Education
NOUN students demand action on admission into law school
The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, chapter of Law Students Association of Nigeria, LAWSAN, has called on relevant authorities to resolve the impasse surrounding admission of NOUN law graduates into Law School.
President of LAWSAN, Mr. Paul Oyemike, who stated this in Abuja at the 2nd [...]
Stakeholders urged to make history core subject in schools
Stakeholders in the education sector have been urged to make history a compulsory subject in the school curriculum across the country.
Imo state Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, made the appeal in Owerri at the 6th South East Regional Conference of the Historical Society of Nigeria with the [...]
World university rankings: Nigerian varsities fail again
Nigerian universities have failed to make the list of 1,000 best universities in the world, in latest rankings released by a Jeddah-based organization, the Centre for World University Rankings, CWUR.
The CWUR rankings released this week however placed Nigeria 80th in the list of countries with h [...]
Bogoro tasks African leaders on ’less privileged’
Former Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, has challenged African leaders to support the less privileged in order to conquer the hindrances to the advancement of the continent.
Bogoro spoke in Abuja after receiving the prestigious African Achieve [...]
JAMB extends direct entry registration to July 29
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has extended the closure date for the 2016 direct entry registration to July 29th, 2016.
In a statement posted on its website, the board advised candidates to take advantage of the opportunity and complete their registration at any JAMB-approve [...]
FG pegs post-UTME screening fees at N2, 500
Indications have emerged that the Federal Government may have reversed its position on post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, as it has pegged a fee of N2, 500 for Post-UTME screening exercise.
A statement issued in Abuja by the Secretary-General of Association of Vice Chancellor [...]
Nigeria to sign educational MoU with Sudan, Rwanda
The Federal Government has expressed readiness to sign Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Sudanese and Rwandan governments on educational cooperation.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, dropped the hint in Abuja during separate meetings with the Ambassadors of both countries in h [...]
CoEs issue backlog of 64,432 NCE certificates
The National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, has said a backlog of 64, 432 Nigeria Certificate in Education, NCE, have been issued to students who graduated long ago from some of the Colleges.
Executive Secretary of NCCE, Prof. Monday Joshua, disclosed this in Abuja while presenting [...]
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