Education

DR Smart Odunayo Olugbeko, the new president of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU,has appealed to governors of Edo and Abia states to pay salaries of staff of their …

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result of one Attama Lawrence Ikedichukwu has been withdrawn by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) following allegations of hiring a professional exams taker.  JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin …

University of Benin (UNIBEN) Female Graduate probed by the school authorities for Examination malpractice ordered to rewrite all exams from 200 Level. UNIBEN began investigating all the results of female …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO). The council has been run by an acting registrar since the death …

The Management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has announced the indefinite closure of campus from Thursday, 15th July due to the spread of COVID-19. This is as the institution …

A primary school in England has offered to let kids come to school late on Monday morning (tomorrow) after the Euro 2020 final which will hold Sunday night July 11, …

Released Chibok girl, Mary Katambi bagged B.Sc in Accounting from American University of Nigeria. She was given full scholarship by former Nigeria Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Taking to his Facebook …

Academic activities in the nation’s universities may again be paralysed as members of the Academic Staff Union Of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) warned of a fresh strike over alleged refusal of …

Registrar of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has raised an alarm of institutions awarding certificates to people who do not attend universities. In his speech at the opening ceremony …

The management of the University of Calabar has threatened to publish the names of its graduates that have refused to collect their certificates years after graduation. This was made known …

President Buhari’s daughter, Hanan bags Masters degree from Royal College of Art, UK Hanan Buhari, the daughter of President Buhari, bagged a Masters Degree in Fine Art Photography from the …

Results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been released by Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).  JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin who made the announcement via a statement released …

A private school in Kano State, New Oxford Science Academy, Chiranchi, says it has started accepting payment of school fees in cryptocurrency. The school proprietor, Sabi’u Musa-Haruna, told newsmen on …

Kaduna State University Asks Parents To Sign Undertaking After Increasing Fees KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR LETTER OF UNDERTAKING Respectfully. I am ………… Parent/Guardian of …… My …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday said the introduction of the National Identification Number in the 2021/2022 exam registration helped it to uncover over 500,000 fake candidates. Prof. …

Federal polytechnic nekede owerri, Imo State Examination got some students shocked.Monday 21st june 2021. 2nd semester examination 2019/2020 session ND1 students, department of social science, got the students surprised in …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 25 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Centres that failed to conduct examinations on Saturday which was the first day of the 2021 Unified …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another strike over the deliberate refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, to pay the …

TheAcademic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) have suspended its 65-day-old strike, following an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action …

Kaduna State University (KASU) on Tuesday June 8, announced the suspension of academic activities for its undergraduate students indefinitely. KASU Registrar, Mr Samuel Manshop gave no reason for the decision but …

Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on the FG to resolve outstanding issues before suspension of its 10-month strike, to guarantee peace in universities. The union said government was …

The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council has approved the appointment of Ebikibina John Ogborodi as the Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council. The appointment followed the death of the …

Students of Kaduna State University (KASU) today June 1 stormed the state government house to protest against the hike in the tuition fees. The students, in their thousands, carried placards …

The immediate past vice-president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has emerged as the new president of the union. Mr Osodeke, a professor of soil science …

Two children of chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State chapter, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, have graduated from high schools in the …

The staff of the Ambrose Alli University today took to the street to protest unpaid salary. A senior lecturer from the faculty of Environmental sciences cried out as his family …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges from May 29 to June 5. The body announced the change in …

The 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) has extended registration for its annual Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination by two weeks. The UTME is also now expected to hold from June 19 …

The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has hinted at the possibility of the board postponing the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Prof …

National Examinations Council (NECO) has released results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates. Announcing the results at the Council Headquarters in Minna on Thursday May 6, NECO’s …

The United States mission in Nigeria has announced that it will prioritise applications for student visas and plan interview appointments “well in advance” of school resumption. Susan Tuller, US mission …

One Nigerian teenager must feel like she has the world at her feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the United States and Canada. Victory Yinka-Banjo, a …

The Governing Council of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) has lifted the ban placed on four labour unions in the institution. The workers’ bodies include the Academic Staff Union …

A University in Amsterdam is in trouble for rejecting degrees from Nigeria, whiles accepting degrees from Ghana and South Africa The Academic State Union of Universities of Nigeria has said Nigerian …

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has banned parents from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination centres. A statement quoted JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, as ordering CBT Centres across the country …

OVER N10 million meant to be paid to ad-hoc staff of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, as allowance has been hijacked into the accounts of over a dozen …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the use of email is no longer required for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration’s processes. JAMB …

Some students of the University of Calabar, Cross River State have called out the institution’s new Vice-Chancellor, Florence Obi, for asking final-year students in some selected departments to go back to …

Prof Nnenna Oti has been elected as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) by the Governing Council of the institution.  Prof. Oti who was the deputy Vice …

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that the number of universities in the country is too small, given the nation’s population. He made the comment, yesterday, at the …

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared an indefinite strike action today April 6 to press home their demand for the implementation of a new salary scheme for …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has elected a Ghanaian professor, Ato Essuman, its 20th chairman. The election took place during the 69th meeting of Council held virtually from March …

A woman who sat for her final exams while pregnant and gave birth 3 days after her exams, has become the first person to ever graduate with a first class …

The National Universities Commission has approved an upgrade of three institutions to universities in Delta State. The approved universities are the Delta State University Agbor; Delta State University of Science …

Adamawa State Polytechnic Yola has been shut down and students sent home. Management of the polytechnic announced the closure Thursday after violent acts by some final year students supposedly celebrating …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced registration dates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration. The exam body in a statement …

Following claims that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may embark on another industrial action, the union has come out to refute the claims. Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU president …