School resumption: Parents lament as fees go up 40%
….Fuel price hike may hamper school run ..School owners rue unpaid bills, high running cost …Parents should not be discouraged – NUT ..Uncertainty over resumption in unity colleges By Adesina Wahab and Dayo Johnson As primary and secondary schools reopen across the country on Monday, parents and guardians are set to contend with higher school […]
School feeding programme: FG to enroll 67,307 pupils in Ebonyi
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says Federal Government will enrol 67,307 primary school pupils into the National Homegrown School Feeding Programme in Ebonyi. The Director of NOA in the state, Dr Desmond Onwo, said this on Wednesday during his visit to the Traditional Rulers Council in Abakaliki. Onwo said the programme would capture 561 public […]
N900m Fraud: Court remands ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde in prison custody
…to hear his bail application Thursday By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, remanded the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, in prison custody. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the remand order after the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, arraigned the ex-JAMB […]
Akwa Ibom school sets to reopen after 33 years of closure
By Harris Emanuel Plans have been concluded to reopen Samuel Bill Secondary School, Abak in Akwa Ibom State for academic exercise 33 years after it was shut down as a result of students’ unrest. President of the Alumni Association, Mr. Churchill Udoh, who disclosed this, said the school would throw its gate open again during […]
AREAi launches exam fees bursary, disburses N500,000 to 100 students in FCT
Falling behind on exam fees is a fear that many students in Nigeria face, and for a large percentage of students in transition classes particularly in government-owned secondary schools, this is a scary reality they face and live through.
How we made world rankings of universities within five years — Aluyor, VC, Edo University Uzairue
. 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 […]
Kaduna College suspends academic activities indefinitely over students’ protest
The Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, has announced the indefinite suspension of academic activities in the institution.
NUC to expedite approval of Aviation and Aerospace University — FG
The Federal Government says the National Universities Commission (NUC) will expedite immediate approval of the establishment of Aviation and Aerospace University
Out-of-School Children: Engage stakeholders to end menace, UNPF tells FG
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.
ABUAD: Setting industrialisation tone for Ekiti
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, […]
Why we’re setting up technical colleges in all LGs — Obaseki
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 […]
