By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, has hailed the federal government over recent appointments of governing councils, visitation panels and principal officers of the new federal colleges of education in the country. It, however, appealed to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to expedite actions on the passage of […]

Registrar of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti FUOYE, Mr. Olatunbosun Odusanya, has been suspended by the Governing Board of the institution over alleged misconduct

…Denies indulging in illegal admissions By Joseph Erunke THE University of Abuja has pointedly told the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, that it lacked constitutional powers to meddle in admissions into universities. It also refuted last week’s allegations by the nation’s tertiary institutions’ examination’s body that it was engaging in “Illegal admissions”, outside the […]

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The federal government, Monday, enjoined prominent citizens in the country to revamp the quality of education in tertiary institutions, insisting that the drive to revamp the quality output of higher education in Nigeria rests on their shoulders. The government also tasked governing councils of higher institutions to “enlist the support of […]

By Ola Ajayi ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has faulted Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on the sack of the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Michael Ologunde. The sack, according to the union, was not in tandem with due process. Makinde, who is the visitor to […]

Lagos State Government has waded into the viral video of five female students in school uniform smoking what is called “Shisha,” with the order for the rehabilitation of the identified pupils

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has waded into the viral video of five female students in school uniform smoking what is called “Shisha,” with the order for the rehabilitation of the identified pupils. Recall that the disturbing video which trended on social media has received wide condemnation from concerned Nigerians both at home and […]

The Ekiti state Government, on Sunday, announced the immediate revocation of 16 contracts on renovation and construction projects, under its 2017 and 2015 UBEC/SUBEB Intervention Project, according to the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). In a statement in Ado Ekiti, issued by Mr Tope Babalola, Director of Social Mobilisation and Communications of […]

The University of Ibadan (UI) has released the results of its Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise for candidates who chose the institution.

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again