bandits have reportedly abducted an unspecified number of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state, as revealed by sources to Daily Trust. The kidnapping occurred in the wee hours of Saturday, marking yet another brazen attack on innocent lives.
Liman Abubakar, the school's proprietor,...
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has reiterated that no tertiary institution will admit candidates outside the Central Admission Process System (CAPS) of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).
The minister stated this in his address at the commissioning of JAMB’s New General Services Department building on Monday...
The University of Abuja has said it will award first-class certificates to 26 graduands at its 24th convocation, which will take place on February 15.
Speaking at the pre-convocation briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the vice-chancellor of the university, Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, said a total of 26 students would be awarded...
Fountain University in Osogbo, Osun State, will graduate 307 students at its ninth convocation ceremony tomorrow.
At a pre-convocation lecture, Vice Chancellor Prof. Amidu Sanni said 29 of the graduating students would be awarded first class degrees.
He said: “Three hundred and seven students are graduating for the 2018/19 academic session:...
The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Muhammed Ibrahim, along with the association and the Non-Academic Staff Union, have initiated a scheduled seven-day strike starting on Monday. The strike stems from the Federal Government's failure to address their grievances regarding unfair treatment.
According to Ibrahim,...
In a strategic move aimed at enhancing educational opportunities for Nigerian students, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Akintunde Sawyerr as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This decision was revealed in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, emphasizing...
says its establishment won't exert unnecessary pressure on State's finances
'Varsity not a product of mere fanciful effort'
The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Implementation Committee for the proposed University of Ilesa.
He said the upgrade of the existing Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, to...
directs immediate resumption of academic activities
Following the protest by students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Edo State Government at the State Executive Council meeting, on Wednesday, suspended all union activities across all state-owned institutions...
Following the abduction and gruesome murder of a five-year old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, by a private school proprietor, the Kano State government has ordered for revocation of operational licenses of all private schools in the state.
The state commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi, announced the decision at a press conference,...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in the ongoing face-off between the union and the Federal Government.
The Nsukka Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Rapheal Amokaha made the call at a press conference held in Lokoja.
He accused the Federal Government of paying lip...
