MOUAU clears air on recruitment controversy, exonerates VC, blames past administration
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The management of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), has defended the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, against allegations surrounding the institution’s controversial recruitment exercise, attributing the crisis to the immediate past administration for exceeding the approved recruitment quota. The university said Prof. Akanwa neither supervised nor influenced the […]
Sanwo-Olu lauds Charterhouse Lagos on outstanding educational vision
By Elizabeth Osayande Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended Charterhouse Lagos for the superb facilities on the campus and its student-centred policy that delivers world-class education to learners. The governor gave the kudos during a tour of the school. He was accompanied by a distinguished delegation including Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. […]
UTME 2025: Hope not lost, says Elenwoke, celebrates student who scored 339
By Adesina WahabThe poor performance of many candidates in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, does not mean all hope is lost regarding the education sector in the country.The proprietress of Highbrow International School, Rumuagholu Obioakpo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Mrs Elenwoke Chinenye, stated this in a chat with Vanguard while commenting on the […]
Poor UTME Results: Law firm demands cancellation, threatens suit
A public interest law firm, the Chambers of Evans Ufeli, has threatened legal action against the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, following what it described as widespread failure and systemic breakdown during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.
Poor UTME Results: We are all responsible – NAPTAN
Reactions have continued to trail the poor performance of candidates in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), where about 75% of the candidates scored less than 200 out of a possible 400 marks.
Examination malpractice: Ban smartphones in schools — Don tells FG
By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO: In a bid to curtail the increasing rate of examination malpractice and impact of social media on academic performance, government at various levels have been charged to ban the use of smartphones in schools in Nigeria. This was stated by the Acting Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Hikmah University, Dr. Olorunnisola Saeed, while […]
How to achieve national devt — Aladegbola, Crawford varsity don
By Elizabeth Osayande In a compelling address at Crawford University, Prof. Isaac Adegbenga Aladegbola illuminated the pressing issues surrounding poverty and development in Nigeria during the institution’s 9th inaugural lecture. Addressing an audience that included family, friends, and colleagues, the professor emphasised the urgent need for a multifaceted approach to national development to combat the persistent […]
Eight applicants for Kwara TESCOM job fail drug test, lose slots
By Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN Eight of the 1,800 shortlisted for Kwara Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) jobs have tested positive to outlawed drugs, automatically losing their slots to the next best candidates in the highly competitive exercise. This was contained in a press statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary,Rafiu Ajakaiye, to journalists in Ilorin. According […]
Admission crisis: Blended learning is way out — Shagaya, Miva varsity boss
By Adesina Wahab As admission seekers are writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, about 1.4 million out of the 2.1 million candidates may not secure admission into any of the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the country. This is because the carriage capacity of the institutions combined is about 600,000 and the nasty […]
TAU, Kwara sign MOU to operate Omu Aran General Hospital for medical training
By Demola Akinyemi, ILORIN The management of Thomas Adewumi University, Oko-Irese in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has signed a deal with the Kwara State Government to take over the Omu-Aran General Hospital as a research training center for its medical students and offer tertiary healthcare service for the residents of the […]
NANS seeks TETFund, NELFUND support to tackle student health crisis
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has launched a partnership with Unity Campus Services to address growing health challenges among students on campuses nationwide and is appealing to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) for urgent support.
