. Recently, the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, NAE, inducted new Fellows of the Academy among whom was the Vice Chancellor, Edo State University, Uzairue, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor. In this interview, Aluyor speaks on the induction ceremony and the progress so far made by the management of the University. Excerpts. By Adesina Wahab How do you […]

The Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, has announced the indefinite suspension of academic activities in the institution.

The Federal Government says the National Universities Commission (NUC) will expedite immediate approval of the establishment of Aviation and Aerospace University

Worried by the high number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the United Nations Population Fund, UNPF, has called on the Federal Government to engage critical stakeholders in the nation’s education sector in proffering lasting solutions to the menace.

By Adesina Wahab When Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, decided to start the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, in 2009, some people thought it would just only help to add more people to the list of university professors the state has. Ekiti is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in the country. However, […]

By Mary Obaebor Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration is going to revive technical education in the state and will soon set up technical colleges in all the local government areas of the state. He has also directed all junior secondary schools in the state to henceforth be under the supervision of […]

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has called on graduates of the institution who were yet to collect original copies of their certificates to approach the institution to get them. Mr Gabriel Egbe, Registrar of the University in a statement on Wednesday in Calabar, said that there were over 42,000 unclaimed certificates in the various faculties […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja House of Representatives Committee on Finance, yesterday queried the National Examinations Council (NECO) for failing to remit the sum N636, 778, 000 in 2019. The Committee which grilled the Acting Registrar of NECO, Ebikibina Ogborodi, and other top Executives on Wednesday expressed displeasure with the action.  Ogborodi while answering questions […]

A total of 15,753 students are to be awarded various degrees at the 51st Convocation Ceremony of the University of Lagos, during which a 71-year-old woman, Marinze Ifeyinwa Felicia, is among the 148 to be awarded a doctorate degree in various fields.

By Adesina Wahab Whether she is a part-time student or a full-time student, Miss Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, is a student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has said. Ogundipe, who addressed the press on the activities lined up for 51st (2019) Convocation Ceremony of the institution on Wednesday, said […]

The University of Calabar (UNICAL), says there are over 42,000 unclaimed certificates by graduates of the institution dating back to 1980 and till date.  The Registrar of the University, Mr Gabriel Egbe, said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Abuja, that the unclaimed certificates cut across […]

The Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Kings University, Ode-Omu, Osun State, Professor Adenike Kuku, has urged universities to produce graduates that are value creators rather than job seekers so as to mitigate the high rate of unemployment among the teeming youth population. Dr Mrs C.O Aje, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, made this known during the […]

The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has accused some higher institutions of mobilizing and awarding IJMB/JUPEB certificates to individuals, who did not attend their institutions. Oloyode alleged that some of the certificates issued by the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) and Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) centres for Direct […]

The Minister of State, Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said that Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Sahara Africa. Nwajiuba stated this during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)”, in Katsina on Monday. He announced that Nigeria had an estimated 10,193,918 children out school. According to him, the current challenges […]

The Ghanaian government, through its Ministry of Education, has been awarded a $3 million education infrastructure support grant from the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa).