Education

A magistrate court in Nasarawa state today January 28th, sentenced to three years in prison each, a pastor of one of the new generation churches, Ujaku Emem Samuel, his wife, Mrs. …

The Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, Prof Francis Otunta has been accused of impregnating a 300 level student of Accounting of the …

In the wake of the global celebration of the National Day Privacy Day, Nigerians seem averse to their rights especially with regards the government and industry stakeholders’ obligations on data …

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened the association will embark on a Nationwide strike if the Federal government does not fail to rescind its decision …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says 700,000 candidates have so far been registered for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide in two weeks. The Board’s Head, …

Prof Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor of  Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State has been cleared of a sexual harassment allegation levelled against him by a female staff …

Nollywood Actor, Adebayo Salami’s joy of witnessing his daughter’s post graduate convocation in the UK spilled over on Instagram as he took to the social media platform to share his excitement.  …

Motunrayo Afolayan, a student in the department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, has recounted how one of her lecturers, Olabisi Olaleye, allegedly sexually harrased her after failing her in a …

FG has released a circular mandating the Director of Cash Management to stop salaries of tertiary institutions workers not enrolled in IPPIS platform. 

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 …

Oxford English Dictionary said it has added 29 Nigerian words and expressions in the January updates to the dictionary. “The majority of these new additions are either borrowings from Nigerian …

The management of the University of Port Harcourt has introduced the use of a biometric device for students’ attendance to lectures in the institution.  The switch from manual to electronic is …

Serve With Skirts Movement, an advocacy group was on Wednesday, stage a peaceful protest at the Unity Fountain in Abuja to demand inclusion of skirts as part of the uniform …

Four agents of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) who sold the ePINS for the ongoing 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)/Direct Entry (DE) registrations above the stipulated amount, have been …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it would commence the sales of its registration forms for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from January 13, to …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has suspended the use of National Identification Number, NIN, as a requirement for registration in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The …

The management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has been ordered by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede to grant one Miss Shekwobyalo admission in Medicine. The order came after a  review meeting with …

NUC unbundles Mass Communication Degree into Seven degree awarding programmes while making Mass Communication to become a Faculty. The seven new Programmes/Departments, to be domiciled in a Faculty of Mass …

Nigerian writer, Gimba Kakanda has claimed that the management of the Bayero University Kano, has concluded the translation of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics textbooks into Hausa. According to Kakanda, “this is …

Prof. Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor, the two University of Ghana lecturers exposed for allegedly asking students for sex in exchange for grades in a documentary by the British …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it would commence the sales of its registration forms for 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from January 13, to …

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 …

Babajide Ojo, a 31-year-old graduate of Biochemistry at Ekiti State University (EKSU) has received the highest honour awarded to a graduating PhD student at the Oklahoma State University in the United …

The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Biodun Ogunyemi on Wednesday said public university lecturers have received the December salary despite not enrolling in the controversial Integrated …

The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi , has decried the recruitment system in the universities, regretting that many people not qualified to teach had found …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has proposed a date for its 2020 examinations. The board proposed March 14 to April 4, 2020, for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination …

The management of the University of Abuja has expelled 100 students of the institution whose link to examination malpractice have been established.  The affected students include 72 undergraduate and 28 postgraduate students. Spokesperson …

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, Professor Segun Ajiboye on Sunday, December 22nd revealed that 53,674 candidates passed the November diet of the …