By Adesina Wahab Parents, on the platform of National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, have said they can only beg members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off their strike if government considers the reports of the various committees set up to look into the matter and come out with […]

The Attorney- General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has reiterated his commitment to complementing the efforts of Federal and State Governments in providing higher quality education in Kebbi.

Keyamo to Parents: Beg ASUU to call off strike

By Adesina Wahab DESPITE the efforts by the government to make teaching attractive to young Nigerians, applicants seeking admission into tertiary institutions where teachers are trained, are not showing interest in education courses, as they account for barely two per cent of those who sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by […]

… says $9bn needed to rebuild schools By Adesina Wahab Almost 700,000 students and over 25,000 educators have been displaced since the outbreak of the Russian/Ukrainian war, the World Bank has said. Also, over 2,000 education institutions have been damaged by bombing and shelling, and more than 200 of these have been completely destroyed.   World Bank […]

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Calabar zone, has said Nigerians blaming the union for the prolonged industrial action lacked knowledge about their real demands.

CONUA blasts ASUU over stance on IPPIS

By Chioma Onuegbu THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, Calabar zone, has said Nigerians blaming the union for the prolonged industrial action lacked knowledge about their real demands. The zonal Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Dr. Aniekan Brown, spoke during an interview in Uyo, Akwa […]

On Friday 29th July 2022, the British Council in Nigeria in collaboration with the Cambridge University Press & Assessment recognizes the outstanding achievements of 110 students from 45 schools across Nigeria.

Breaking: ASUU extends strike by four weeks

 Stakeholders in the education sector in the North-East have said that continuous lowering of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off mark would encourage competition and educational development in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions of learning and other stakeholders on July 21, adopted 140 cut-off mark for […]

By Adesina Wahab The Registrar of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, has said some states in the federation are owing the body over N2 billion in examination fees and appealed to them to pay up for the body to have enough funds to prosecute its programmes. He stated this in Lagos at […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The President, Association of Medical Schools of Africa, Prof. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, has identified insecurity, population explosion and poverty as bane of health education in Nigeria. Olapade-Olaopa also listed inadequate finance, illiteracy and poor access as some other major factors responsible for the poor development of the health education in the country. […]

Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Saturday, declared that Old Students Associations must support government’s efforts in lifting the standards of education by giving back to their alma maters

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo GOVERNOR Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has threatened to sack the striking members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of Kaduna State University, KASU, and declare their positions vacant if they refused to return to classrooms. The governor who spoke on a live radio programme yesterday night, among others, said: “ASUU […]