The Igbo-Etiti Local Government Council in Enugu State has threatened to shut down private schools still observing the illegal sit-at-home on Mondays. While urging parents and guardians to release their children/wards, it gave the assurance that security had been put in place to ensure their safety. The chairman, Public Schools Supervision Committee (PSSC), Dr Amadi…
Prof Florence Obi, the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UniCal), says the university could not recruit its best brains because of constraints arising from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Obi stated this while speaking to newsmen on the possibility of absorbing the best graduating student at the university’s 37th convocation. Moses Udofia,…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga,the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as…
Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos State, produced 28 first class students in the 2023/2024 academic session, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Clement Kolawole, has said. Kolawole said at a news conference in Lagos on Monday that the 28 students were among the 122 students to be awarded Bachelor’s Degree at the university’s Third Convocation Ceremonies, which would start…
Nigeria is set to host the 7th African Spelling Bee (ASB) from April 9 to 13, marking the first time the prestigious competition will be held in a West African nation. Mr Abdulsalam Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the Nigeria Spelling Bee, announced this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja…
The Regent Secondary School, Abuja, has been named the first and only secondary school in Nigeria and West Africa to be rated ‘outstanding’ across all nine categories by British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspectors. The inspection, commissioned by the UK Department for Education (DfE), places Regent Secondary School, Abuja, among an elite group of international schools…
Some Lagos residents have expressed worry at frequent change of teachers in private primary schools, saying it is detrimental to the emotional stability and overall learning experience of pupils. In interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, they said that incessant change of teachers had a significant negative impact on pupils. A…
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced its 2025 intervention disbursements, with each Nigerian university set to receive over N2.8 billion. Each Polytechnic will receive N1,994,335,731.71, while Colleges of Education will be allocated N2,178,428,260.79 each, respectively. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a strategic workshop with heads of beneficiary institutions…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has assured students that beneficiaries of the student loan scheme will not be restricted from travelling abroad after graduation. Managing Director and Chief Executive of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this clarification during a sensitization programme at Edo University, Iyamho, on Wednesday, while addressing students’ concerns about potential travel limitations….
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Mohammed Aminu as Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). Aminu holds a Ph.D. in Automobile Technology and a Masters in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in a statement. Aminu brings 28 years of experience in teaching,…
