Representative of President Muhammadu Buhari and Visitor to UNILORIN 36th Convocation ceremony, Prof Ignatious Onimawo and the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Sulyman Abdulkareem at the university’ s convocation ceremony on Saturday.
Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the revised retirement age for Teachers from 60 to 65 years, and length of service from from 40 to 45 years, whichever comes earlier. This is contained in a statement signed by the Yobe state Head of civil service Mohammed B Nura. The statement said the revised retirement age and years of Read More
The Director and Chief Executive of National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Prof. Musa Garba Maitafsir, has vowed to curtail excesses at the Institute’s study centres nationwide, while tasking managers on commitment and dedication. Prof. Maitafsir stated this during the opening of a two-day review meeting on training of 18,367 unqualified teachers from Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, organised by the United Nations Read More
The Class of 91 students of Titcombe College, Egbe, Kogi state has donated a 300-seater examination hall to their alma mater to support the school during its 30th anniversary reunion. Titcombe College (ECWA) is a co-educational school which use to be a mixed boarding and day school. The school, which was established in 1952 by Rev. Tommy Titcombe in Yagba Read More
Participants at a roundtable discussion on Nigeria’s democracy and governance issues have suggested that citizens should play more participatory role in politics and hold their lawmakers accountable by compelling them to amend the constitution so that the nation’s democracy can work, or revert to regionalism. A leading discussant at the one day workshop organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Read More
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A Nigerian-born UNESCO Laureate, Professor Bashiru Aremu, will on Thursday October 14, deliver a lecture at the Six and final Lecture on Innovative Education for Unshaped Futures (IE4UF). The one-day event, which will be virtual, is organised by the International Association of Universities (IAU) in collaboration with Universit Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). A statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by Read More
The Coordinator NYSC Nasarawa state Abdullahi Ahmad Jikamshi recently inaugurated forty wheel chairs for physically challenged members of the Uke Community in Karshi Development Area of the state. The wheel chairs by secured for the beneficiaries by corps member Madugu Panam Amos, who partnered with a Jos based Non-Governmental Organisation, Beautiful Gates, which produces and gives out the wheel chairs Read More
The Government Secondary School (GSS) Ilorin 1991 Set Old Boys Association has donated a 30-set of office tables and chairs worth N750, 000 to the alma mater. A member of the association, Prof. Tahir Yusuf, while presenting the donation, over the weekend, said giving back to the school that produced them was a thing of joy. Yusuf, who represented Mr Read More
The authorities of University of Benin (UNIBEN) have suspended a lecturer in the Department of English and Literature for allegedly raping a female student in his office. The institution said: “Considering the gravity of the allegations and legal issues involved, the matter has been referred to the police for further investigation”.The incident reportedly occurred on October 5, but became public knowledge Read More
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has showered encomium on corps members who participated in the 61st Independence Day celebration parade at the Eagle Square, Abuja. General Ibrahim, in a statement Tuesday, appreciated the corps members for devoting their time and energy during the rigorous rehearsal for the exercise, which resulted in their super outing Read More
Kaduna state government has appointed a seven-man Visitation Panel for the Kaduna State University (KASU), five years after the last visitation panels were set up for some state-owned tertiary institutions.El-Rufai equally appointed Dr. Saleh Momale as Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of the Kaduna State Peace Commission and Barrister Rebecca Sako-John as Permanent Commissioner.A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Read More
The Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARLS) has called for increased funding of educational libraries to improve work efficiency and enhance productivity in higher institutions. ARLS Chairman, Dr Ifeanyi Ezema, made the call at the 7th annual conference of the association held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Enugu state. Dr Ezema who stated this during his welcome address to Read More
The newly appointed Director General (DG) and Chief Executive (CE) of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, Prof. Musa Garba Maitafsir, has vowed to ensure quality and commitment in the training of Nigerian teachers. Prof. Maitafsir made the commitment during his familiarisation visit to Maiduguri, Borno state, where he solicited the support of the Chairman of NTI Governing Council, who is Read More
A University don, Professor Sidney Osuji, has identified prolification of private schools as one of the major problems affecting the educational system in the country. Professor Osuji who is the Dean of the Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) spoke at the weekend during a virtual summit of the Ezumezu Isinweke with the theme; “Structure of Education Read More
Professor of Statistics at the University of Ilorin, Peter Osanaiye, has advocated an immediate review of national and state statistics master plan to conform with morden statistical system.He regretted that despite efforts in the past supported by world bank, ECOWAS and the European Union (EU) to strengthen Nigeria’s statistical capacity, the country is still struggling with a weak system which Read More
Kaduna State University (KASU) has so far spent over N10 billion on the development of its permanent site in Rigachikun, Igabi local government, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mohammed Tanko has said. Addressing the 4th Combined Convocation of the University and installation of ex-Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi as Chancellor of KASU on Saturday, Prof. Tanko said KASU also received N3 Read More
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-General Shuaibu lbrahim, has advised corps members to avoid self-inflicted rejection, but to accept their posting in good faith and settle down to contribute their quota to the development of their host communities. He said any corps member caught inducing posting or redeployment would be sanctioned in line with NYSC bye-laws. General Read More
A consultancy firm, Brix Group Int’l, says its target is to ensure that foreign education reaches students from middle and low income families in Nigeria, noting that schooling abroad should not be the exclusive preserve of the elites. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Abuja, Sunday, the Chief Executive Officer of Brix Group International, Dr. Sadasivam Rajendran, said the Read More
The Medical and Health Community Development Service (CDS) group of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has screened secondary school students, teachers and other members of the public for Hepatitis C and B as well as HIV/AIDS tests in General Murtala Muhammad College (GMMC), Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa state, through their routine medical outreach, Saturday. The group also offered free consultation Read More
The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to the classroom. Schoolgirls told the BBC they were devastated not to be returning. “Everything looks very dark,” one said. A Taliban spokesman said there were plans to open girls’ schools soon. But there are fears Afghanistan is returning to the Read More
The family of corps member, Ramotu Suleiman, who gave birth to a baby boy few hours after reporting at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Bayelsa state, for the ongoing 2021 Batch “B” stream 2 has named the baby “Shuaibu”, after the NYSC Director-General, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim.A statement from the office of the Director-General said Baby Shuaibu Read More
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the management of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) to immortalise its late leader Comrade Sunday Oladele. A statement by the NANS Senate President, Chuks Okafor, Thursday read, “The Senate leadership after full consultation with former National student leaders have concluded plans to engage the management of Yaba College of Technology on their planned Read More
New Director-General/ Chief Executive, National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Kaduna, Prof. Musa Garba Maitafsir, has said that his administration will consolidate on the gains of previous administration by prioritising qualities in academic and administrative activities. Addressing an interactive meeting with the staff of the Institute, shortly after taking over leadership its at the headquarters, on Thursday, Maitafsir, a professor of education psychology, said he Read More
The Lagos State University (LASU) now has a new substantive female Vice Chancellor. She is Prof (Mrs) Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello. The new school head is a Professor of Physiology who had served as acting Vice Chancellor of the institution before her elevation. Details loading…
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