LASU inaugurates health management board

The Lagos State University (LASU) management has inaugurated an eight-member Board of Health to improve the quality of medical services in the university. The university's...

ASUU may not honour further meetings with FG, says president

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that it may not honour further calls by Federal Government for a meeting on the...

300 level OAU student dies after robbery attack

A 300 level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Abiodun Babatola was murdered on Sunday after an armed robbery attack. The late Babalola was...

Presidency reacts to BEA scholars’ plight

Presidential adviser on Foreign Relations and Diaspora matters, Abike Dabiri has on Sunday reacted to the recent protest by beneficiaries of the...

Childhood education as middle class child abuse in Nigeria

The Nigerian Middle class is a brittle collectivity of people; brittle because it is insecure and unmoored to any abiding institutions and because its...

UI school hijab case: Court adjourn till January

Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday adjourned the case involving some Muslim parents and students of...

BEA scholarship: Government owes students 20 month stipends

The Nigerian government currently owes students schooling abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) 20 month stipend arrears. Some of them studying under the BEA...

JAMB releases 2019 UTME registration dates, guidelines

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the guidelines for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede also disclosed...

On Prof Olaleru’s “Open letter to ASUU President”

“How does NANS expect Nigerian students to buy the idea that the country's economy will collapse if education gets adequate funding when there is...

We are prioritising child education through school feeding programme – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed commitment towards prioritising child education in Nigeria especially through the school feeding programme.

Education ministry gets 7.02% of Nigeria’s 2019 budget

The Federal Ministry of Education has been allocated 7.02% of the 2019 budget by the Nigerian government. This is based on the estimates given by...

Government not saying anything new to end strike, ASUU President finally...

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Biodun Ogunyemi has disclosed that government was not saying anything new...

Why you should not laminate your certificate

Many have been in the dilemma whether to laminate their certificate or to leave it the way it is. The fact is...

NGOs collaborate to train low cost school teachers on STEM

Three nongovernmental organisations are working together to train teachers in low cost schools on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM).

Is ‘extra lesson’ necessary for children? Minister criticises trend

A Nigerian Federal Minister, Hadi Sirika has criticised the organisation of extra lessons for school children beyond school hours. Mr Sirika who is the minister...

YABATECH gets new bursar

The Governing Council of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has approved the appointment of Abdulwaheed Adekunle Yeosuf as the new Bursar of...

UPDATED: Court jails OAU sex-for-marks professor

Dismissed Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife professor, Richard Akindele was on Monday sent to jail after he pleaded guilty to the allegation of...

TRIBUTE: Professor Oyeleye Oyediran (1934-2018)

In this piece, Babafemi Badejo pays a tribute to Professor Oyediran Oyeleye who died on 11th December, 2018 During my years at the University...

Abandoned SUBEB projects: Ortom orders prosecution of contractors

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has given instructions for the prosecution of contractors who abandoned work on some of the 740 primary...

Tips to help increase preschoolers’ concentration and attention span in class

Getting children's attention during work periods can be stressful and challenging at times. The attention span of the learners at this stage...