UNILAG to open own microfinance bank soon
Efforts are ongoing to ensure that the University of Lagos (UNILAG) open its microfinance bank soon.
This is as part of its efforts to boost revenue generation and improve...
LASU speaks on extra fee for graduating students
The Lagos State University (LASU) management has reacted to dissent to its decision to charge graduating students extra fees ahead of their convocation coming up next month.
It was reacting to the allegation of a...
10 qualities of an effective press secretary
By Jamiu Ayinde
A press secretary is someone who works for an organisation and makes statements to the press or answer questions for that organisation.
The task of a press secretary is sacrosanct in every organisation...
FG to use mobile tech to conduct school census
The Federal Government has said that it would be using mobile technology to gather data from schools during the conduct of the 2018/19 Annual School Census (ASC) nationwide.
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu stated this...
UK moves to fine schools for proliferating first-class degrees
The United Kingdom is moving to check the proliferation of first-class degrees by fining higher institutions.
Education Secretary, Damian Hinds has said measures have been put in place to fine institutions found guilty of awarding...
WAEC donates 1050 chairs, tables to public schools
As part of its efforts towards improving access to education, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has donated 1050 branded student chairs and tables to 21 selected public school across the country.
WAEC Nigeria Head...
What free higher education really means (and doesn’t mean)
By Ariane de Gayardon
Whether or not higher education should be free is a recurring debate the world over, but recently it has intensified and has led to surprising policy changes in many countries, including...
Ajimobi appoints principal officers for Ibadan Poly
The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has approved the appointment of new principal officers for The Polytechnic Ibadan.
He appointed Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi as the Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan.
The governor in a statement...
Renowned Nigerian poet, Gabriel Okara dies at 97
Renowned Nigerian poet and novelist, Gabriel Okara, has died.
He was aged 97.
The literary icon passed on on Sunday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, exactly a month to his...
45 year old Bala Magaji is NOUN’s best graduating student
A 45 year old man, Bala Magaji has emerged the best graduating student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) for the 2018/2019 academic year.
He was among the 20,799 graduates convoked at the...
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JAMB: Choice of exam centres solely UTME candidates’
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has stated that the prerogative of...
