By Peter Okutu A Professor of Medical Biochemistry who hails from Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi state, Prof Sunday Oge Elom has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. Prof Elom’s appointment has put to an end the agitation for an indigene of Ebonyi State extraction to […]

Lagos State Government has described the compliance level on the resumption of schools for the Second Term 2020/2021 Academic Session as “impressive,” describing the decision to reopen as “difficult,” amid COVID-19 spike in the state.

Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Dr Hamid  Bobboyi has begged parents in the North to allow their female children to conclude their secondary schools before considering them for marriage.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti In a bid to add aesthetic values to the school environment and rid them of miscreants, the Ekiti State government has begun the demolition of dilapidated and substandard structures in 532 primary schools across the State. This, according to the government would allow for the beautification programme of Governor Kayode […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela In a bid to add aesthetic values to schools and rid them of miscreants, the Ekiti State government has begun the demolition of dilapidated and substandard structures in 532 primary schools across the State. This, according to the government would allow for the beautification programme of Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration and efforts […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure The Deputy Registrar in the Federal University of Technology, FUTA, Akure, Ondo State, Dr Amos Arijesuyo died after he was shot in the chest by suspected kidnappers on Saturday evening. He reportedly sat in the front seat with the driver while three other occupants sat at the back seat. Family source […]

By Henry Umoru, Abuja President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has hailed Professor Maimuna Waziri on her appointment as the third Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State. In a statement he personally signed yesterday in Abuja, Lawan said, “I congratulate Professor Maimuna Waziri on her appointment as the third Vice Chancellor […]

As schools in Borno reopen on Monday, Gov. Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N624 million for the payment of scholarship to students in tertiary institutions in the state. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Babagana Mustapha, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Maiduguri. Mustapha said […]

To address the concern of education for children living in slums, Youth Advocate for Change through its Slum to Classroom Initiative is providing free literacy programme and life skills support for about 60 children between the ages of four and 15 years.

The Kano State Government has re-asserted its stand that all schools across the state would resume on Jan. 18, ending wide speculations to the contrary, Aliyu Yusuf, the Chief Public Relations Officer, Kano State Ministry of Education