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 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,...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday, emphasized the pivotal role of academics in steering Nigeria towards a safer and more prosperous future.
Represented by Aliyu Moddibo, special adviser to the president on general duties (office of the vice president), Mr. Shettima underscored the importance of academia during the public launch...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again extended the ongoing strike by four weeks.
President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke who disclosed this via a statement on Monday, said the decision was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues with the lecturers.
Noting that...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it will sanction universities offering admission to Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates on their own portals without abiding by the Central Admissions Processing System.
The board also warned candidates not to accept any offer of admission that is not validated on their...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has pledged to root out Nigerians flaunting counterfeit certificates, as revealed by Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, SAN.
During the receipt of the inter-ministerial committee's report on degree mills, Prof. Mamman expressed deep concern over the revelations, emphasizing the need...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has once again spoken up about the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
In a statement on Thursday, he ramped up his push for the Federal Government to take action to meet the demands of the striking lecturers and end...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System and the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement.
The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the strike at a press briefing in its National Secretariat, Abuja.
He noted that the government...
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...
