Nigeria tops African international students in the US – Report
Nigeria is once again top among African countries from which international students study in the United States (US) higher institutions, the 2018 edition of...
Government sacks Nasarawa Polytechnic Rector, others
Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has approved the dismissal of the Rector of Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia Dr Silas Gyar and two...
ASUU Strike: FG issues ‘no-work-no-pay’ order
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a order to the Vice-Chancellors of public universities across the country participating in the ongoing strike of...
Oyo government awards university scholarship to best SSCE student
The Oyo State Government has offered full university education scholarship to a student in a public school within the state with the best performance...
UN panel tasks Nigeria on education for children with physical disabilities
A United Nations panel has challenged the Nigerian government on education for children with disabilities. It emphasised the need to improve on the education...
JAMB: 2019 UTME registration starts in December but no specific date...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday disclosed that registration for 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence in December...
NANS commends FG on JAMB, NECO fee reduction
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday, commended the Federal Government for reducing the cost of registration for the Joint Admissions and...
UNN set to graduate over 400 PhD holders
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) will on Saturday, 1st December, 2018 award over 400 PhD candidates degrees at its 2018 convocation ceremonies.
They are...
Buhari reduces JAMB, NECO registration fees
Nigerian government headed by President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, announced the reduction of the cost of the forms for Unified Tertiary...
If you don’t teach, don’t discipline
Last week Friday, I had given my 8 year old son the sum of N400 to buy some stuff in school. By the time...
20-year-old becomes first black female president of Harvard’s 145-year newspaper
For the first time in the 145 years of its existence, Harvard University’s Crimson newspaper would be led by a black woman. Her name...
Don’t include private universities in World Bank interventions, NUC cautions
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has cautioned against the inclusion of private universities in proposed World Bank interventions in higher education in Nigeria.
NUC Executive...
Girl wins UBA Foundation’s 2018 National Essay Competition
A 14-year-old girl, Odjegba Divine Omesiri has emerged the overall winner the 2018 edition of the UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition. She, along with...
Opon Imo, school feeding, youth empowerment: Aregbesola lists achievements in farewell...
Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Monday delivered his farewell speech to the people of Osun State. In the speech, he highlighted the achievements of his...
Why NTI is yet to release 2017 PGDE results
The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) is yet to release the results of students enrolled in 2017 Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme due to...
Lagos spends N15bn on schools’ infrastructure – Ambode
The Lagos State Government said it had invested N15 billion in infrastructure in state-owned schools over the past three and a half years.
Governor Akinwunmi...
WASSCE results: 35.99% of candidates record credit passes
Only 35.99 per cent of the candidates who sat for the recently concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates had...
ASUU Strike: Seven students die, others injured in fatal motor accident
Seven students of the University of Maiduguri have died in a fatal motor accident along Damaturu Road on Tuesday, 20th November, 2018.
They were returning to...
Edo government extends campaign against irregular migration to Benin school
The Edo State Government on Monday extended its campaign against Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking to a cross section of students in Benin City.
This...
FUNAAB produces 113 First Class graduates, to honour Soyinka, Falola
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has produced 113 First Class graduates for the 2016/2017 academic session. They are among the 3548 to...
