By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja A shortage of teachers harms students, teachers and the public education system as a whole. It hampers students’ ability to learn, reduces teachers’ productivity, and consumes economic resources that could be better deployed elsewhere. The state of education in Kogi State at present is in a state of coma. One of […]

The Federal Government on Monday set up the committee on enrolment of “Newly Recruited Civil Servants” on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the announcement  in a statement by Mr AbdulGaniyu Aminu, Director Press and Public Relations, office of the […]

By Adesina Wahab Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya, who came first in the botched selection process for the ninth substantive Vice Chancellor for the Lagos State University, LASU, and nine others have been shortlisted for further interview for the plum job. Checks by our correspondent showed that other candidates shortlisted to face further screening by the Senate/Council […]

By Ozioruva Aliu THE crisis between primary school teachers and Edo state government seemed not over yet as Governor Godwin Obaseki has vowed that his administration would not negotiate with the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) as far as their demands he said would derail the programmes he has designed for primary […]

One of the positive fallout of Covid-19 in the education and media space is reinventing the wheel to harness the gains of going online.

By Michael Onyema Edeh The education sector in Nigeria has been confronted with many challenges, including labour strikes, poor funding, decay in infrastructure, and the recent kidnapping cases. Thus, it is fast becoming extremely difficult for students in Nigeria to attain their educational dreams. This may not be unconnected with the long decay in the […]

*JAMB urges compliance to advisories on transfer, change of programmes, institutions By Joseph Erunke – Abuja All admissions in the nation’s tertiary institutions for the 2020/2021 Academic Session would end by 15th June, 2021. According to Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, “The decision was collectively taken at a virtual meeting with Heads […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. The board made the disclosure in a statement signed on Sunday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin,  in Abuja. It said that public universities would […]

The Kano State government has directed the immediate closure of four tertiary institutions in the state, following security challenges in some neighboring states. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Hajiya Mariya Mahmud-Bunkure, announced this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano. She listed the affected institutions to include: RMK College of Advanced and Remedial Studies, […]

Youths from eight northern states have met in Bauchi, Saturday, with a mandate from the Northern States Governors Forum, to share ideas and find solutions to the myriad of challenges facing the region and the country.