The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Benin (UNIBEN) branch, on Saturday described the demise of Prof. Grace Alele-Williams, the first female Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria as saddening. Dr Ray Chikogu, UNIBEN chairman of the ASUU, said this while reacting to the death of Alele-Williams in Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]

lRegisters 1.5m candidates By Joseph Erunke  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Monday, explained that it would not extend the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry, DE, registration because it was working on what it described as “tight schedule.” To this end, it insisted that the registration would come to an […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, has directed its members to shut down all laboratories, workshops, studios and farms. NAAT also directed all its branches to commence a two-week warning strike with effect from Monday 21, 2022, over alleged failure of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement. The […]

The Students Union body of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has given the LAUTECH chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 72 hours to withdraw from the ongoing strike. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by its President, Anuoluwa Adeboye, and Public Relations Officer, Gabriel Michael. The union, […]

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has approved the cut-off marks for the 2021/2022 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) for its National Diploma programme. The Deputy Registrar of the college, Mr Joe Ejiofor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Ejiofor said that the admission cut-off […]

Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (APC-Oluyole) has proposed a three-year validity period for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by her Media Aide, Olamilekan Olusada, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akande-Sadipe is the Chairman, House […]

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the appointment of Professor Adebayo Simeon Banire as its new substantive new Vice Chancellor.

By Levinus Nwabughiogu The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to interface with other relevant government agencies to grant automatic employment to first-class graduates from Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The resolution came on the heels of a motion sponsored by Chinedu Martins, considered at yesterday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Martin said the tertiary […]

By Chioma Onuegbu & Harris Emanuel, Uyo The leadership of  the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Akwa Ibom State wing has ordered its members in public primary and secondary schools to down tools over failure of the state government to address their demands. Meanwhile, indications have emerged that Governor Udom Emmanuel will today meet with the […]

By Adesina Wahab The World Bank has said that  boys and men are underachieving educationally in some African and Middle East countries as the world gradually recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report titled: What about the boys? Addressing underachievement of boys and men during and beyond the COVID pandemic, the […]