The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there may be no extension of registration deadline for candidates, for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede dropped the hint while monitoring the registration exercise in some centres on Friday, in Lagos. According to him, feelers reaching the […]

By Bashir Bello Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has offered scholarship up to Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., and N3million cash to an indigene of Kano State, Suyudi Sani, for scoring an aggregate mark of 303 points in 2021 Joint Admission Matriculation Board, Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Board, JAMB UTME. Sani from Nassarawa Local […]

Workers of Kwara owned tertiary institutions, under the umbrella of Committee of Unions in Tertiary Institutions (CUTI), have issued a 14-day ultimatum to commence strike.  This is contained in a statement signed by Mr AbdulLateef Yahya, the state Public Relation Officer (PRO) of CUTI. It stated that within the stipulated period of 14 days, the […]

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Friday, stressed the need for constant training for teachers at all levels, noting that no society can develop without education. Obaseki stated this while addressing Junior Secondary School teachers at New Era College, who are currently on a 10-day training on use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching […]

By Adesina Wahab The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the Federal Government of showing levity in its ongoing negotiation with the union whose members are currently on a four-week warning strike. The union, therefore, said ending the industrial action was dependent on the readiness of the government to take the issue at […]

THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, weekend said that it will soon shut down universities as a result of the inability of the federal government to honour the Memorandum of Action, MoA, it signed with the union.

By Adesina Wahab Ongoing industrial action by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is seen by some as one of the reasons people patronise private universities, as lecturers there are not members of the union and would not go on strike. Meanwhile, another set of people not participating in the strike are […]

Delta State Polytechnic, Otege-Oghara has gotten a new rector, Dr. Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri. Biri, an Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism lectured at the Delta State University, Abraka before the appointment.  He holds a Ph.D in Communication Arts from the University of Ibadan, MA (Distinction) Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Master Degree in Industrial […]

Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara has gotten a new rector, Dr. Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri. Biri, an Associate Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism, lectured at the Delta State University, Abraka before the appointment.  He holds a Ph.D in Communication Arts from the University of Ibadan, MA (Distinction) Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Master Degree in Industrial […]

… begins prosecution of parents, guardians of out-of-school children … introduces multi-campus tertiary institutions …trains 2000 new teachers on ICT skills, digital pedagogy The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki is blazing the trail in the education sector with the formulation of an education policy to sustain the impactful and transformative changes recorded by his […]