Prof. Abayomi Fasina, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, (FUOYE) has urged the government to raise the salary of academics in the country. He emphasized that a professor should... Read more »
The University of Cambridge has appointed Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, a specialist in Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, as the seventh President of Wolfson College, one of its 31 colleges. This was made known in a... Read more »
The leadership of public universities and other higher institutions around the nation has received advice from the federal government not to misuse the recent government announcement that their schools will be removed... Read more »
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to transforming the country’s failing educational system by creating an inclusive and modern learning environment for students. Shettima also emphasised the government’s commitment... Read more »
Kogi State House of Assembly has ordered that the N497.3m West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination fees released by Governor Yahaya Bello to the Ministry of Education be paid into the coffers... Read more »
The United Kingdom Migration Advisory Committee has said foreign students on two-year graduate visas who fail to achieve high grades may be barred from staying in the UK. According to The Telegraph,... Read more »
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has asserted that university degrees should no longer be the only requisite for jobs in today’s information age. He made the... Read more »
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) expressed jubilation over the federal government’s recent directive to remove universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform.... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu has approved the withdrawal of public universities from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir, announced this following the Federal Executive... Read more »
Professor Abubakar Mohammed, a former Chairman of the National Examination Council (NECO), expressed concerns about government officials hindering the exam body’s operations. According to Mohammed, a sum of N6 billion in examination... Read more »
Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, expressed his support for young Nigerians who wish to emigrate from the country. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of Veritas... Read more »
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to include private university students as beneficiaries in its Students Loan Scheme. Dogara made the appeal, weekend, at... Read more »
The federal ministry of education says it intends to enroll three million out of school children in schools by 2024 and has sought the partnership of all stakeholders to achieve the goal.... Read more »
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, emphasized that the acquisition of 70 vehicles by the council will effectively address logistical hurdles that... Read more »
Nigeria President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said that his government is working hard to stop industrial actions in universities across the country. Tinubu, who was represented at the 17th convocation ceremony of... Read more »
BY RAYMOND OZOJI In contrast to exorbitant fees occasioned by hike in tuition fees coupled with incessant strike actions in public tertiary institutions, the Federal Cooperative College Oji River Enugu State has... Read more »
The President, National Association of Nigerian Students, Lucky Emonefe, has vowed that his administration would fight against the increase in school fees across tertiary institutions nationwide. He noted that NANS was poised... Read more »
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU expressed concern on Tuesday about the shortage of staff in various departments and units of Nigeria’s public universities, attributing this to the high number of... Read more »
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has officially announced a significant increase in tuition fees for undergraduate students, marking an increase of over 100%. The decision was reached at an emergency meeting of... Read more »
No fewer than 74,819 candidates are participating in the ongoing 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) organised by the National Examinations Council (NECO) for External candidates nationwide. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO,... Read more »