Book review: The Bako of Zereshé by Dexter Loko
By Elizabeth Osayande “The Bako of Zereshé is a story that mixes myth, politics, and adventure. It is about a young journalist who leaves London and ends up in a hidden world he never knew existed.” These are the words of Betty Zainab, the reviewer of “The Bako of Zereshé,” authored by Dexter Loko. In […]
ASUU ends warning action; may begin indefinite strike
As the second round of the eight-week warning strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, ends on Monday, the union is poised to go on an indefinite industrial action, Vanguard has gathered.
Strike: FG, ASUU to resume talks next week
–Education Ministry contributed to our strike- NAAT By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government on Friday said it would resume talks with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) next week with a view to ending the prolonged closure of Nigerian public universities. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this in […]
UTME: Candidates miss exam due to early morning rain in Lagos, Ogun
UTME: Candidates miss exam due to early morning rain in Lagos, Ogun
JAMB tasks officials on guidelines as 2022 UTME begins nationwide
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Friday tasked its officials to adhere strictly to its guidelines as the 2022 exercise begins for over 1.7 million candidates nationwide. The board gave the directive in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar in Abuja. It stated that biometric verification would be the only […]
UTME begins nationwide as 1.7m candidates sit for examination
No fewer than 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination in 755 registered […]
Students protest in Benin over ASUU strike
Students from the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma on Wednesday staged a protest in Benin over the 79 day-old industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The students urged the Federal Government to resolve the impasse with the academic union in order to return to class. The protesting […]
Uzodimma orders immediate renovation of schools, health centres in Imo
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has directed immediate renovation of primary and secondary schools as well as health centres in the state. The governor gave the directive on Wednesday at an interactive session with traditional rulers, chairmen of local government councils and other stakeholders in the state, at the Government House, Owerri. Uzodimma, who expressed […]
Students protest continued closure of universities
By Adesina Wahab A coalition of youths and students drawn from different tertiary institutions yesterday took to the streets of some major towns in the country to protest the continued closure of public universities due to strike by staff unions. The people, who acted under the aegis of Fund Education Coalition, stormed the main gate […]
ABUAD ranked Best University in Nigeria
The highly reliable and trusted Times Higher Education Impact Rankings has ranked the 12-year old Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, as the Best University in Nigeria and one of the best 400 in the world.
Beautiful school environment means nothing without quality teachers — Ajiboye, TRCN boss
By Adesina Wahab The Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, in this interview speaks on the reasons for the introduction of a new welfare package for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the country and the need for teachers yet to register with the council, to do […]
