Education
The THINKING HAT group has called for immediate and comprehensive reforms to tackle Nigeria’s deep-rooted issues, ranging from governance failures to economic hardship and societal instability. At a recent forum, the group, composed of distinguished…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Friends and colleagues were full of praise for Prof Tony Afejuku, who pulled out of the services of the University of Benin after attaining the age of 70. Afejuku, a Professor of English and Literature, taught at the university for…
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,…
The West African Examination Council says it has identified 56 rogue website operators involved in examination malpractice since the start of its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Head of the National Office of Council,…
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…
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…
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…
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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