Nigeria budgets N141.9 billion for school feeding programme

The Nigerian government has proposed to spend the sum of N141.9 billion of the 2021 budget on its school feeding programme. This is a component of the National Social...

Education gets 25% of Kano 2021 budget

Education has been allocated 25 percent of the 2021 budget in Kano State a day after a bill to make basic education compulsory and free got passed This is...

WAEC speaks on releasing WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has given a fresh update on releasing the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidatyes result today, 28th October 2020.

Govt appoints Kano Poly rector, university council members

The Kano State government has made key appointments at the Kano State Polytechnic and the Yusuf Maitama Sule University. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje approved the appointment...

Gombe demotes headteacher for extortion

An headteacher in Gombe State has been demoted after it was established that he did illicit extortion. Daiya Yila who used to be the headteacher of Tal Central Primary...

Again, LASU postpones convocation

The management of the Lagos State University (LASU) has again postponed its earlier scheduled convocation ceremony billed for next week. It carried out this decision considering the situation in...

2017, 2018 NTI PGDE certificates ready

The National Teachers' Institute (NTI) has released of the certificates of some students who enrolled in its Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme. This development is coming amidst severe...

Tertiary institutions and contemporary societal realities

By Andrew Erakhrumen In an earlier intervention, we categorically stated that “…..we will be insincere with ourselves if it is not pointed out, here, that some Nigerian academics are...

ASUU explains why it’s yet to call off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it was yet to call off its ongoing strike because it is waiting for the government to conduct an...

#EndSARS: Rivers State universities postpone exams

The curfew imposed on Port Harcourt and its environs has compelled the Rivers State University and the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education to postpone their on-going examinations No new...