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Government orders closure of Osun Poly
Osun State Government has ordered the closure of The Osun State Polytechnic, Iree Campus, for two weeks. The directive for the closure is coming following the return of suspended Rector, Tajudeen...
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Ministry of Education adjusts school resumption to Sept 24 in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Ministry of Education has adjusted the school resumption date to September 24, 2023. The announcement was made on behalf of the Commissioner for Education in a statement by Dr Halliru...
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School resumption: Parents groan over fees hike
As primary and secondary schools in Nigeria open their doors for the first academic term after a lengthy (third term) break, parents and guardians across the country are groaning, with the weight of a...
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You have no excuse not to read, make good grades – UI VC tells new students
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, has disclosed that the newly-admitted students of the university have no excuse not to read and make good grades. Adebowale made...
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Minister canvasses total overhaul of Nigeria’s higher education system
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has said there is a need for total overhaul of Nigeria’s higher education system to bring the country’s universities and other tertiary institutions...
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Obafemi Awolowo varsity increases school fees for 2023 academic session
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has announced new school fees for returning and new students. The new school fees, the school management announced in a statement by the institution’s...
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Minister identifies Nigeria’s educational challenges
The Federal Government says the country’s higher education is characterized with inadequate funding, corruption, strike, brain drain, poor research, weak governance and insecurity. Prof Tahir Mamman,...
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SUBEB boss begs Plateau teachers to shelve planned strike
Mr Sunday Amuna, the Executive Chairman, Plateau Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has appealed to primary school teachers in the state to rethink their plans to embark on strike. Amuna made the...
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Anambra private school owners lament multiple taxation, illegal levies
The Owners of Private Schools Association of Nigeria, OPSAN, has appealed to the Anambra State Government to review the multiple taxes and levies demanded by its agencies from private school...
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Gov Alia approves monthly allowances of N103,000 for Benue medical students
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has reestablished the bonding agreement for medical students at the College of Health Sciences, Benue State University. This was revealed during the 9th...
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Nigeria needs 20,000 more primary schools – UBEC
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has said that Nigeria needs an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms to be able to absorb the...
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Delta: Oborevwori approves 25 per cent reduction in university acceptance fees
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved 25 per cent reduction in acceptance fees payable in the four state-owned universities as part of palliatives for students. The governor’s approval...
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Anambra: Soludo abolishes tuition fees in all junior secondary schools
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has abolished the payment of fees and other levies in all government schools in the state. Soludo said the abolition applies to pupils from nursery,...
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OAU reduces tuition fees, to be paid in two instalments
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State has readjusted the tuition fees payable by the students of the University. This was made known in a statement by the Public...
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WAEC gets new Head of National Office
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Amos Dangut as its new Head of National Office (HNO). Until his appointment as council’s head, he was the Deputy Registrar of the office...
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WAEC to decide on withheld results, other cases today
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will on Tuesday, deliberate on cases of malpractice and irregularities recorded during this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations,...
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NBTE carpets NUC for opposing HND-to-BSc conversion programme
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has expressed dissatisfaction with the stance of the National Universities Commission (NUC) on its introduction of the one-year top-up programme for...
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Nigeria’s education in serious crisis, fund it to avoid total collapse – UI...
A professor of industrial education and training from the faculty of education, University of Ibadan, Kehinde Oluwaseun Kester, has declared that the education sector in Nigeria is in a serious crisis....
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FG introduces centralized hub for tertiary education services
The Federal Government has unveiled a centralized hub for tertiary education services, designed to bring educators, students and the academic community together. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir...
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Tinubu approves takeoff of six varsities established under Buhari’s tenure
President Bola Tinubu has given the approval for the commencement of academic activities of six out of the 14 new universities established in the last days of President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
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