Education

On the 17th of March, A professor of Agricultural Economics from the Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Adebayo Simeon Bamire, was announced the 12th Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university. This reporter…

The authorities of Federal Polytechnic Ede in Osun state on Sunday debunked reports stating that fees payable by the students have been increased. Even as the management denied allegations that the management is making moves to proscribe…

Nigerian students are leveraging the ongoing ASUU strike to learn new skills and to make money. The strike has lasted for more than a month and students can no longer stay indoors hoping that they resume school soon. WITHIN NIGERIA spoke to…

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has cancelled the recently approved restructuring of examinations by semester. The new policy on the conduct of the university examinations had restricted its process to semester by…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, in Lagos, released the results of the 2020 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations(WASSCE), for private candidates (second series). A total of 61,509…

The Ekiti State COVID-19 Task Force has closed down till further notice all physical classes at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) over the violations of laid down COVID-19 safety protocols. Coordinator of the task force, Professor…

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Friday appointed members of the Governing Council of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti. This was contained in a statement made available to…

The Federal Government has threatened to stop the salaries of non-teaching workers of universities for embarking on an indefinite strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige noted that Section 43 of the Trade Dispute Act…

Kaduna State government has approved the disbursement of N81million to 13 researchers to enable them to study the various aspects of education reforms in the state. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, expressed his readiness to convert LAUTECH from a University of Technology to a conventional University, so as to enable it to offer such courses as Law. Makinde, who made this known while…

An unidentified student of Rufus Giwa polytechnic, Owo in Ondo was reportedly killed during the school student union election. According to reports, the victim was shot dead by a rival cult group. Details of the incident remained…

The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has postponed outstanding papers in the ongoing first semester examination due to the strike embarked upon by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said it would spend not less than N100 million on the prosecution of 200 out of the over 400 persons involved in impersonation in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,…

Academic Staff Forum of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has resolved to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). According to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Dr. Chuks Enwerem, the forum…

The Management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has described as Fake news, trending social media posts purporting a change of name for Kaduna State University to Magajin Garin Zazzau Sambo University. “The Management of Kaduna State…

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU), have been ordered to embark on a nationwide strike from Friday, February 5. This…

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a new polytechnic in Ayede, Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The approval was contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education,…

After hours of deliberations, the Federal Government on Tuesday failed to reach agreement with the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU).…

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said it won’t hesitate to shut down schools in the country should there be a spike in COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, stated this in a video…

The University of Abuja has announced a resumption of academic activities on February 1. This was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the university, Yahya Mohammed, on Monday. He said the resumption process has been spaced…