Adamu Adamu’s milestones and unfinished business in education

By Peter Okebukola What is the mandate of a Nigerian Minister of Education? It is essentially to superintend educational provisions and be the chief harnesser...

FG on course in electrifying 37 universities – Fashola

The Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said the Federal Government (FG) project in electrifying 37 federal universities is on course. Under...

Should suicide be an option after educational setbacks?

Recall recently that students who have been encountering setbacks in their educational pursuit are taking  their own life as a result of...

Nigerian, US universities partner in $13.4 million grant to improve education...

Three universities, one from Nigeria and two from the United States of America, are partnering in a bid to improve education in...

Education Minister commends JAMB for service delivery, integrity

The Minister for Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for ensuring service delivery to the public. The minister...

Winners emerge in inter-state Quranic competition

Winners have emerged in a 4th annual inter-state Quranic competition in Lagos themed "the Pathway to the Qur'an." The organisers, Hanif Educational Services said its...

Text of VP Osinbajo’s speech at LASU 23rd Convocation Lecture

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was the guest lecturer at the recently held 23rd convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University (LASU)....

WASSCE: Official forces hijab off candidate in exam hall

An official involved in the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) reportedly forced hijab off a female candidate (name withheld)...

Osinbajo makes case for girl child education

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said the Federal Government was committed improving access to education for the girl child. Osinbajo stated this while delivering...

EKSU appoints new university librarian

Ekiti State University (EKSU) has a new librarian whose name is Dr Francis Adesoji Fabunmi. The Governing Council of the school at its 133rd meeting...

Win 6.5m as 2019 Maltina Teacher of the Year application opens

A teacher in Nigeria can win as much as N6.5 million as submission of entries open to determine the 2019 Maltina Teacher...

Things you should know about Ekene Ezeunala, the topmost UTME 2019...

Ekene Franklin Ezeunala is the highest scoring candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). With a total mark of 347 out of 400,...

UTME: JAMB to make results accessible online soon

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said plans were already in place to forward the results of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination...

NANS declares Akeredolu ‘worst governor in education’

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State as the "worst performing governor in...

LASU best student combined entrepreneurship with scholarship

The Lagos State University (LASU) overall Best Graduating Student, Ridwan Ola-Gbadamosi  has disclosed that he emerged top of his set while combining entrepreneurship with...

Valedictory speech by LASU best graduating student, Ridwan Ola-Gbadamosi

Below is a text of the valedictory speech delivered by OLA-GBADAMOSI, Ridwan Oladotun who emerged overall best graduating student of the Lagos State University...

#ReduceAAUATuition: Students challenge Akeredolu on school fee hike

Students of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba (AAUA) have taken their protest against the Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu to the social media challenging...

BUK to host PASET PhD programmes

Bayero University Kano (BUK) has been selected to serve as one of the host universities for the Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering...

BREAKING: Esimone emerges UNIZIK new VC

Charles Okechukwu Esimone has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka. Esimone, a professor of Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical...

Oyo govt renames higher institutions, roads

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday announced that some roads and institutions have been approved for renaming by the Executive Council of the State. The...