Education

JAMB says it has taken over the collection of the N700 registration fee for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), from 2022. It said in its weekly bulletin issued in Abuja on Monday that it would collect the approved…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again warned the Federal Government to, without further delay, release the N22.27 billion it said it had approved, to pay the earned academic allowances owed its members. The union said…

Authorities of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, on Saturday, November 27, 2021, announced the appointment of the institution’s first set of Emeritus Professors. It was part of the high points of the university’s 32nd…

The Federal Government says it has released N6 billion to enhance teaching, periodic curriculum review and development in six colleges of education across the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this on Saturday at…

Atleast 42 inmates serving various jail terms in Jos Correctional Centre are writing the ongoing November/December Senior School Certificate Examinations of the National Examination Council (NECO). This was announced by the Public…

More than 500 students who had overstayed at the University of Benin have been given amnesty. Prof. Lilian Salami, the university's Vice-Chancellor, stated this on Thursday in Benin during her address at the institution's 46th and 47th…

The Vice-Chancellor of Oduduwa University Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife has disclosed that a total of 992 graduands are set to graduate during the combined 8th and 9th convocation ceremonies on Friday. Recall that Police in Osun have arrested the…

Candidates who sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination of the 2021 West Africa Examination Council can now check their results via SMS or by visiting the WAEC portal. Head of the Nigeria National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan, who…

The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state (AAUA) have shut down the institution and instructed Students to vacate their hall of residence and university campus with immediate effect following the protest…

Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state have come out in their hundreds to protest the "NO SCHOOL FEE NO EXAM POLICY" introduced by the school management in the beginning of the second semester. Student's who…

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the result of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council who disclosed this on…

The Federal University of Dutse (FUD) has prohibited night visits to female hostels as well as the entry of any tinted automobiles. Prof. Abdulkarim Sabo Mohammed, the university's Vice-Chancellor, told reporters about it. He made the…

Chief Afe Babalola, Founder, Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, has called on relevant government regulatory agencies to apply appropriate sanctions on operators of illegal universities in the country. Babalola made the call on…

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the appointment of Prof. Temi Emmanuel Ologunorisa as the Vice-Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa. This is contained in a…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities and Federal Government agreed on four critical issues on Thursday. The agreement was reached during a meeting called by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Following…

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, has commended Dr Bibiana Okoli, the first female visually impaired to bag a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the institution’s Department of Special Education.…

The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige has assured that the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not happen. On Tuesday, Ngige said this on Channels Television in response to ASUU's three-week deadline…

Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), of destroying Nigeria’s education system. The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this in a Facebook post,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities issued a three-week ultimatum to the Federal Government on Monday for failure to meet outstanding requests. This is as the Senior Staff Association of Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union…

The management of the University of Abuja has honoured 44 personnel of the Safety Unit of the University for their role in the rescue of staff of the University and children who were abducted recently by bandits. The affected staff and…

The authorities of Federal University, Dutse has clarified that the president of the Students Union Government, SUG, Muhammad Umar, did not attend lecture in convoy as reported on social media. Viral photos of the SUG president have…

Authorities of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, on Thursday expelled 29 students for examinations malpractices which is contrary to the matriculation oath they sworn to. In a statement issued and signed by a Principal Assistant…

Authorities of the University of medical sciences, Ondo, UNIMED, in Ondo state yesterday postponed indefinitely the resumption for its 2021 /2022 academic session to avert student protest against a 120 per cent hike in tuition fees. It…

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have directed its member to proceed on a three-day protest over…

A lecturer at the Kwara State University, Malete, Pelumi Adewole, has been arrested by the State Intelligence Bureau over offences bordering on criminal intimidation, examination malpractices and sexual harassment of a female student.…