Olatunji-Bello becomes LASU vice-chancellor

Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Olusola-Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello as the 9th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU).

Lagos boarding schools’ fees slashed to N35,000

Following the controversy that trailed the increment of boarding fees for secondary schools in Lagos to N50, 000, the State Government has slashed the fee to N35,000 per...

Flood: Anambra community petitions NUC over construction at Peter University

Nkweremiri Community in Obinikpa Achina, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, has petitioned the National Universities Commission (NUC), over ongoing construction at the proposed Peter University, owned by...

Senate okays university teaching hospitals in Ekiti, Nasarawa

The Senate on Wednesday passed two bills seeking to establish a federal university and teaching hospital in Ekiti and Nasarawa States, respectively. The bills are...

Dearth of North-East lecturers accessing TETFund leads to grant-writing workshop

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and the Management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi have organised a training workshop for lecturers of universities and heads of Tertiary...

TETFUND and the call for local training of scholars

By Zubaida Baba Ibrahim The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Kashim Ibrahim, sometimes in August, advised tertiary institutions in the...

TETFund research grants increased to N8.5bn

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced an increment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) research grants to universities and other tertiary institutions to N8.5 billion, up...

UNIBEN shut following students’ protest of fee hike

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Lilian Salami, has announced the immediate closure of the university, following the protest that rocked the institution on Tuesday.

IPOB to rebuild school property members damaged

The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has vowed to replace the property destroyed at Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume in Njaba Council of Imo State on Monday by gunmen. This...

SUBEB to contractors: Meet specifications or risk contract revocation

The Chairman, Kwara State Universal Basic Education, Professor Shehu Raheem Adaramaja, has reads the riot act to contractors handling ongoing UBEC/SUBEB projects in the state, threatening that they...