UNILAG postpones Post-UTME test
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has postponed its 2017/2018 Post-UTME Aptitude test previously scheduled for Monday 18th to Friday 22, September. A new date
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Education
NASU, NAAT, SSANU strike cripples varsities
The strike declared by Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Senior Staff Academic of Universities
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Please accept FG’s offers, call off the strike – NANS begs ASUU
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to accept the offers made by
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ASUU : Varsities to get N220bn within one month
University lecturers are close to calling off their one-month-old ASUU strike after reaching a fresh agreement with the Federal Government on their demands. Top
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JAMB direct entry portal closes Sept. 15
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will close the Direct Entry e-Registration portal on Sept.15. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Head
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Katsina promotes 19,600 teachers
No fewer than 19600 have been promoted by the Katsina State government as part of efforts to enhance teachers’ welfare and boost education
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Strikes: Ex-Minister urges parties to respect resolution
Mr Emeka Nwogu, former Minister of Labour and Productivity, has urged parties to the two critical national strikes to respect possible outcomes of
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FG bows to ASUU, allows separate accounts for endowment, establish Pension Management Coy for varsities
The federal government has said it was ready to bend backward to create a separate interest generating account for university endowment, research grant
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ASUU: Fed Govt to present terms at meeting today
Whether the ongoing strike by university lecturers will end soon or later will be known today as negotiators of the Academic Staff Union
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Total shut down of universities: Non-academic staff of universities begin indefinite strike from Monday
With the resolution of the ongoing nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Unions of Universities not yet in sight, the non teaching staff
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Unregistered tutorial, educational centres to go in Lagos State
The Lagos State Government, through its Agency for Mass Education, says it will start to shutdown all unregistered tutorial and continuing educational centres
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Seven schoolgirls burnt to death, 10 others injured in a suspected arson by fellow students
A hostel fire has claimed the lives of 7 students and injured 10 others in Kenya last Saturday, September, 2017.. The fire was
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Michael Okpara varsity to demote 28 profs – panel report
No fewer than 28 professors of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia State, have been recommended for demotion for allegedly
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Why Jamb introduced the 120 cut-off marks. Schools admitted candidates who didn’t sit for UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that its 120 cut-off mark will put an end to back-door admission and other unwholesome
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Declare State of Emergency on education now, NANS tells FG
The National Association of Nigerians Students, NANS, has asked the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency in the nation’s education
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ASUU to meet FG again on strike
There are indications that the Academic Staff Union of Universities may meet with the Federal Government this week over the ongoing strike by
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Cut-off mark: NANS threatens to call for scrapping of JAMB
The National Association of Nigerian Students has threatened to call for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board if it failed to
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Why we took custody of 600 contraband snakes, others – UNIUYO
The University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has given reasons why the institution undertook the custody of over 600 snakes, millipedes and other
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ASUU may end strike within one week – Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday said ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may be called off
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Reward for excellence: Cynthia Ali, with nine distinctions in WASSCE offered scholarship
Nigerian student, Cynthia Ali, who had nine distinctions in the 2017 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations has been awarded a full scholarship
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ASUU set for strike over 2009 deal
University teachers are set for another strike over the controversial 2009 agreement they reached with the Federal Government among other issues. A meeting
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ASUP, NASU, SSANIP strike ground activities at three Delta Polytechnics
Academic and other activities in all three Delta state government-owned polytechnics were paralyzed on Thursday as academic and non-academic staff unions of the institutions embark
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Kaduna to provide 256,182 chairs to public schools
In a bid to enhance teaching and learning in public schools, the Kaduna State Government has awarded contracts to provide adequate chairs, the
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Separate CRK from IRK, FG orders education research agency
The Federal Government on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to separate Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) from Islamic Religious Knowledge
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Sokoto uncovers 706 ghost, unqualified students for scheme
The committee set up by the Sokoto State Government to verify the actual number of students entitled for scholarship has uncovered 706 fake
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12 Amnesty beneficiaries bag first class
Twelve of 59 Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) beneficiaries, who graduated from the Benson Idahosa University, bagged First Class Honours. Twenty bagged Second Class
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Northwest University renamed after Maitama Sule
The Kano State Government has renamed its Northwest University as Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano. The Northwest University is one of the two
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Auchi poly to sanction lecturers trading marks for money, sex
The Federal Polytechnic Auchi, Edo on Monday warned that it would henceforth sanction lecturers in the habit of awarding marks to students for
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Sokoto releases N422m for payment of tuition
The Sokoto State Government, has released N422 million for the payment of tuition fees of its indigenes, studying at some local and foreign
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Nasarawa: 2 schools to miss NECO as principals diverted fees
The Nasarawa State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) alleged on Thursday that Principals of two secondary schools had
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