West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Nigeria says it would gradually eliminate the use of papers in the conduct of its examinations. Dr Amos Dangut, Head of National Office, disclosed this on Thursday after monitoring the conduct of the ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Abeokuta. The WAEC boss, who was […]

Chairman, House Committee on Polytechnic and Technical Education, Fuad Laguda representing Surulere Constituency 1 has introduced a Bill seeking to “break and criminalize the dichotomy and discrimination of holders of the Higher National Diploma (HND).”

By Adesina Wahab Just like the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, which is meant to be an intervention agency in the education sector, especially at the tertiary level, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has been set up to also provide succour for the sector. However, both agencies are not for the benefit of private […]

As some candidates lament the glitches they encountered while writing the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,UTME, on Friday,Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has called on the to calm and not panic.

Times Higher Education, THE, has come out with its 2024 rankings of universities with Oxford University, England retaining its position as the number one in the world.

The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Following the inability of the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of non-academic staff in public universities in the country, the workers on Monday shut down activities in those universities.Following the inability of the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of non-academic staff in public universities in the country, the workers on Monday shut down activities in those universities.

“The Vice Chancellor’s approval of their expulsion was sequel to the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee at its 219th meeting held on Wednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, 2024 respectively.”

By being ranked as the seventh best university on the continent of Africa, the University of Ibadan, UI, has emerged as the best university in Nigeria.

A Canadian educational institution, Western Pinnacle University has appointed a Canada-based Nigerian don, Dr Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi as its Chancellor

By Adesina Wahab LAGOS — As the investigative panel constituted by the Federal Government to probe fake universities selling credentials to Nigerians begins its work, critical stakeholders in the sector have called for a thorough job that must not spare anybody or organisation found culpable. They have also charged the Prof. Jibrila Amin-led panel to […]

The British Council in Nigeria has announced yet another increase in the fees for the English Language Testing System, IELTS examinations, marking the second hike in the past five months. As of February 1, 2024, applicants will be required to pay N139,000 for both the Computer Academic and General Training Modules. The British Council attributed […]

THE management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, yesterday, announced that unidentified hoodlums vandalised the school bus.

By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO—THE Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah has described lecturers in Nigeria’s university system as dictators who suppress students’ potential. He also disclosed that no university in the country has attained a world-class status as most ivory towers have failed to impact the destiny of the nation like […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB,has denied reports that it increased its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration fee.