NANS commends FG on JAMB, NECO fee reduction
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday, commended the Federal Government for reducing the cost of registration for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Examination Council (NECO) conducted...
UNN set to graduate over 400 PhD holders
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) will on Saturday, 1st December, 2018 award over 400 PhD candidates degrees at its 2018 convocation ceremonies.
They are among 11,681 students of the institution who will be conferred...
Buhari reduces JAMB, NECO registration fees
Nigerian government headed by President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, announced the reduction of the cost of the forms for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME); Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic...
If you don’t teach, don’t discipline
Last week Friday, I had given my 8 year old son the sum of N400 to buy some stuff in school. By the time I got into the school compound, he ran to me...
20-year-old becomes first black female president of Harvard’s 145-year newspaper
For the first time in the 145 years of its existence, Harvard University’s Crimson newspaper would be led by a black woman. Her name is Kristine Guillaume.
From January 2019, the liberal-arts student from New...
Don’t include private universities in World Bank interventions, NUC cautions
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has cautioned against the inclusion of private universities in proposed World Bank interventions in higher education in Nigeria.
NUC Executive Secretary, Abubakar Adamu Rasheed stated this during a recent visit...
Girl wins UBA Foundation’s 2018 National Essay Competition
A 14-year-old girl, Odjegba Divine Omesiri has emerged the overall winner the 2018 edition of the UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition. She, along with another girl and a boy are the top three winners...
Opon Imo, school feeding, youth empowerment: Aregbesola lists achievements in farewell speech
Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Monday delivered his farewell speech to the people of Osun State. In the speech, he highlighted the achievements of his government. He would on Tuesday, 27th November, 2018 hand over...
Why NTI is yet to release 2017 PGDE results
The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) is yet to release the results of students enrolled in 2017 Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme due to administrative issues pertaining to university affiliation, this newspaper can report.
In...
Lagos spends N15bn on schools’ infrastructure – Ambode
The Lagos State Government said it had invested N15 billion in infrastructure in state-owned schools over the past three and a half years.
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made this known on Thursday during the official opening...























