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,…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed principal officers for the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta, Ogun and Federal College of Education (Technical), Yauri, Potsikum, Yobe. Tinubu appointed Prof. Fatiu Arogundade as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of in Abeokuta. Dr Obayomi Olukayode Gregory is the new Registrar, Mrs Adedokun Omolola Olufunso…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 20,100 candidates have registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Jigawa State. The board’s spokesman in the state, Mr Mukarram Bello, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Dutse on Monday. Mukarram said the candidates were registered…
Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has reopened for commencement of academic activities after three weeks shutdown over students’ protest. Dr Rebecca Okojie, the Registrar and Secretary of Council of the University, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Lokoja. Okojie said that the university would reopen on Tuesday, March 11, while lectures would commence…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it would begin sales of Direct Entry forms to candidates seeking direct entry admissions into higher institutions on Wednesday, March 12. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the board’s Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on…
Dr Abdulwahab Oyedokun, the Director of Legal Services, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday, told the National Industrial Court that the dismissal of Mr Yisa Usman, a deputy director in the board, followed due process. Oyedokun told Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae while being cross examined by Usman’s lawyer, Mallam Mohammed Shuaibu, in a suit…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 2,030,627 candidates have registered for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME. NAN reports that this is the highest number of applications the board has received in its history of conducting UTME. The board said registration for the examination closed on March 8. In 2024, over 1.9…
