Salary structure: Research institutions decry disparity
The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) has decried the disparity in the salary structure of research and allied institutions and that
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Education
Children of beggars to get free education, says Tambuwal
Sokoto State Government says it will take care of the education of children of beggars,vulnerable and other less-privileged members of the society. Announcing the
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Slovenia, Norway best countries to train kids
Norway and Slovenia are listed as the best countries for children to reside, said the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) on Thursday, quoting a
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200 girls to study medicine abroad under Sokoto govt. sponsorship
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says his administration has concluded plans to send 200 students to India and other countries to study
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700 schools shut for non-payment of fees
Osun State Internal Revenue Service (OIRS) has sealed off over 700 private nursery, primary and secondary schools for non-payment of registration fees and
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NUC to upgrade FRSC academy to degree awarding institution. Affiliates to FUTO
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Academy in Udi, Enugu State, is to be upgraded to a degree awarding institution, the FRSC Corps
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Academics commend Nigerian, Imafidon, awarded MBE by the Queen
Academics have commended Anne-Marie Imafidon, a Nigerian decorated with the Member of the Order of the British Empire. Imafidon, 27, was honoured by
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FUTA reinstates suspended VC, appoints new one
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, has reinstated the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola.
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JAMB candidate arrested with gun in exam hall
21-year-old candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was arrested for bringing firearms into one of the centres at the ongoing examinations in
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UN graduates 35 Nigerian aviation security trainers
The United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) has graduated 35 Nigerian aviation security master trainers as part of its project to support efficient
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Union urges Gov. El-Rufa’i to reopen Gidan Waya College
Three unions of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, on Friday urged Gov. Nasiru El-Rufaí to reopen the institution which was
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Confusion as FUNAAB workers hold rallies to support, oppose suspended VC
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, organised
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JAMB releases UTME results
The first set of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has been released. This is just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
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Gates Foundation sinks 1 million dollars into research projects in Kebbi varsity
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has expended one million dollars on three research projects at the Kebbi State University of Science and
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UTME: JAMB arrests cyber cafe operators for selling information to candidates for N10,000
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) yesterday said it had arrested operators of cyber cafés for defrauding candidates of the ongoing Unified
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419 pupils attend Pompomari IDPs camp school
The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Thursday said 419 pupils and students were currently attending primary and secondary schools at Pompomari
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28 states owe teachers, says NUT
THE Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) said yesterday 28 states were owing teachers backlog of salaries. Its National President, Michael Alogba-Olukoya, spoke yesterday
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Social media clinic begins in Abuja Friday
Social Media Clinic (SMC), a platform which seeks to counter the irresponsible use of social networks, will hold in Abuja on Friday. In
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FG reconstitutes governing boards of 25 federal polytechnics
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the governing boards of all the 25 federal polytechnics in the country. The Minister of
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Open University immortalises Obasanjo for resuscitating the institution
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says the inaugural lecture for its Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for Good Governance will be delivered by
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Resign now, ASUU tells JAMB registrar
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan chapter, has called on the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede,
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CRS Education board uncovers ghost workers, forged certificates
The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Cross River says it has uncovered no fewer than 758 teachers with fake National Certificate
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Emir Sanusi tasks northern leaders on girl-child education
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Northern leaders to promote girl-child education in the region. Sanusi made the call
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Oloyede won’t disappoint UTME candidates’
AN umbrella body of over 100 non-governmental organisations, the Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria (FONGON), has expressed confidence in the ability of the
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Breaking: JAMB extends UTME registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) has announced the extension of registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by two
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JAMB advises candidates: Pay via Remita
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says that eligible candidates for its 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now purchase the
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Michael Okpara university students protest govt’s scrapping of some courses
Students of the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia, on Thursday protested against the Federal
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Don wants Paris Club loans refund channelled to education, agriculture
A lecturer at Federal University of Technology, Minna, Dr Thomas Arabi has advised State Governors to channel the Paris Club loans refund to the
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Vice Principal impregnates school girl
Malam Mohammed Kuyizhi, Vice Principal, Government Day Secondary School, Tunga-Minna in Niger, has appeared before the state’s Child Rights Protection Agency, over the
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Abia headmistress demoted for ’embarrassing’ Gov. Ikpeazu’s wife. She asked for unpaid salaries of teachers
The headmistress of a primary school at Amaetiti Asaga Ohafia, in Ohafia Local Government Area, Abia State, Mrs. Maryleen Ezichi, has been reportedly
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