resumption date. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet, Commissioner...
View ArticleSchools will remain shut – NUT tells Edo govt
Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has advised parents and guardians to forget about taking their children and wards to school on Monday, February 1, 2021, insisting that its...
View ArticleNANS gets new Chairman in Ogun
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter on Saturday elected a new Chairman. The association now has Damilola Simeon as its new Chairman to pilot the affairs of the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Parents, teachers trade blames over violation of protocols in Abuja
As the COVID-19 second wave continues to surge and schools remain in session across the country, some parents have expressed fear over the possibility of their children contracting the disease due to...
View ArticleYusuf Ali emerges chairman Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-owned...
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yusuf Ali SAN, has been elected as the Chairman of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-owned Universities in Nigeria (COPSUN). The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of...
View ArticleStrike: University workers restate February 5 ultimatum
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) have insisted on their February 5 ultimatum to the federal...
View ArticleEdo will regain its position as education hub in Nigeria – Gov Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Tuesday, in Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, assured that the state would regain its position as the education hub in Nigeria. Obaseki gave...
View ArticleBuhari approves establishment of 20 private universities
The Federal Executive Council, FEC has approved the establishment of 20 new private universities across Nigeria. The memo sent from the Ministry of Education was approved on Wednesday. The twenty new...
View ArticleOut of school children: FG commences alternate school programme for 6.9m...
The federal government says it has commenced an Alternative School Programme (ASP) to tackle out of school children. It would be recalled that in January, President Muhamadu Buhari inaugurated the...
View ArticleFull list of 20 newly-approved private universities in Nigeria
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 new private universities in Nigeria. The FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, gave the approval after a...
View ArticleStrike: LASU postpones examination
Management of the Lagos State University (LASU), has postponed all outstanding 2019/2020 first semester examinations until further notice. Mr Ademola Adekoya, Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press...
View ArticleTeachers demand 5-year salary arrears from Wike
Staff of Demonstration Schools in Rivers State have decried the lack of compliance of the state government over a court ruling on the payment of their salaries, since 2016. In a joint media briefing...
View ArticleHusband arrested for impersonating his wife during teacher’s recruitment exam...
A man has been apprehended in Osun State for impersonating his wife at the ongoing teacher’s recruitment exercise in the state. The operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), on...
View ArticleOyo: LAUTECH to become full university – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, disclosed that the state will commence the push to make the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, a conventional university....
View ArticleUNN lecturer arrested for allegedly impregnating, threatening student
A senior lecturer at the Archeology Department of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, has been arrested by the police for allegedly impregnating a student and going ahead to threaten her life. The...
View ArticleFG threatens to stop salaries of striking SSANU, NASU members
The Federal Government has threatened to stop the salaries of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) over their recent...
View ArticleNUC visitation panel approves seven new courses for Ajayi Crowther...
The visitation panel of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved no fewer than seven courses at the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo. DAILY POST reports that the visitation panel approved...
View ArticleFedpoly, Bauchi collaborate with ATBU to matriculate 240 degree students
The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, on Friday, formally commenced running degree programme in collaboration with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, with the matriculation of 240...
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