World Bank loans Nigeria N220bn to reduce out-of-school children

The Nigerian Federal Government said it has got money from the World Bank to reduce the number of out-of-school children in the country. It explained that N220 billion has...

Ekiti condemns officials who sack teachers illegally

Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Foluso Daramola, has frowned at the reports reaching him from the Local Governments Areas, which claimed that some individuals have turned themselves into...

ASUU begins 2-week warning strike

The National leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a two-week warning strike in all public universities with effect from Monday, 9th March. This is...

Ondo varsity postpones exams after students’ deaths

Gunmen reportedly shot dead a 300 level student of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko, Olakunle Mathew this weekend in the university town. Adekunle was said to be a student...

UNN gets new multi-million naira engineering building

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Charles Igwe has commissioned a multi-million naira building donated to the University’s Faculty of Engineering by the Chief Executive Officer of Future Concerns Group,...

Group condemns delayed payment of lecturers’ February salaries

A group, Academics Without Barriers (AWB), has decried the non-payment of the February salaries of lecturers. Already, the Nigerian government said that all lecturers who failed to enrol on...

We won’t go on strike over IPPIS – university lecturers

Nigerian university lecturers, under the aegis of the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), has said that they will not embark on any strike action over the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and...

Tanker crashes into school destroying three classrooms

An unmarked tanker, fully loaded with unrefined crude oil on Saturday evening, ran into New Bethel Primary School in Onitsha, destroying three classrooms. The spokesperson for Anambra State Command...

Anambra creates special calendar for schools in flood prone zones

The Anambra State Executive Council has approved a Special Academic Calendar for the riverine and flood prone areas in the State. The Council approved the special calendar based on...

Ilorin aviation college to offer postgraduate diploma

The International Aviation College, Ilorin is set to commence postgraduate diploma programme in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering courses before the end of this year. It would be doing so in...