Buhari assents bill increasing teachers’ retirement age

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to a bill seeking to have a new retirement age for teachers. It is among four bills passed by the...

FEC approves licences for 12 new private universities

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) in Nigeria has approved the issuance of provisional licences for the establishment of 12 private universities across the country. Minister...

JAMB, reps disagree on extortion of UTME candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is not in agreement with moves by the House of Representatives to probe its alleged extortion of candidates writing the Unified...

ASUU struggles: propaganda and counter-narratives

By Andrew A. Erakhrumen "An army marches on its stomach" We have come full circle, again! It is no more news, unfortunately, that after efforts by...

Osun govt to make Ilesa education college a university

Osun State government has announced its move to change the state’s College of Education in Ilesa to a full-fledged university. The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega...
Professional bodies in Nigeria

ICENT is Africa’s first institute with ISO 21001:2018 Certification

The Institute of Classic Entrepreneurship, Nigeria (ICENT) has become the first institute in Africa to be certified with ISO 21001:2018, an international standard measurement for Educational Organisation Management...

Nigeria’s decaying universities: Blame govt, not ASUU!

By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye I have always had this lingering suspicion that apart from representing the deep-seated contempt that has come to define government’s attitude to the welfare of public...

LASU certificates to carry digital verification feature

Certificate for graduates of the Lagos State University (LASU) would henceforth carry an instant verification feature. Authorities at the school said that this intervention...

JAMB: What to do if you lost the phone number used for UTME registration...

You may have registered for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) or Direct Entry (DE) with a phone number last year but you have since...

Echono appointed TETFund Executive Secretary

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Arc. Sonny Echono, as the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). He is the...