UPDATED: SSANU, NASU declare seven-day warning strike over withheld salaries

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union, on Monday, declared a seven-day warning strike. The unions said the declaration was...

Bauchi govt to crack down on unregistered private schools

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Jamila Muhammad Dahiru, has expressed concern over the proliferation of unregistered private schools in the state, vowing...

Seek admission only in approved institutions – PCN tells students

The Registrar, Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, Pharmacist Ibrahim Babashehu, has encouraged Nigerian students willing to study abroad to seek advice from the body...

Mock-UTME holds Thursday, JAMB okays use of HB pencils

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has said the 2024 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will be held on Thursday, March 7,2024. The Board said...

ASUU, AAU Crisis: We are not owing staff salaries- School management insists

The management of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, has denied owing any staff of the institution 26 months salaries. It was reported that the institution’s...

62 bag first class as Ondo varsity graduates 1,102 

No fewer than 62 graduates of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, in Ondo State, finished from the institution with a...

JAMB commences direct entry registration February 28

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has commenced the sale of Direct Entry, DE, Forms nationwide and in some selected foreign centres. The board’s...

NECO 2023: 50,066 students score five credits in Maths, English

The National Examination Council NECO, on Monday, revealed that 50,066 candidates representing 67.35 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat for...

Minister appeals for infrastructure in secondary schools

Prof. Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, has appealed to the National Assembly to push for infrastructure in senior secondary schools by addressing the...

UNILORIN expels 14 for examination malpractices, others

The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has expelled 14 students over alleged misconduct and involvement in examination malpractices. The university’s Director of...

Two new varsities to be approved next week – NUC

The National Universities Commission said plans are being concluded to announce the establishment of two new universities in the country which will further bring...

Bayelsa to include Chinese language in school curriculum

The Bayelsa State Government has said it is working on plans to make the teaching and learning of the Ijaw, French and Chinese languages...

WAEC conducts first CBT-based mock exam tomorrow

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced the start of its maiden free computer, CBT-based mock examination for the 2024 first-series West African...

FG approves disbursement of N5.1bn for Tetfund research

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the allocation of N5.1billion for research proposals in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund 2023...

2024 UTME: JAMB okays 747 CBT centres for registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has certified 747 Computer Based Test, CBT, Centres for the 2024 UTME exercise scheduled to begin on...

FUTA students protest hike in tuition fee

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, on Monday, staged a protest against the decision of the school management to increase tuition...

Don’t embark on strike – Abia varsity appeals to ASUU members

The management of Abia State University, Uturu, has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to shelve their planned industrial action. ASUU...

Maduka University resumes academic activities, says admission ongoing

Maduka University Enugu has announced that academic activities for pioneer students will commence this week after the brief 2-week break. This comes in the wake...

Secondary school teachers in Taraba must have master’s degree – Gov Kefas

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has declared that master’s degree is the minimum academic qualification for anyone wishing to teach in the state’s...

FG Takes Action Today, Inaugurates Committee To Address Issue Of Fake Degrees

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, is scheduled to establish an inter-ministerial committee to address the activities of degree mills. The Director...