NUC lists universities approved for part-time programmes in Nigeria

Only 36 universities are approved for part-time programmes in Nigeria. These include 13 federal, 18 state and 8 privately owned universities.

38 bag distinction as ABU agric colleges graduate 1,165 students

The Division of Agricultural Colleges (DAC), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) on Saturday held its joint convocation ceremony of the college with 38 graduating students bagging distinction. The three National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma...

Emphasis on science and technology is relegating the humanities – Remi Sonaiya

Professor Remi Sonaiya needs no introduction in the Nigerian political scene as she was the only female presidential candidate in the 2015 General Elections. In this interview with EduCeleb.com, the retired professor of French...

Spend on peace rather than security, don advises FG

A don at Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola has called on the Federal Government to spend on peace building rather then security. Dr Chris Kwanja who teaches philosophy at the university said this during...

List of approved Distance Learning Centres in Nigeria

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released the list of institutions approved to run distance learning centres in Nigeria. In the release, it disclosed that only the National Open...

UNILAG students develop human trafficking tracker software

Three students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have reportedly developed some software that can track and expose human traffickers as well as rescue and rehabilitate victims. The three undergraduates, David Popoola, Eyitayo Ogunbiyi and...

Don’t pay for BECE, Lagos cautions parents

The Lagos State Government has cautioned parents against paying any fee or levy for the Junior Secondary School (JSS) Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for students in the state. Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State...

School fined N25m for making pupil blind by flogging

A school in Nigeria would be paying a N25 million (about US $69,500) damages for flogging that led to the blindness of a pupil. The pupil, Destiny Kalu was five years old when the incident...

Group targets 37,000 Borno children for integrated education project

A development group in Nigeria named Plan International has said that about 37,000 children will benefit from an integrated education and child protection project it is spearheading in Borno, North East Nigeria. The Communications...

LASU inaugurates new Students’ Union leaders

The management of the Lagos State University on Wednesday, 27th March, 2019 inaugurated new leaders of its Students' Union. These student leaders had in the penultimate week held elections across the faculties and campuses of...