Education

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has halted the ongoing admission of students at the University of Abuja due to what it described as an unholy process and unacceptable irregularities. In its latest investigation on the admission process of the University, Economic Confidential found out that the new management …

The United Nations (UN) International University for Peace has approved the establishment of the first and only African Campus of the University in Enugu State. The approval letter was presented to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Wednesday evening, at the EXCO Chambers of the Government House, Enugu, by the …

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Abuja, Jan. 21, 2020 The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn licences from 11 centres for charging candidates exorbitant amount in the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) registration. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the board, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, at …

A foremost Gombe philanthropist and Managing Director of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr. Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna, has offered automatic scholarships to ten less privileged indigenes of Gombe State to study in two Moroccan universities. Gwamna said he selected the students from different parts of the State to study different …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the recent burning of the hostel of Patterson Grammar school, Awada, Onitsha, owned and managed by the Anglican Diocese on the Niger as a national calamity which should be treated as such. Obi said this during …

The leadership lectures of the Institute of Christian Leadership Inc and Power Ministries International Inc, USA have commenced in the New Jersey office of the organisation in Morris Avenue. The classes started on Thursday, January 16, 2020 and are meant to mold the students into ultimate Christian leaders. This is …

As part of programmes marking its 30th anniversary, Home Science Association Secondary School, Ajegunle-Alakuko, Lagos will be ringing the bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, in Lagos. According to Investopedia, the ringing of the opening bell refers to the moment a securities exchange opens for its normal daily trading …

From:  Ruth Yarnap , Bauchi. In his efforts to boost academic  activities in tertiary  institutions in the country, four major projects worth N4.9 billion at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi have been commissioned  by  the Executive Secretary (TETFUND), Professor Suleiman  Bogoro in Bauchi state. Professor Bogoro disclosed this while addressing …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has donated 12 laptops with printers and a generator to power them to St. Patrick’s International Secondary School, Awka, Anambra State. Presenting the facilities to the Senior Prefect of the school, Miss Nwamba Chidera, on Tuesday, Obi called on Nigerians and …

By Oluwakemi Oladipo/Babatunde Ogunrinde Lagos, Jan. 11, 2020 Some parents and candidates on Saturday commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for suspending the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). They told the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in separate …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in State House, Abuja met with the leaderships of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, as well as the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPCN) and the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Receiving the leadership of the CPCN and NCS led by its president, Prof. …

  Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Saturday, performed the foundation laying ceremony of Samuel Maduka University, Agu-Ekwegbe in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the State founded by the proprietor of Peace Mass Transit company, Dr. Samuel Maduka Onyishi. Performing the event amid jubilation, Gov. Ugwuanyi expressed delight at …

By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, Dec. 27, 2019 The Lagos State Government on Friday presented a seed fund of N250 million to the Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC) to boost technological innovation in the state. Presenting the cheque to members of the Council at the State House, Ikeja, …

By Gami Tadanyigbe Gwagwalada (FCT), Dec. 22, 2019 The Senate of the University of Abuja, FCT, has expelled no fewer than 100 students and suspended 11 others for their involvement in examination misconduct. The university, in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Dr Habib Yakoob, the Head of …

A former Minister for Aviation, Dr. Kema Chikwe, has said that from her long experience in politics, it is difficult dealing with politicians except a few of them that have conscience like the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi. “In the …

By Itohan Abara-laserian Lagos, Dec. 11, 2019 The Food Systems Vision Group of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Wednesday engaged stakeholders across the agriculture value chain to articulate ways of addressing food safety challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the university held an interactive session to …

nes2 nes3 nes5 Nestlé has Tuesday reported significant progress in its efforts to tackle the issue of child labor in the cocoa communities of West Africa. Its latest ‘Tackling Child Labor’ report shows that it is possible to have a positive impact at scale. Providing education — for both children …

  Professor Veronica Chinyee Ezeaka, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 delivered an Inaugural Lecture on “Newborn Survival, Tomorrow’s Future; Reaching the Unreached to Breathe at Birth Within the Golden Minute,” in the University. Ezeaka, a Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology Unit) of the frontline University had a very successful outing as …

By Chinyere Nwachukwu Lagos, Dec. 4, 2019 The University of Lagos, Nigeria says it successfully patented  11 inventions in the last 18 months, with three of them being prototyped. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin  Ogundipe, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Paving the future of humankind is so crucial in the march of civilization and science. Everything of course starts from the newborn child. An epoch-making inaugural lecture titled, “Newborn Survival, Tomorrow’s Future: Reaching the Unreached to Breathe at Birth within the Golden Minute” by Professor Veronica Chinyere Ezeaka – MBBS(Nig), …

A student of Girls Secondary School, Abakpa-Nike, Enugu State, Miss Chidiogo Jane Onoh, has emerged the overall winner of the maiden edition of the essay writing competition of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). In a letter to the principal of the school, the Director-General of BPE, Alex A. Okoh, stated that Miss …

No fewer than 90 pupils from Nigeria’s six geo-political zones have been awarded full-board six-year secondary school scholarships administered by the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in the third set of the NNPC/SNEPCo National Cradle-to-Career (NC2C) programme designed to give top quality education to bright but indigent youths. …

By Leo Okachie Uturu (Abia), Nov. 24, 2019 Prof. Gregory Ibe, the Chancellor and Founder of Gregory University, Uturu (GUU) in Abia, says it is unjust for the Federal Government to continue to deny private universities the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) interventions. Ibe said this in an interview with …

Immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebere Jonathan, has called on universities nationwide not to lose sight of their basic task of laying the proper character and intellectual foundations of the youth. He spoke on Saturday as the Guest Lecturer at the 6th and 7th Convocation ceremony of the …

Newly appointed Commissioner for Higher Education in Gombe State, Mr. Meshack Audu Lauco, has appealed to workers in three of the State’s tertiary institutions to remain calm as the Ministry is working round the clock to pay their September and October Salaries in no distant time. He gave the assurance …