The federal government has warned varsities and other tertiary institutions in the country against the misuse or diversion of funds allocated to them under the NEEDs Assessment scheme, launched by government last year. The Director Tertiary Education, of the Federal Ministry of Education, Hajia
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A member of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics(ASUP) and Dean, School of Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun State, Professor Sabit Ariyo Olagoke has given a recipe for the attainment of the much sought technological and economic breakthrough in the country. Speaking on “Socio-Economic Challenges In a Developing Nation: The place of Technical
Kanye dropped out of college when he was 20, calling his first album The College Dropout. But Kanye West has finally graduated. He’s was awarded an honorary degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It means he’s now technically Doctor West. He was recognised for “transformative, genre-defying work” at a ceremony there. […]
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University, Owerri chapter have begun an indefinite strike action. The strike is as a result of the inability of the management of the institution under its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, a former ASUU President, to pay their salaries for two months (March and […]
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Prof Christopher Bode as the new Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The appointment is effective from March 25, 2015. Also, Mr. Babajide Lukman Grillo was appointed Director of Administration/Secretary to the Management Board of LUTH. Bode, aged 59, is a renowned Paediatric […]
Imo state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has expressed his disapproval over the recent appointment of Eze Cletus Ilomuayan as the Chancellor of Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, by the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan administration. Okorocha, who expressed his strong disapproval in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, on
Lagos State Government has said that the Lagos State University (LASU) will remain closed until the unions, students and management agree to maintain peace. The institution was closed down in March following the ongoing face-off between management and the various trade unions including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian
Nigeria’s 2015 general elections as the new talking point, has attracted global attention with great admiration for the efforts and resilience of the citizens. Soon after the election produced General MuhamaduBuhari as the next president, several people and groups have been setting agenda for the incoming administration. Expectedly though, the populace anticipates that
The management of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) has announced that it would convocate a total of 7,022 students across all the full time and part-time session at its 23rd convocation ceremony billed to hold tomorrow at the main campus of the institution in Ikorodu. Speaking to newsmen, the Rector of the polytechnic, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Abioye […]
The Management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has kept date with its promise to digitalise learning in the institution, with the distribution of mobile computers to ‘freshers’ last Thursday in the main campus in Ilorin, Kwara State. The initiative, known as ‘One Student, One PC Tablet’, was introduced by former vice-chancellor of the university, […]
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has disclosed readiness to toe the line of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) by adopting the Computer Based Tests (CBT) method. According to the WAEC’s Board Registrar, Dr. Iyi Uwadae, the board plans to introduce the technology into its examination across the West African sub region. Speaking […]
I was surprised, when my daughter, who was preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASCE), hopefully, this year, rushed in to tell me about the new subjects introduced by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). On hearing of this new development, which I am yet to confirm, I decided to contact the […]
The Federal College of Education, (Special) Oyo, recently held its 16th convocation ceremony at an event witnessed by several bigwigs in the education and declared open by the Hon. Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau. The college was uniquely established to cater for students who have various educational impairments and it is the only established […]
The National University Commission (NUC) recently wielded its big stick on an illegally- operated university in Oyo State. The university, named Borough College, London, was situated in Ighoho, Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. The clampdown was due to information given to the commission about the operations of the illegal institution of learning. Leading the […]
Adebola Kolawole is the Principal,Ojodu Junior Grammar School, Ojodu-Berger,Ikeja, Lagos. She spoke with TONY NWAKAEGHO at the First Lego League competition, held at the University of Lagos on the importance of the competition, Information Communication Technology, and the roboticprogramme in developing the scientific knowledge of students. Excerpts: What is your
As a quantum leap for President Goodluck Jonathan, towards his 2015 presidential bid in Nigeria, the Corporate Forum has endorsed his candidacy for what the Forum’s executives referred to as his unprecedented reformation strides in the education sector. While lauding the President, at a press conference in Lagos, the Forum’s Chairman, Otunba FunsoLawal, flanked by other
Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Osun, Professor Siyan Oyeweso, has decried the level of education in Nigeria, saying 10.5 million Nigerian children are out of school. Oyeweso spoke while at the launch of the maiden edition of Osun State Universal Basic Education Board, O’SUBEB news Magazine. Oyeweso, who was the guest speaker at the […]
The Nigerian Women Association of Georgia (NWAG) plans to give scholarship awards to 37 indigent female undergraduate students in Nigerian universities. Each of the successful beneficiaries, from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will receive N50, 000 respectively. Country Director of NWAG, Mrs. Agatha Nnaji, who made this known […]
Modern trend in education in Nigeria is tending towards Public/Private Partnership. The Director, Basic and Secondary Education, Federal Ministry of Education, David Chikezie Uwaezuoke stated this in Ohafia on the occasion of the 14th Inter-House sports competition of Federal Government College, Ohafia stating that this becomes the trend because it is a known fact
Retired primary school teachers in Oyo State, on Wednesday, took to the streets in protest against non-payment of their outstanding gratuities and pensions, totaling about N17 billion. The protesters, numbering about 500, who after their congress held at the Agodi GRA, trooped to the streets, disclosed that the retired teachers, who are affected by the […]
