The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says only candidates who have received their notification slips are eligible for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock exercise scheduled for April 1. Fabian Benjamin, the head, […]
Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu reports that the federal government’s planned policy to prosecute parents who keep children out of school is mere shadowboxing, especially in northern Nigeria. Background Recently the federal government has vowed to deal with […]
Ekele Hope and Angela Omale examine the Nigerian educational system and report that technical education holds the future for her technological development Background The role of technical education in national Development cannot be over-emphasised. In Nigeria, however, […]
Amake Dorothy takes a look at the rise of cultism in tertiary institutions and reports that frustration and social appeal are the main reasons that propel students to join cult groups. Background The problems facing tertiary […]
Crescent University, Abeokuta, has issued a statement saying that it has obtained approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run Microbiology, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Mass Communication, Architecture, Islamic Studies, Accounting and Economics as approved […]
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has tendered its apology to the former president, Dr Olusegun Obasanjo, over a report that he was on the payroll of the university as a facilitator. The university […]
Federal College of Education (FCE) (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, has said that the land dispute between it and the University of Lagos (UniLag) has remained unresolved in spite of the court and minister of education’s intervention. […]
The immediate past deputy vice chancellor (academics) of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adeyinka Aderinto, said that hijab crisis which rocked the International School of the university remains the greatest challenge during his tenure. Aderinto […]
Edo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has called for the inclusion of oral health education in the schools’ curricula. The NMA chairman of the branch, Dr Valentine Omoifo, made the call Wednesday […]
The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) has begun training school teachers on Moral HIV/AIDS Awareness in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). NAN reports that the participants at the workshop were headteachers, health personnel, guidance […]
The Secretary for Education in the Federal Capital Territory, Dr Bala Mohammed, has pledged the administration’s commitment to partnering the French embassy in reinforcing and consolidating the teaching and learning of French in schools. Mohammed […]
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshall Sadiq Baba Abubakar has stressed the importance of education as the foundation of human capital development and a key factor in societal advancement and innovation. Abubakar made this remark […]
Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, ratified the Safe School Declaration. Minister of Education Adamu Adamu disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu […]
No fewer than 450 students out of the 750 candidates offered admission by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have qualified to study at Edo University Iyamho. Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor […]
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have shot dead a National Diploma student of Auchi Polytechnic in Edo State. The victim identified as Emmanuel Aronokhale was reportedly killed Tuesday night in his hostel residence at second […]
…Okays N630m for Adamawa varsity The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ratified the Safe School Declaration, an inter-governmental political commitment that was opened for endorsement by countries at an international conference held in Oslo, […]
The Director-General and Chief Executive of National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna, Professor Garba Dahuwa Azare, has restated the Institute’s readiness and commitment to organise steady professional development for teachersAddressing the flag-off ceremony of the 2018 Moral, […]
A total of 103 students are to receive the First Class Degree certificate of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) during its 8th convocation ceremony to be held in Abuja this Saturday. At a […]
The management Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri in Imo state has debunked newspaper report (not Blueprint) that 10 students of the institution were killed in the last one week over cult activities which grounded academic activities. […]
The vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Sulyman Abdukareem has appealed to Nigerian lecturers to shun “academic dishonesty.’’ Abdulkareem made the appeal Monday in Ilorin at an interactive session on promotion guidelines for […]
Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation. Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede said the board has introduced new innovations for successful conduct of 2019 UTME. NAN reports that Oloyede made this known in Abuja on Monday at […]
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has stated that Nigeria would soon enact laws to prosecute parents who refuse to enroll children of school age in schools across the country. Adamu stated this in Abuja […]
The federal government has disclosed that it would henceforth deduct states’ counterpart funds directly from states monthly allocation as precondition for accessing the Universal Basic Education Commission funds. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised parents and candidates for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against tutorial centres that have sprung up across the country. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, […]
The management of the University of Ilorin has described the death of Prof. Pius Adesanmi as a colossal loss to the country and humanity in generalThis is just as the Faculty of Arts in the […]
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