Delta State’s Ariguzo emerges Maltina Teacher of the Year 2017
Felix Udochukwu Ariguzo, a teacher with Mastercare International School, Asaba, Delta State, has emerged the Maltina Teacher of the Year for 2017 in the highpoint of the competition’s grand finale held in Lagos on...
UNILAG lecturer stabs student, detained by school security
In what may appear a show of might, a lecturer at the University of Lagos, Dr Babawale Taiwo along with his colleague, Dr Israel Abiala had on Wednesday evening allegedly stabbed a student of...
NANS charges government on affordable healthcare services
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Nigerian government to provide affordable healthcare services for all citizens.
The group said this, according to a statement jointly signed by its National President Aruna...
Olatunji proposes acceptance of candidates from other academic backgrounds into communication disciplines
A don at the Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Rotimi Williams Olatunji has proposed that candidates from other academic backgrounds are accepted into communication disciplines at the postgraduate level.
Olatunji made this proposal while delivering...
History to be reintroduced as a subject in 2018/2019 session
The Nigeria Education Research and Development Council (NERDC) is set to reintroduce History as a subject, beginning from the 2018/2019 academic session.
NERDC Executive Secretary, Mr Ismail Junaidu, said on Tuesday that the curriculum was...
We didn’t cancel Post-UTME – Education Minister, Adamu Adamu
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged higher institutions and the general public to disregard reports on social media, claiming he has cancelled Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME).
This was contained in a...
WAEC GCE 2018 Jan/Feb Registration Form: Details & Guidelines
The West African Examinations Council WAEC will begin conducting two series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private candidates as from 2018. The First Series will be conducted between January...
Tips on spending less money on academic research
Carrying out academic research is a 'call' that must be answered by all students in tertiary institutions before they could be awarded their degrees or diplomas. It requires devotion of time and effort.
I’m inspired to write...
Ikeogu wins 2017 NLNG Prize for Literature
Ikeogu Oke has been announced the winner of the 2017 NLNG Prize for Literature. The author of the poetry book, Heresiad, beat stiff competition from Prof Tanure Ojaide, the author of Songs of Myself:...
Who wants to be a teacher? by Olalekan Olagunju
Olalekan Olagunju examines the disnterest of prospective students in choosing teaching courses in tertiary institutions as a result of the lack of attention for standard in the teacher-training sector.
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2020 UTME: UNILORIN remains Nigeria’s university of first choice
For the seventh year running, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has maintained its position as Nigeria's university of first choice.
