Almajiranchi, a ticking time bomb needing reforms
By Rukayyah Aliyu
Almajiranchi is a system of education practised in Northern Nigeria. It involves acquiring Islamic knowledge where young children are absorbed into the system and are refered...
Man to spend 50 years in jail for raping UNILAG student
A surveyor, John Otema has been convicted and sentenced to 50-years imprisonment on Monday for raping a 19-year-old student of the University of Lagos.
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the...
Some universities award degrees, PhDs in six months – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has lamented the rate at which some tertiary institutions across the country were awarding higher degrees within six months and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in less...
Christianisation: Oyo assures Muslims of equity in teachers test
The Oyo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has reacted to an allegation levelled against it by a human rights organization named Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) over what the organization described as the...
Kaduna govt announces resumption date for JSS3
The Kaduna State Government has announced Sunday 16th and Monday, 17th August 2020, as resumption dates for Junior Secondary School students (SS3).
It also disclosed plans to create a...
MURIC accuses Oyo of including CRK questions in teacher recruitment test
A human rights group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has accused the Oyo State Government of including questions on Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) in the state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) examination.
Students give Abiodun ultimatum to appoint education commissioner
Student bodies under the umbrella of National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) Joint Campus Committee(JCC) and National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) have given Governor Dapo Abiodun 21-day ultimatum to appoint...
What the law says about appointment, removal of vice-chancellors
This piece by Professor Ehi Oshio (now late) presents a juridical anatomy of the true legal prescription on the appointment and removal of Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities under the nation’s extant laws....
Babalakin gives details of why UNILAG council sacked VC
Dr Wale Babalakin, Chairman, Governing Council of University of Lagos (Unilag), on Friday, said the council relieved Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor of the institution for gross financial recklessness and spending...
Eight IBB University lecturers resign
Eight lecturers at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai have resigned over alleged non-payment of earned allowances, poor handling of staff salaries and inadequate infrastructure.
These lecturers, majority...
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NCC grants UI N20m professorial chair
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has endowed a professional chair to the University of Ibadan for what is...
