LASU lists 61 courses for post-UTME candidates
Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) announced on Saturday that 61 courses were available for candidates writing the 2015/2016 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the...
View ArticleOkojie dismisses low ranking of Nigerian universities
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius Okojie noted on Monday that the standard of Nigerian universities was high in spite of their low global ranking....
View ArticleBuhari appoints Usman as Provost Oyo Federal College of Education
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of as Provost of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo. A statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on...
View ArticleJAMB’s 150 cut-off marks will only demean teacher’s professional status – NUT
Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has condemned the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, policy that places 180 as cut-off marks for students seeking admission into Universities and 150 for...
View ArticleNigerian Law School graduates four First Class students out of 2,852
The Council of Legal Education, which is the body in charge of the Nigerian Law School, has announced that out of the 2,852 regular students who sat for its May 2015 Bar Final Examinations, only four...
View ArticleUniversity of Ibadan can only admit 3000 out of 33,000 applicants – DVC
The University of Ibadan, UniIbadan, yesterday declared that though over 33,000 candidates applied through JAMB for admission into the institution for the next academic session, it could only admit...
View ArticleWAEC to announce May/June 2015 results Monday
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will today announce the release of results of May/June 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. WAEC may also release list of debtor states,...
View ArticleNUC boss decries Plateau University’s inability to graduate students since 2005
Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), has decried the inability of Plateau State University, Bokkos, to graduate students since inception in 2005....
View ArticleNigerians blast states owing WAEC, call them national embarrassment
Stakeholders in the education sector have described the non-release of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) of 13 debtor states as a national embarrassment. Some respondents, who...
View ArticleWAEC makes U-turn, to release results of indebted states in 24 hours
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has explained why it would release the results of the May/June 2015 West African Senior School Certificate, WASSCE, that it earlier withheld. DAILY POST...
View ArticleAdeyemi University Union kicks against reversal of its varsity status
The Adeyemi Federal University of Education Academic Staff Union (AFUEASU) has said it will reject any plan to reverse the institution’s status from University to College. Adeyemi University was among...
View ArticleAmosun ‘sacks’ top education officials over exam questions criticizing his...
For setting a Senior School English summary passage which harped on the alleged negligence of education by the Ogun state government, no fewer than six top education officials have been sacked by the...
View ArticleOndo University staff protest over alleged plan to reserve status
Non-Teaching Staff of Adeyemi University of Education in Ondo West Local Government area of Ondo State, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest over alleged plan to reverse the status of the institution,...
View Article“Don’t exceed or reduce your admission quota”– NANS warns tertiary institutions
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Saturday urged heads of tertiary institutions in Nigeria to adhere to the admission quota assigned to their various institutions. A statement...
View ArticleForgery: YABATECH expels 73 students
The Academic Board of Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, has expelled 73 students of the college for presenting suspected forged results. A statement issued by the college made available to the...
View ArticleUNILORIN begins screening of 65,000 candidates cleared to write Post-UTME
The University of Ilorin says 65, 000 candidates seeking admission into it for the 2015/2016 academic session have been cleared to appear for the post UTME screening which begins on Monday, August 17....
View ArticleBorno to re-open public schools
Borno State Government has finally put in place machinery to reopen public schools in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. As part of effort to open these schools, which are now accommodating Internally...
View ArticleMadonna University alleged torture: Alumni condemns development, sues for peace
As the case of alleged torture of two Madonna University students, Stanley Okoye, 23, a final year Civil Engineering student and Ga-Lim Aondofa Lord, who were reportedly tortured by the school...
View ArticleOyo stops payment of WAEC fees for students, introduces education levy
The Oyo State Government would no longer pay the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) registration fees for students, Soji Eniade, the State Head of Service has said. Mr. Eniade also said that from...
View ArticleKogi Government reimburses N276.8m to WAEC candidates
The Kogi State government has approved reimbursement of N276.8million to eligible candidates that sat for the 2014/2015 West African Examination Council (WAEC) in the state. The state government’s plan...
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