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For the family of Mr. Cyril Onu of Umuogbodo-Agu, Igbo-Eze North local government area of Enugu state, November 18, 2003 will remain the most significant date in their life. Like many other men in his community his wife, Mrs. Faith Onu…

Ogedengbe Commercial School now Ogedengbe School of Science is situated in Ilesa, an ancient town in Ijesaland. The school was established in the early 1950s but it changed from Ogedengbe Commercial School to Ogedengbe School of Science in…

Ebenezer Grammar School is located in Ijeda-Ijesha, a community in Oriade Local Government, Osun State. The school was established in 1963 by a native of the community identified as late J.M.O Fasheun. Owing to availability of facilities…

Oil discovery in Nigeria can be traced back to 1956 when foreign companies began exploration in Nigerian communities. In Ilaje Local Government area of Ondo State- Southwestern Nigeria, despite the huge oil exploration and drilling…

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…

Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari has stated that his administration will continue to see to the stability of Nigeria and always ensured that it is maintained. Buhari made it known while receiving a delegation of Borno/Yobe elders…

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…

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…

A total of 3,000 inmates are currently running different degree programmes with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) while 50 are undergoing National Certificates in Education (NCE) with Yewa College of Education, Ogun State,…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved the establishment of 20 private universities in the country. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who briefed newsmen after the…

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,…

The Federal Government has said that the use of National Identification Number (NIN) is now a mandatory requirement for registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by candidates. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu…

The Nigerian Government has said it was not in support of the resumption of schools on Monday, January 18, 2021. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu said this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, on…

The Federal Ministry of Education says it has aligned with the Jan. 18, 2021 date for schools in the nation to resume. Consequently, schools can resume academic activities on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The ministry, in a statement on…

Sokoto State government under the Better Education Service Delivery Agency (BESDA) programme enrolled over seventy-five thousand children into basic schools in 2020. Similarly, this year, the state government, under the programme,…

The federal government has said it will review the proposed January 18 resumption date for schools, as the country battles the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated this while speaking at the…

Great feat as Nigerian scholar, Lanre Sanusi broke a five-year record at a United States varsity, Dallas Baptist University in Texas, after completing his Master’s programme in Business Administration (MBA) at the institution. Sanusi…

The Kaduna State Ministry of Education has directed all schools in the State to close on Wednesday, 16th December, 2020 following the rising cases of people affected with COVID-19 in the state. In a statement on Tuesday morning,…

Twelve public universities have been awarded N12 billion by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund TETFund, to undertake researches. The amount which according to TETFund, would be shared equally among the universities, is to enable them to…