Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, reaps TETFUND’s N7b projects
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund( TETFUND) has spent about N7 billion on the execution of projects and training of staff at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Read more
Education
N/Assembly to raise teachers’ retirement age to 65 – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has assured Nigerian teachers that the National Assembly will increase their retirement age from 60 Read more
Oba of Lagos seeks conversion of Yabatech to a university
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to speed up the conversion of the nation’s first Read more
UNN prepares Nigerian workers on how to end recession
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, says it is planning to prepare Nigerian workers both in the public and private sectors on how to end recession Read more
Malpractice: more than 10,000 candidates caught in Anambra, says JAMB
The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) says more than 10,000 candidates caught for examination malpractices in the on-going UTME in Anambra have been handed over Read more
My motivation: Pere, First Class Lincoln varsity grad
Perewari Victor Pere from Bayelsa state Nigeria, the star at the 158th graduation ceremony of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania told his colleagues about what motivated Read more
Bayelsa student bags first-class from Lincoln University
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has described the 21 students on the state government scholarship to the prestigious Lincoln University in the Read more
FG suspends FUTA, FUNAAB VCs over alleged fraud
The Federal Government on Thursday suspended the embattled Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola and his counterpart at the Federal University of Agriculture, Read more
321 blind candidates to Write 2017 UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has registered 321 visually impaired candidates for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Head, Read more
Buhari orders take-off of maritime varsity
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the contentious Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta state, should take-off in October. The establishment of the university is one Read more
Principals expose problem of education sector
The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), said on Friday that political interference and poor funding had ruined the education sector in Read more
JAMB rakes in N8.5bn from form sale
As registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination closes tomorrow (Friday), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that an unprecedented number of Read more
NUT to combat quackery among teachers
Mr Ikpe Obong, Secretary-General, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), said on Tuesday that encouraging teachers to obtain professional certificate would help to eliminate quackery from Read more
UNN to produce laptops at new tech incubation hub
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) will soon be producing laptops and tractors at it new science and technology incubator called “Roar Nigeria Hub”. The hub, Read more
Ex- Education, Aviation Minister Borishade is dead
Prof Babalola Borishade, 71, former Nigerian minister of education is dead. He died in London on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was initially rushed to Read more
EFCC to launch anti-corruption programme in universities
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission will soon launch its anti-corruption programme in universities across the Read more
Police arrests three as Kogi students protest continued closure of schools
LOKOJA – Men of the Kogi state command of the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian Army on Monday clamped down on students of tertiary institutions Read more
Unilorin produces prototype of speed limiting device
The University of Ilorin has produced two prototype designs of automobile speed limiting device which were currently attracting corporate investors. Prof. Sulyman Age-AbdulKareem, the Director Read more
Abuja orphanage produces two graduates
The management of Christ Foundation Orphanage in Kuje, Abuja, says it has produced two graduates and five undergraduates presently at different course levels in universities. Read more
State of Emergency: Kebbi to declare education emergency
Perhaps stung by the low number of Kebbi children competing for places in Federal Government colleges, Gov Atiku Bagudu , said he would declare a Read more
Political leaders ruined Nigerian varsities—Don
Prof. Taofiq Azeez of the Department of English, University of Abuja, says that Nigerian universities have been destroyed by political leaders over the years. Azeez Read more
WAEC approves new examination for private candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday said it had approved the commencement of an additional diet in its examination for the private candidates Read more
Chimamanda elected into US Academy of Arts and Science
Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with 227 new members, the Academy announced today. Read more
JAMB suspends 2017 UTME registration for 52 hours
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of registration for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for 52 hours beginning from Read more
Buhari approves boards for education agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the boards of 19 parastatal agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. Members of the board will Read more
Release of 13 UNILAG students excites NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday in Abuja said it was pleased with the unconditional release of 13 students of University of Read more
Stanford admits teenager for writing #blacklivesmatter
A Bangladeshi-American, who was a high school senior at a private school in Princeton, N.J., has been admitted to Stanford University for doing the unusual. Read more
Fuji Star to donate music museum to UNILAG
Fuji artiste, Adewale Ayuba, is set to present a music museum to the University of Lagos. Ayuba, an alumnus of the institution, said that the Read more
Nigerian teenager admitted by 8 Ivy League schools
Ifeoma White-Thorpe, a New Jersey high school student, born by Nigerian parents, has done a clean sweep of her college applications, racking up acceptances from Read more
Jailed UNILAG students: NANS gives 24-hour ultimatum
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate release of 13 students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) being held in Read more