Saturday, October 10

Education

UNILAG law students awarded N20m in scholarships

Twenty students of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, have bagged the Prof Omolola Jelili Scholarship Awards. The N1m scholarships were presented at the 20th posthumous commemoration of former UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Jelili Omotola, at an event held at the…

EKSU Alumni Seek Increase in Law School Admission Quota

Members of the Faculty of Law Alumni Association, Class of ’97, Ekiti State University, have called for an increase in the institution’s admission quota into the Nigerian Law School, saying the current allocation no longer reflects the faculty’s capacity. The…

YABATECH Rewards 157 Staff with N11.85m for Excellence

Yaba College of Technology has rewarded 157 staff members with N11.85m in recognition of their dedication, effectiveness, professionalism and outstanding service delivery. The staff received their rewards at the second edition of the Annual Distinguished Service Lecture and Awards held…

FG Loans N11.8bn to Tertiary Institution Workers in Nigeria

The Federal Government has disbursed N11.8bn to 6,842 academic and non-academic staff across Nigerian tertiary institutions under the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund.  The beneficiaries span 141 institutions, including federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The TISSF, launched in…

UNILORIN SSANU, NASU join indefinite nationwide strike

Activities have been grounded at the University of Ilorin following the commencement of an indefinite strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions. The PUNCH reports that…

Father, son earn postgraduate degrees at DELSU convocation

Delta State University has recorded a rare academic milestone, with a father and his son graduating with postgraduate degrees at its 18th convocation ceremony for the 2024/2025 academic session. A Niger Delta activist and founder of the Centre for Peace…

JAMB Explains Delay in 2026 UTME Original Result Slips

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will hold its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions on Monday, May 11, where key decisions, including the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination cut-off marks for the 2026/2027 academic session, will be determined. This was…

Stakeholders urge prioritizing teachers’ welfare for reform

Stakeholders in the education sector have renewed calls for teachers to be placed at the centre of national development, stressing that meaningful reform in the education system cannot be achieved without sustained investment in teachers’ welfare, motivation, and professional development.…

NUC grants KWASU full accreditation for nine programmes

The National Universities Commission has granted full accreditation to nine undergraduate programmes presented by Kwara State University during its October/November 2025 accreditation exercise. This was disclosed in a statement, signed and issued by Saeedat Aliyu, Director of University Relations, Kwara…

JAMB Explains Delay in 2026 UTME Original Result Slips

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has dismissed as fake a widely circulated result slip purporting to show a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The result, shared by social media user…

FCT NUT suspends teachers’ strike with immediate effect

The State Wing Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Federal Capital Territory, has suspended the ongoing strike by primary and secondary school teachers with immediate effect. Pass4sure The SWEC Chairman, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, disclosed this at a news…

Student loan disbursement hits N242.4bn for 1.38m

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund says a total of 1,388,592 students have so far benefited from its student loan scheme. According to the fund’s daily status report released on Monday, a total of 1,778,854 applications have been received since inception.…

Ekiti university gets full NUC accreditation for 5 courses

The National Universities Commission has awarded full accreditation to five academic programmes at Hillside University of Science and Technology, Okemesi-Ekiti, following the October/November 2025 accreditation exercise. The programmes that received full accreditation include Allied Health Sciences: Nursing Science, Communication Arts…

JAMB Explains Delay in 2026 UTME Original Result Slips

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has begun sending messages to underage candidates who scored 320 and above in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, inviting them to proceed to the next stage of assessment at their chosen institutions. JAMB…

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