No plans to extend 2018 UTME registration deadline – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that it has no plans of extending the deadline for registration of candidates for the 2018 United Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede...

Nigerian Law School’s stance on hijab unlawful – Muslim lawyers

The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) has described as unlawful the recent refusal by the Nigerian Law School to allow Firdaus Amasa entrance into the venue of the "Call to Bar" ceremony recently...

Lagos establishes six new public primary schools

The Lagos State Government said it had approved of the establishment of six new public primary schools under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic...

WAEC ready to partner organisations on prisoners’ education access – HNO

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it is always ready to partner relevant organisations to assist prison inmates to have easy access to education. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Olutise...

Full list of universities in Nigeria (2019 updated list)

This is the full list of Universities in Nigeria. The existence and operation of every university is based on the approval and licence of the National Universities Commission (NUC). As of December, 2017, the...
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Iwuanyanwu advises FG against establishing new universities

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Calabar, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has advised the Federal Government against the approval of the establishment of new universities. This is as he proposed the enhancement of the...

Turkish President warns parents against keeping their children at NTIC

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has warned parents in Africa against keeping their children at the Nigeria Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) among other Turkish-run schools in Africa. This is as he described the owners...

Not too old to learn: 5 octogenarians who earned a PhD

People with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree are said to have attained of the highest pedestal in their academic careers. But what if one does not achieve that as an octogenarian? Would you...

NMC deplores poor female performance in Mathematics

The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) has deplored the poor performance of female students in mathematics and the mathematical sciences. Its Director and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Stephen Onah, expressed this concern on Sunday as he attributed...

NGO launches project to track UBE funds

A non-governmental organisation called the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has launched an innovative data-driven project to track funds earmarked for the provision of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Kaduna...