Candidates record 58.8 percent pass as NABTEB releases results
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), has released the 2019 May/June National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations
It said 32,673 candidates representing 58.84 percent...
What “self”? Is English my father’s language?
By Ganiu Bamgbose
You most likely have heard this from someone or said it to someone as a Nigerian. The answer is a straightforward "NO"!...
UI announces post-UTME dates
The University of Ibadan has announced the dates for the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) screening in the school.
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NUC appoints two deputy executive secretaries
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has appointed Dr Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf as Deputy Executive Secretary (Academics) and Dr Kidado Kumo as Deputy Executive...
UNILAG got N5b for research within a year
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) was able to attract up to N5 billion in research in the past one year, a don...
Randy soldier blames psychiatric disorder for rape of varsity student
A soldier currently facing prosecution over the rape of an Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) student, Sunday Awolola on Friday told a magistrate’s court...
Non-academic staff of Nigerian universities to begin strike on Monday
Non-academic staff members of Nigerian public universities have declared that they would begin a five-day warning strike on Monday, 19th August.
The staff under the...
NANS pickets South African companies in Nigeria over alleged xenophobic attacks,...
Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Friday picketed the offices of South African owned companies in Nigeria over alleged xenophobic...
Some university administrators aiding fake graduates, NYSC DG alleges
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has accused some school administrators of aiding unqualified persons with fake qualifications to get mobilised for the scheme.
NYSC...
30-year-old headteacher allegedly defiles 6-year-old pupil
Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested a primary school headteacher for allegedly defiling a six-year...
UI takes tougher measures to curtail insecurity on campus
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has rolled out tougher measures to curtail the scourge of insecurity on the campus.
It said that...
YABATECH wins Ford Foundation $100,000 grant for arts museum project
The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has been awarded a $100,000 Ford Foundation Project Grant for the development of an Arts Museum project for...
Lagos SUBEB to partner Neighbourhood Safety Agency in fighting cultism in...
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (Lagos SUBEB) on Thursday sought a partnership with the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) in curbing cultism...
Who is Joseph Tarka after whom Makurdi Agriculture University was renamed?
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill amending the name of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi to Joseph Sarwan Tarka University, Makurdi.
His...
MAPOLY matriculates 1,500 students in Abeokuta after long inactivity
About 1,500 students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta were on Thursday matriculated following their admissions into various full-time and part-time programmes of...
UI VC meeting with artisan addressed as student sparks records controversy
A controversy has trailed the publicised meeting between an artisan, Babatunde Kareem who the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Idowu Olayinka used as...
Gunmen kidnap NECO staff in Imo
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a member of staff of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Ifeanyi Onyenankeya at Okigwe, Imo State.
Mr Onyenankeya hails from Arondizuogu...
JAMB inaugurates committee to attract international students to Nigerian tertiary institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a committee on the internationalisation of admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
It is to be...
TRCN to NYSC: Stop posting non-education graduates to schools
The Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Olusegun Ajiboye, said the council has advised the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to stop...
