Thursday, October 3

Education

2023 UTME: JAMB pays N1.5bn to CBT centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has paid a total sum of N1,478,416,000.00 to owners of  Non-JAMB Computer-Based Test centres nationwide for services they rendered during the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This is contained in a statement by the…

Ogun to commence 2023 Basic Education Examination June 19

The Ogun State Government has announced that the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), for students in Public and Private Junior Secondary Schools in the State, has been scheduled for Monday, June 19 to Monday, June 26, 2023. According to…

Students loan: Don hails scheme, pleads for public support

The Vice Chancellor, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Prof. Olufemi Adeoluwa, on Wednesday, hailed the provisions contained in the new Students Loan Law signed by President Bola Tinubu, saying it would be a respite for…

TASUED reopens Thursday

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State has announced the reopening of the institution for Thursday, June 15, 2023. The school was abruptly shut down following the death of a student beaten by residents’ of the…

Practical education will produce entrepreneurs, says Monotechnic

A monotechnic, Oak Business School, Ogba, Lagos, has said practical education will give rise to more entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Speaking during the first matriculation ceremony of the school, Rector, Dr Lance Elakama, emphasised that practical education would make graduates self-reliant…

ASURI wants dissolution of NACETEM board

The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions has called for an immediate dissolution of the governing board of the National Centre for Technology Management over what the union tagged, ‘misuse of power,’ by the board. The academic union also commended…

MDCN advises medical graduates against relocating abroad

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has warned the newly inducted medical doctors of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, against running away from the country to practice abroad. The council also told the doctors that medical practice was…

LASU lecturers lament poor handling of sub-degree programmes

Some lecturers at the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, have complained bitterly about the poor handling of the sub-degree programmes in the institution. The sub-degree programmes, include Diploma, Pre-degree, HND-B.Sc conversion programme run for six semesters and lecturers are usually…

EXPLAINER: How to apply for FG’s student loan

On Monday, June 12, 2023, the President, Bola Tinubu, signed into law the Student Loan Bill. The bill, which will enable Nigerian students to have access to interest-free loans, was introduced by the outgoing speaker of the House of Representatives,…

Examination malpractice: WAEC identifies 56 rogue website operators

No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were…

OGS celebrates CMS school at 164

The Old Grammarians Society of CMS Grammar School, Bariga, has donated 40,000 litres of a water processing plant to celebrate its 164th Founders’ Day. The weeklong event, titled,  ‘Looking up by faith, we see,’ had activities such as Lectures, Career…

Subsidy: NAPPS seeks palliatives

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Nigeria, has appealed to the government to provide some palliatives for private schools so as to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. Speaking on Thursday during a webinar, titled, ‘Government…

Nigeria’s transformation starts from classroom – Group

The Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition has said Nigeria’s transformation must begin from the classroom. Speaking on Thursday at the 15th edition of the TOSSElead, titled, ‘Transforming education across borders’, CEO, Edumark and convener of TOSSE, Mrs Yinka Ogunde, advised education…

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