UNILORIN VC restates commitment to railroad project
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, on Monday assured that the institution was not relenting in its quest to secure funds with which to embark on its railroad...
View ArticleJAMB approves four Computer Centres in Nasarawa for 2014 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved four computer centres in Nasarawa State for registration of candidates for the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)....
View ArticleVice-Chancellors seeks establishment of Ebola focal centres in Universities
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVNU), has made a case for the establishment of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) focal centres in Nigerian universities. The Secretary-General of...
View ArticleHappening Now: Kaduna University Medical students protest non-accreditation...
Medical students of the Kaduna State University, KASU, are presently protesting the non-accreditation of their courses since the establishment of the school in May 2004. Photos of the protest march...
View ArticleASUU begins week-long Education Summit in Abuja
A week long education summit spearheaded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU is to open in Abuja today, Dr. Dipo Fashina said in a statement at the weekend in Ibadan, the Oyo State...
View ArticleNEPAD Nigeria, TETfund in partnership to promote online, distance learning...
The Interactive Learning Network (ILN) project, a partnership product between NEPAD and Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETfund), is aimed at promoting online and distance learning programmes across the...
View ArticleNiger Government blames failure to pay NECO fees on cash crunch
The Niger State Government, on Tuesday said its inability to pay the debt it owed the National Examination Council (NECO) was responsible for the non release of the 2013/2014 examination results of...
View ArticleNigeria’s first Ansar-ud-den College of Education clocks 10, says school not...
The first Ansar-ud-deen College of Education (ADCOED) in Nigeria has clocked ten. The milestone was marked at the banquet hall of National Arts Theatre Iganmu, Lagos today. In his remark, chairman of...
View ArticleGraduates should be taxed specially to create a balance – Prof. Olomolaiye
The Pro Vice-Chancellor who is also the Executive Dean of the University of West England, Bristol, United Kingdom, Prof. Paul Olomolaiye, has said that the taxation system in Nigeria should be reviewed...
View ArticleUNN at 54: VC promises washing machine for students
In the next few months, students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, will start enjoying the comfort of washing machine. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba,...
View ArticleRivers Government bans student activities in RIVPOLY
The Rivers State government has placed a ban on all student union activities in the State’s owned Polytechnic, Bori in Khana Local Government Area. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Student...
View ArticleNABTEB boss highlights the need for technical education
Dr. Olatunde Aworanti, the Registrar/Chief Executive, National Business and Technical Examinations Board, has lectured Nigerians on the need to accept technical and vocational education. Aworanti said,...
View ArticleRiot: Rivers State House of Assembly promises to support RIVPOLY authorities
The Rivers State House of Assembly has promised to offer Legislative support to the authorities of the Rivers State Polythechnic, Bori. Students of RIVPOLY had destroyed many school properties when...
View ArticleBorno to re-open public schools on November 17
udentsThe Borno Government said on Monday that it would reopen all public schools on Nov. 17 which were closed down early in the year due to security concern. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Gombe Government orders closure of schools
Gombe State Government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state, a day after attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on two towns in the state. The News Agency...
View ArticleStrike: Osun teachers give 14-day ultimatum over outstanding grievances
Teachers in Osun have given the state government 14-day ultimatum to pay their outstanding allowances, release running grants and provide instructional materials in schools. This was contained in a...
View ArticleGovernor Orji emerges Best Performing Governor in Education and Youth...
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has won BusinessDay States’ Competitiveness and Good Governance Awards as the best performing Governor in education and youth empowerment in 2014. The awards,...
View ArticleShekarau explains why mass failure was recorded in English, Mathematics
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has blamed the mass failure of secondary school pupils recorded by Nigeria in the 2014 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations in Mathematics...
View ArticleUNILAG ASUU mulls strike over non-implementation of agreement
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Lagos chapter, Dr Adelaja Odukoya, has hinted that his members may embark on strike, if the institution’s management fails to...
View ArticleEducation Minister worried that school attacks will reduce enrolment
The Ministry of Education has expressed concern over the recent bomb attacks in schools, saying that it can reduce enrolment. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, Dr...
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