Category: Education

Nigerians have been advised not to patronise 58 illegal universities operating across the country. The warning was issued by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday in a statement The commission said the universities are yet to be licensed by the federal government and have been shut down for violating the national minimum standard for […]

The Nigerian community in the U.S. has protested against the racial bias incident against a Nigerian, Ms Lolade Siyonbola, a graduate student at the Yale University. The Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN), in a letter, addressed to the President of Yale University, Peter Salovey, and signed by OAN President, Solomon Bakare, demanded strong […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday said that it had set May 26 for rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for more than 12,000 candidates across the country. The Board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in Abuja. According to Benjamin, more than 12,000 candidates are expected to sit for […]

Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN) chapter, says the Federal Government has released N1.3 billion as earned allowances of members of the union. Abada spoke to newsmen on Friday in Nsukka, at the end of an emergency congress of the union. He said the aim of the emergency congress was […]

Gov. Willie Obiano has tasked the 2018 Batch A, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to approach the rural populace with open minds and complement government’s efforts with their talents. This he said would enable them to leave indelible marks at the end of their service year. The governor said this during the closing ceremony […]

The National Open University (NOUN) on Wednesday launched a new academic programme to equip fresh and unemployed graduates with contemporary skills required in the workplace. The National Employability Skills Development and Internship Programme (NESDIP), as it is called, was developed by the institution’s Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD) in conjunction with the Nigerian Youth […]

The President Muhammadu-led Federal Government has today, 9th May, 2018, barred Federal universities from charging tuition fees, and urged students not to pay for it again. While briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council  meeting held at Aso Rock Villa on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Education, Anthony Anwuka, stated stated that […]

The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Mr Sanusi Gumau, has warned students never to indulge in offering bribe or sex to any of their lecturers in exchange for better grades in their academics. The rector gave the warning on Sunday while unveiling a billboard on decent dressing code donated by Higher National Diploma (HND) students of […]