JAMB Says Admission Forms Not Ready
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Ogunbiyi Heads OAU Council, Jibo UNIPORT
Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi: heads OAU Governing Council President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi as the chairman of the governing counc
Babalakin Heads New FG-ASUU Panel
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Etisalat Prize: Elnathan John, 8 Others Make Longlist
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ASUU Urges Nigerians To Rise Above Partisanship
ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi/ The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says Nigerians should rise in 2017 beyond party affiliation, rel
ASUU Uncovers N2b Fraud At UNILORIN
ASUU accuses Oloyede, Ambali of fraud at UNILORIN The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (
Even Blind Students Cheat: WAEC
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Bayelsa Govt. Denies Report Students Are Stranded In Ghana
The Bayelsa State government has refuted reports that its indigenes on scholarship in Ghana were denied access to their hostels and stopped from writing their s
N1,000 Registration Fee Bars Indigent Children From Lagos Free Education
A REPORT BY PUNCH Despite the Lagos State Government's policy on free education for pupils at primary and secondary school levels, some school administrators in
Rivers State Names Polytechnic After Elechi Amadi
The Rivers State Government on Saturday renamed the Port Harcourt Polytechnic after the late literary icon, Captain Elechi Amadi. The state governor, Nyesom Wik
SSANU Shuts FUNAAB Main Gate, Wants VC Removed
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) have called for the removal o
Raise Funds, But Don’t Increase Fees, Aregbesola Tells New Versity Council
The Governor of Osun State has asked the new Governing Council of the State's University to think of new ways of raising funds for the institution that will not
Nigerians Studying Abroad Begging To Return Home – NUC Boss
The Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Julius Okojie, has disclosed that some Nigerian students studying in foreign countr
OAU Workers, Students Protest, Demand Outgoing VC’s Probe
Students and workers at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife Osun State are calling on the federal government to set up an investigative panel into what th
Osun Muslim Students Can Wear Hijab To School, Court Rules
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has granted the request of the Muslim community in the state to allow female Muslim students to wear veil (hijab) in
El-Rufai Plans To Improve Standard Of Education In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that about forty per cent of public school teachers in the state are not qualified to teach. The governo
Teachers Union Seeks Better Welfare In Kogi State
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) as appealed to the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to take the welfare of teachers in the state more seriously. The un
Alleged S3xual Assault At Queens College: ‘No Credible Evidence Against Teacher’
Prof. Anthony Anwukah, Minister of State for Education. The Minister of State for Education, Prof Anthony Anwuka, yesterday said the seven-man investigation com
S3xual Molestation: We Lack Evidence To Indict Accused Teacher – FG
The Ministry of Education, stated the investigative panel into alleged s3xual molestation on a female student of Queens College, Ikeja, Lagos could not establis
FG Urged To Change School Curriculum To Accommodate Skill Acquisition
""""A Human Resources Development expert, Fola Ogunsola, wants the federal government to change school curriculum to accommodate skill acquisition programmes th