KANO GOVT REVIEWS PROGRESS ON BASIC EDUCATION REFORMS
On Monday, the Kano State Education Sector Joint Steering Committee met for two days in Kaduna to review progress reports from technical working groups on...
FG CRACKS DOWN ON FAKE DEGREES, NAMES RECOGNISED TOGO, BENIN REPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
In an effort to tackle degree certificate racketeering, the Federal Government has revealed that only eight universities in Togo and Benin Republic are accredited to...
CANDIDATES BELOW 18 YEARS OLD WON’T WRITE NECO, WAEC EXAMS – MINISTER
The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. While speaking on Channels...
STRIKE: PLANNED FG’s MEETING WITH ASUU SHIFTED TO WEDNESDAY
The anticipated meeting that was originally planned to take place today between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)...
PASSPORT APPLICANTS COUNT LOSSES AS ONLINE PAYMENT DECLINES
Nigerians who paid for new passports through the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) portal are calculating their losses after the online payment platform for applications had...
FG, ASUU TO MEET ON MONDAY OVER LOOMING STRIKE
In a move to prevent another nationwide strike in the nation’s public universities, the federal government has scheduled a meeting with the national executive members...
STUDENT LOAN: NELFUND ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL N5OBN SUPPORT FROM EFCC
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has announced that it has received an additional N50 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to...
KANO EMIR, SANUSI II BAGS PhD
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, has been conferred with a doctorate after completing his Viva Voce. In many universities, the Viva Voce,...
ASUU ISSUES 21-DAY STRIKE NOTICE TO FG OVER PENDING DEMANDS
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government 21-day notice that it intends to go on a nationwide strike. According to...
JAMB CRACKS DOWN ON FAKE GRADUATES MENACE, ORDERS VARSITIES TO SUBMIT ADMISSION LISTS OR FACE SANCTIONS
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has threatened to sanction higher institutions that fail to submit lists of students admitted immediately after matriculation. This was...