Education Tertiary

Crisis: PLASU VC threatens to rusticate unruly students

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

The Vice Chancellor of Plateau State University, Bokkos, Prof. Yohana Izam, on Tuesday, threatened to rusticate any recalcitrant/undisciplined student found to be causing crisis on the institution’s campus. Izam made the threat in his office during a courtesy call on him by chairmen of Langtang

Education Tertiary

Wike inaugurates committee for accreditation, approval of private schools in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2019 0

Amaka Agbu – Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Monday inaugurated the Committee for Accreditation and Approval of Private Schools in the state. Speaking during the inauguration at Government House Port Harcourt, the governor charged the members to embark on a comprehensive assessment of schools with the objective of reviving the […]

Crime Tertiary

Nigerian Police Give List Of Crimes by IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, In Abia State

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2017 0

The Abia state police have highlighted some of the crimes alleged to have been committed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during the recent riots that took place in the state. The state police claimed that soldiers recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs from the house of the leader of […]

News Tertiary

Firm plans summit for students

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2016 0

Swift think Limited, the organizers of The Edge Series Student Summit ( Tess) is set to organize the third edition of the programme which is tagged ‘ What are you saying’ which is aimed at preparing young Nigerian Students for the real world, the programme will hold at the Muson Centre, Onikan on the 29th […]

Tertiary

Senator committee working to address B.Sc., HND dichotomy, says Chair

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2016 0

The Senate Committee on Tertiary Education says it is working to balance the differences in the degrees acquired at universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in the country. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Binta Garba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday that the committee would ensure a balance in […]

Tertiary

Don asks FG to compel officers to send children to public schools 

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2016 0

A senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Abuja, Dr. Ben Ugheoke, has called for an enactment compelling public office holders to send their children to public schools. Ugheoke, who spoke with newsmen in Abuja, said by such move, public officers would work toward improving the quality of public schools. He said: […]

Education Tertiary

UNIUYO matriculates 8,120 students

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2016 0

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, Prof. Enefiok Essien, has warned the 8,120 matriculating students to live within the dictates of the school’s rules and regulations, stressing that the university management would not hesitate to wield the big stick against non-conformists. “…You are to submit to duly constituted authorities […]

Education Tertiary

LASU: Unions laud Gov. Ambode over Law

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2016 0

 (NAN) Staff and Students Unions of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Thursday lauded Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode for the new law approving 70 years retirement age for professors in the institution. ‎ The law also allows a five-year single term for the university’s vice-chancellor, and makes the university residential, three decades after its establishment. Dr […]

Education Tertiary

JAMB increases UNILORIN’s admission quota to 9, 000

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2016 0

Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, (Unilorin) in Kwara State, on Monday, said that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had increased the university’s admission quota from 7,800 to 9,000. Ambali who disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in Ilorin. He also said that the university’s management […]

Education Headlines News Tertiary

Kidnapping: ASUU Threatens Strike as Members Protest in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2015 0

Following the abduction of another member of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ekiti State University chapter, at the weekend, the body, on Monday, staged a protest, in Ado-Ekiti, against incessant kidnapping of its members, and gave the State Government till Friday, May 22, to rescue the victims, failing which they would go on […]

Education News Tertiary

FG warns varsities against diversion of NEEDS funds

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

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 Hindatu Abdullahi, who gave the warning in Abuja during an exclusive […]

News Tertiary

FG Appoints Emir Sanusi as UNIBEN pro-Chancellor

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2015 0

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Muhammad Sanusi II), as the pro-chancellor of the University of Benin, Edo State. Sanusi received his letter of appointment at his palace on Monday from the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau. According to the former governor of the Central Bank of […]

Education Headlines News Tertiary

Imo Varsity Teachers Begin Indefinite Strike Action

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2015 0

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 […]

Education Health Tertiary

LUTH Gets New CMD, DA

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2015 0

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 […]

Education News Tertiary

Jonathan Appointed Eze Ilomuayan as Chancellor in Error – Okorocha

Ihesiulo Grace 6 May 2015 0

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

Education News Tertiary

LASU Remains Closed Until Unions, Students Agree

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

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

Education Tertiary

Laspotech to Convocate 7,022 Students

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

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 […]

Education Tertiary

Unilorin Students Receive Tablets

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2015 0

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, […]

Education Tertiary

FCE (Special), Oyo, Celebrates

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

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 […]

Education Tertiary

NUC Clamps down on Illegal Varsity in Oyo

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

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 […]