1.6 million candidates register for 2021 WASSCE

At least 1.6 million candidates will participate in this year's West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on August 16. The Head...

Eid-el-Adha: UI, LASU VCs preach peace

The Acting Vice-Chancellors of the University of Ibadan(UI), Professor Adebola Ekanola and that of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Professor Oyedamola Oke have both felicitated with the...

Buhari appoints Ibrahim Wushishi new NECO Registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as the Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO). The council has been run by...

ASUP demands immediate release of N15 billion to polytechnics

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the immediate release of the N15 billion revitalisation fund for polytechnics and colleges...

Kano govt sacks school principal over abuse of office

Kano State government has ordered the removal of Sabo Muhammad Ahmad, Principal of GSS Dambatta over abuse of office. Commissioner of Education, said the sack...

Lagos begins school teachers’ recruitment

The Lagos State government has a announced a fresh call for online registration and applications from suitable candidates for the position of secondary school classroom teachers.

Federal University Kashere adds 7 new degree programmes

The Federal University Kashere (FUK) in Gombe state has introduced seven new degree programmes for the 2020/2021 academic session. The university's Vice-Chancellor, Umaru Pate, broke...

School feeding programme: FG verifies 196,873 pupils in Nasarawa

The Federal Government has begun a verification exercise for 196, 873 pupils in public schools in Nasarawa state under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme.

UNIBEN gives committee a week to investigate student malpractice ‘brought this far’

A committee has been set up to investigate Peace Ufuoma, a student of UNIBEN who recently wore a shirt that read “aggressive malpractice brought me this far”.

Governors’ hijack of VCs appointment in federal universities worrisome – Adamu

Nigeria's Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has expressed worries that some state governors have hijacked the process of appointment of Vice-Chancellors for Federal Universities. He...