Education

Kayode Adebowale, a professor of chemistry has emerged as the 13th substantive vice-chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan. John Oyegun, former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made the …

The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, has banned cars belonging to students from entering the school campus. The institution disclosed this in a circular dated September 22, …

The Federal Government has banned students in Senior Secondary School one and two from taking from applying for and taking external West African Senior School Certificate Examination, the National Examination …

Hundreds of graduating Primary Six pupils in Kano State have been promoted to Class 7. This is because they could not sit for the Common Entrance Examination to secondary school …

The Ministry of Education on Monday assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the Southeastern region following the enforcement of sit-at-home by …

Prof (Mrs) Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has been appointed as the ninth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University(LASU). Olatunji-Bello has served as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution before her elevation. She is the …

Activist Aisha Yesufu is celebrating her son, Amir who just graduated from a British university.  Insinuating that her son is dyslexic, she also revealed that they were told that her …

Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje’s son bags degree from Regent University Muhammad Umar who is one of the sons of Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, bagged a degree from …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said its members can embark on strike anytime, as the Federal Government is reneging on its promise to implement the Memorandum of …

The management of Abia State University has reacted to a report that three senior academic staff of the institution died on the same day. The school’s PRO, Chijioke Nwogu said …

THE Visitation Panel to the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has ordered the management to close all its accounts in commercial banks. The panel also said it discovered cases of financial …

Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Kebbi states have featured prominently in the list of schools involved in examination malpractices in Nigeria. This was noted by the Registrar of the National Examinations …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU ) has called on the National Assembly to pass the Bill to amend the National Universities Commission Act to address the proliferation of …

Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) Kano Zone has described the Nigerian government as insincere and deceptive for failing to honour the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed on December 23 …

Kaduna State Government has said schools across the state are expected to resume on Sunday, September 12, 2021. Schools in the North-West state had been closed down due to insecurity …

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has dismissed a lecturer, Dr. Adebayo Mosobalaje, who was accused of sexual harassment.  Dr. Mosobalaje, a lecturer at the Department of English …

The Kano Zone of ASUU has said it will institute legal action against the Department of State Service over an alleged assault of one of its members. Chairman of the …

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have asked Nigerians to hold the Federal Government responsible for their next action on government’s failure to honour an agreement it …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and allowed the institutions freedom to set their individual minimum benchmark for …

Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure on pupils and parents in China’s hyper-competitive school system. China’s …

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has advised the Federal Government to secure the University of Jos against killing of its staff and students before the reopening of the school. …

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth has honoured Fareedah Oyolola, a secondary school student at Greensprings School, Lagos, as one of the brightest students in the world. This recognition …

The Abuja Original Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO), in collaboration with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have evacuated over 279 students, who are natives and residents of Abuja from Jos. …

Following the rising spate of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended all academic activities in the institution tillfurther notice. Mr Monday …

A Nigerian university said it was investigating allegations that some of its lecturers have been conducting examinations for students in hotels. The University of Calabar in Cross River State, Nigeria’s …

The management of the University of Jos has suspended the ongoing second-semester examinations for the 2019/2020 academic session following the killing of 22 travellers in the state on Saturday August …

The management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has d that some lecturers have resorted to giving students scripts to write exams at homes, hotels and relaxation places.   In a memorandum …

The head of the Nigeria national office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan has on Tuesday announced the timetable for the conduct of this West African Senior School …

The National Examinations Council, NECO, on Monday afternoon, said it had not recorded any case of the disruption of its ongoing examinations in the South-East or any part of the …

Photos seen on Facebook today, show some students of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, studying under the streetlights at midnight ahead of their forthcoming second semester examinations.   

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 …