Nigerian govt spent N1.3 trillion on education in four years – Official

A senior official at the Federal Ministry of Education has said that the Nigerian federal government spent about 1.3 trillion naira on the education sector in the past four years. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry,...

Governor warns UNIUYO students, staff against indulging cultism

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emanuel has charged students of the University of Uyo to uphold discipline and high academic standard in which the institution is noted for, assuring that his administration is committed...

Move your checkpoint elsewhere, AAUA tells military amid rape scandal

The authorities at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, have called on the Nigerian Army to move its checkpoint elsewhere following the incidence of alleged rape of its student last Wednesday. It also condemned...

Kano College of Education emerges best in IJMB

The Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies has been rated as the best among Fifty Six (56) institutions affiliated to Interim Joint Matriculation Examination Board (IJMB) in terms of good...

India’s university regulator proposes changes in PhD programmes

India’s university education regulator known as the University Grants Commission (UGC) has proposed radical changes at the PhD level are conducted. It also sought to reform the way research...

Wike sacks Rivers State University Vice-Chancellor, Deputy

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked the Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University, Blessing Didia. He also sacked is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Magnus Oruwari. Both professors were sacked for reasons yet ...

Ondo governor wants soldier who raped student handed over to police

The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has urged the authorities of the Nigerian Army to immediately hand over to the Police for urgent prosecution. The soldiers were on...

Violence against children costs Nigeria N1.4 trillion loss annually – UNICEF

Nigeria loses an estimated economic value of N1.42 trillion annually due to the consequences of violence against children (VAC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. Public Finance for Child Protection UNICEF Consultant, Rita...

Buhari assents bill converting Zuru agric college to university

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to two Bills passed by the 8th National Assembly, upgrading the College of Agriculture, Zuru, Kebbi State, to a full-fledged University, and reforming punitive measure of the Architects Registration...

Poor reading culture hindering Nigeria’s development – Noibi

Poor reading culture among many Nigerians has been identified as one of the factors hindering the development of the country. The Executive Secretary of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), Dawud Noibi, made...