Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun said Nigeria needs more universities to tackle the problem of access to tertiary education in the country.
The governor also advocated an increase in the carrying capacity of existing institutions.
The governor made this known during the official opening ceremony of the Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye,...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has fixed March 14 for the commencement of the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination.
The examination according to the board will be between March 14 and April 4.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday in Abuja,...
In a move towards enhancing educational access and excellence, the Bauchi State Government, facilitated by the Ministry of Education, has disbursed N396.9 million to cover examination fees for 14,170 SS3 students across public schools in the state for the 2023/2024 academic session.
Commissioner for Education, Jamila Mohammed Dahiru, announced this...
The Pro Chancellor and Chairman, Governing-Council of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga, has disclosed that the institution now has 96.4 percent accreditation status for courses being run by the varsity.
Olusoga, who said the National University Commission (NUC) granted full accreditation for seventy courses out of...
The Senate has successfully passed the Student Loans Access to Higher Education Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, paving the way for significant improvements in Nigeria's higher education financing landscape.
The passage of the bill, following the meticulous consideration of a report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary...
The University of Abuja has expelled no fewer than 100 students for indulging in examination malpractices, noting that the breakdown showed 72 undergraduate and 28 postgraduate students.
The university said on Sunday that five undergraduate students were rusticated for one academic session; three others rusticated for a semester, while three...
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State, will graduate 7,209 students at its 44th convocation ceremony coming up between Wednesday December 11 and Saturday December 14, 2019.
At a pre-convocation press briefing, the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, disclosed that 124 would be graduating with first class honours. He...
His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said the goal of his administration for its newly-established university, Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, was to make it a world-class citadel of learning that will groom graduates grounded in science and technology.
He said this on Thursday during...
Profs Olu Aina, Labo Popoola, others make list
As a follow-up to the actualisation of the upgrade of the College of Education, COE, Ilesa to a full-fledged university, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has set up an 11-man Implementation Committee.
The Committee, headed by a foremost educationist, Prof. Olu Aina, is expected...
As the Anchor University, Lagos (AUL) prepares to welcome its fourth set of students Friday, the authorities also have its eyes on the graduation of its first set of students later in the year.
The university owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry opened its doors on February 6, 2017...
