UMYU wants TETFUND to fund conversion of Katsina FMC to medical college

The authorities of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University (UMYU), Katsina, have sought the help of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), to fund its takeover of the Federal Medical...

Acting VC convenes stakeholders’ meeting on UI VC race

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adebola Babatunde Ekanola, is convening a stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday to chart a way forward towards the...

Pate appointed Federal University Kashere VC

The Federal University Kashere, has appointed Umaru Pate, a respected Professor of Mass Communication, as its new Vice-Chancellor. Pate, who is a traditional title holder,...

Ripples at Federal Polytechnic Ede over programme cancellation

The Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun state was last Friday thrown into total confusion over the cancellation of the Dual Award programme of the institution. Students...

24% of candidates fail teachers’ professional qualifying exam

A total of 3,650 teachers constituting 24.1% of all candidates have failed in the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) conducted by the Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) across...

80 abducted school pupils rescued in Katsina

A combined team of security operatives on Saturday rescued 80 abducted pupils of Hizburrahim Islamiyya, an Islamic school in Mahuta, Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State.

UNICEF urges Nigeria to prevent school abductions recurrence

The United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has said that no child should be held captive in Nigeria by any attacker. UNICEF Nigerian representative,...

62.99% passes recorded as NABTEB releases results

62.99 of candidates had credit passes in five subjects including English and Mathematics in the recently held 2020 in-school National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC)...

Buhari meets rescued schoolboys, charges them not to abandon education

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the rescued students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. He urged them to remain focused in...

Federal University Lokoja appoints Akinwumi as VC

The governing council of the Federal University Lokoja has approved the appointment of Professor Olayemi Akinwumi as the incoming Vice-Chancellor of the university. At the...