A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared the post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) conducted by universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria as illegal. The court on Friday said there was no extant […]
A labourer deserves his wages, is a time honoured maxim, which the Nigeria Union of Teachers is drumming into the ears of governors in 12 states with mountains of teachers’ salary arrears. Some states owe […]
Vice Chancellor of the University of America, California, Prof. Gamalier O. Prince, has said that the change mantra of the Federal Government must fix the educational system if there must be positive improvement in the […]
The recent furore over the United Kingdom’s highest-paid vice-chancellor, Bath University’s Dame Glynis Breakwell, exposes much that is wrong with higher education. The case has drawn public attention to the inflated salaries of vice-chancellors and […]
The study of Yoruba language has been made compulsory for candidates seeking admission into all tertiary institutions in Lagos state. This is according to the Yoruba Language Preservation and Preservation Law which took effect on […]
Abuja – The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu on Thursday said Nigeria must produce a workforce of skilled, efficient, highly mobile, adaptable and innovative people for a global market place.Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister […]
By now you must have heard of how a mysterious snake swallowed N36 million in the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) office. The story is that it was a mysterious serpent; and it surely […]
EDUCATION is at a crossroads in Nigeria. But it is a notorious fact that it only gets haphazard remedies from various stakeholders. In line with the practice of virtually every administration since 1999, the Federal […]
A video of a two year, 11 month-old pupil of Chrisland School, Lekki, Lagos portraying her alleged serial defilement by the school’s supervisor was played today at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. […]
Nigerians running to Cotonou to bag a degree in one year, some for seven or nine months is taking a new shape. The annoying thing is how these graduates are mobilized for NYSC in a […]
A photo of the student from Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola who was accused of abusing Prophet Muhammad has been circulating on the social media. Apparently, fanatical elements have published this photo in order […]
A new report by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has revealed how several allegations of corruption in federal universities are neither thoroughly investigated nor the culprits punished. Some of the allegations listed in the […]
The Lagos State University, LASU, on Wednesday matriculated 4,343 students at its main campus in Ojo, Lagos. Speaking at the ceremony, Olanrewaju Fagbohun, the Vice Chancellor, said the institution offered admission to 4,563 candidates for […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announces the extension of registration for 2018 UTME till midnight of Sunday, 11th February, 2018. JAMB as a responsive organisation has taken the decision albeit with great hesitation […]
Recently, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, disclosed that the number of out-of-school children (OOSC) in the country had dropped from 10.5 million to 8.6 million in the last three years. According to him, […]
Human rights activist Femi Falana has warned that “Africa is being left behind in the global educational revolution,” arguing that, “The main pillar of knowledge in most emerging economies is to have access to knowledge. […]
NEWS that a committee has been put together by the Federal Government to review Nigeria’s university system should attract intense attention. The ivory tower is in crisis, wracked by under-funding, poor quality, inadequate staffing, gang […]
The French Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday enjoined Nigerians to avail themselves of the increasing English Language taught courses in different Universities in France. The embassy gave the advice in a statement to announce the […]
In the course of 2017, all the major unions within the education sector had cause to down tools, putting students, parents and the entire country in a state of frustration. A bigger cause for distress […]
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission (NUC) has set up a panel to ‘review the university system in Nigeria.’ To be chaired by one-time NUC Executive Secretary, Professor Peter Okebukola, the panel is […]
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