Quackery: TRCN begins monitoring of schools in 12 states
Registrar/Chief Executive of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Professor Segun Ajiboye at the weekend in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital said that the council will commence school...
View ArticleBenue killings: Over 10, 000 children forced out of school
The Benue State Universal Education Board (SUBEB), has disclosed that over 10, 000 pupils have been forced out of schools in two Local Government Areas of the state which came under attack by gunmen on...
View ArticleNasarawa govt says 80 percent of teachers unqualified, reveals plan
Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-makura on Monday said eighty per cent of teachers in the state are not qualified and would fail an aptitude test if administered on them. The governor, in a speech at...
View ArticleBenue government closes 2,219 schools over poor standards
The Benue State Government has closed down 2, 219 secondary schools over poor standards. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dannis Ityavyar, made this disclosure on Tuesday...
View ArticleOyo students raise alarm over continuous closure of tertiary institutions
Thousands of students of Oyo origin under the auspices of the National Association of Oyo Students (NAOS) have cried out over the continued closure of the six tertiary institutions owned by Oyo state...
View ArticleNigerian teachers threaten strike over unpaid salary arrears
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), on Thursday threatened to embark on strike if defaulting state governors failed to clear salary arrears of its members. The national president of the union, Michael...
View ArticleWe will verify certificates of 25,000 new teachers – Kaduna Board
Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, has said the certificates tendered by the applicants for the recruitment of 25,000 qualified teachers to replace the 21,780 disengaged incompetent...
View ArticleKaduna govt announces 32.5% salary increase for teachers
The Kaduna State Government has announced the increment of public school teachers’ salary by 32.5 per cent. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Ja’afaru Sani disclosed this at...
View ArticleBoko Haram: 1,400 Borno schools destroyed, 2.5m kids at risk in North-east –...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 1,400 schools have been destroyed in Borno as a result of years of Boko Haram insurgency in the state. UNICEF stated this in its 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan for...
View ArticleI am hungry, help me – UNIPORT lecturer cries out
A University Don, Prof. Andrew Efemini of the Department of Philosophy in the University of Port Harcourt has cried for help from members of the public. Prof. Efemini in a Save-Our-Soul message posted...
View ArticleGovernor Badaru seeks support to revive education sector
The Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has sought for intervention from corporate organizations, Banks and wealthy individuals to support government effort in providing quality...
View ArticleEkwueme: Nigeria Govt yet to inform us of remaining our institution – Federal...
The renaming of Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI), in Ebonyi after the late Second Republic Vice President Alex Ekwueme has not been made official to the institution Ikechukwu Ubochi, the...
View ArticleWhy we want to establish university in Nigeria – Iran
Iranian government says it is ready to establish universities in Nigeria to meet the demands of students seeking higher education in the West African country. Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Morteza...
View ArticleUniversity of Ibadan retains number one position in Nigeria [See full list]
The University of Ibadan has again been confirmed as number one in the country . This is contained in the January edition of the 2018 Webometrics. UI , however, ranks 1099 in the world (still...
View ArticleFUTY shut down as Christian, Muslim students clash
There is an ongoing pandemonium at the Federal University of Technology, Yola, FUTY over claim by Muslims students that, a fellow student made a blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammed. According...
View ArticleSenate shuts MAUTECH
The Senate of Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, has ordered an immediate and indefinite closure of the school following the violence that ensued among students on Sunday. There had been...
View ArticleFUTY riot: One killed, two injured as students vandalise lecture halls, mosques
A student of the Federal University of Technology, Yola was killed in the ensuing riot between Christians and Muslims students. Sources within the University told DAILY POST that two University...
View ArticleBe patriotic, promote peace always – Aregbesola charges Corps members
The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged 2017 Batch ‘B’ stream 11 corps members in Osun to be patriotic in their dealings and promote peace in the communities where they were...
View ArticleLASU shuts Anthony, Ojuelegba campuses, gives reasons
The Lagos State University (LASU) says it has phased out external programmes at Ojuelegba and Anthony Village Campuses and is no longer in business with its former partners on the premises. The...
View ArticleWAEC: 47 schools blacklisted in Kogi from writing 2018 WASSCE
A total of forty-seven schools have been blacklisted in Kogi State from participating in the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Kogi State Commissioner For Education,...
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