By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The National Universities Commission, NUC, has ranked the University of Ibadan, UI, as first in its latest 2021 ranking released on Monday. The ranking which was carried out using twelve indicators involved one hundred and thirteen (113) universities across the country. The institutions were ranked based on the total number […]

Seventy-Eight Nigerians who are on scholarship to study various courses have arrived in Russia, the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow has said. The students, who are part of the second batch of the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship under the Russia-Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), arrived Vnukovo International airport, on December 6, a statement issued by the […]

A cross-section of parents in Enugu with children in primary and secondary schools have called on school authorities to jettison corporal punishment and instead adopt counselling while correcting errant scholars. The parents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday, said that corporal punishment was outdated and not the best way […]

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved the compulsory writing in the state of all the four examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Umahi gave the approval on Thursday in Abakaliki when officials of the examination body paid him a courtesy call in his office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]

The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, has said that contrary to the alleged propaganda by some groups, no teacher in Oyo State is being owed year 2020 leave bonus. Adeniran stated this on Friday in Ibadan, warning primary school teachers against plans to embark on any illegal procession or […]