NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS FROWNS AT DECLINE OF QUALITY OF ENTRANTS TO VARSITIES

The President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Professor Sola Akinrinade, has lamented the decline in the quality of entrants into the Nigerian University System, says urgent intervention is needed to stem this worrying tide. Prof. Akinrinade made this statement on Tuesday at a policy review workshop on “Strengthening the Educational System in Nigeria Through... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

November 14, 2023

DIRECTIVE ON 40% IGR REMITTANCE TO GOVERNMENT IS RETROGRESSIVE – COEASU

Workers under the umbrella of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, have urged the Federal Government to exclude Colleges of Education from its policy mandating tertiary institutions to remit 40 per cent of their IGR to the federal treasury. The union warned that parents will bear the consequences if government goes ahead to... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

November 13, 2023

WAEC NIGERIA TO CONDUCT COMPUTER BASED WASSCE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES

Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), says it has concluded plans to migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from Paper and Pencil Test to Computer Based Examination (CBE). The council in a statement signed by its Ag. Head, Public Affairs, Moyosola F. Adesina and made available to Media... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

November 13, 2023

JAMB welcomes Senate’s probe on alleged admission racketeering

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will be vindicated. Recall that the Senate had on Wednesday agreed to investigate allegation of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Senator Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

November 8, 2023

TETFUND, REA PARTNER TO BOOST POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed its readiness to partner with Rural Electricification Agency (REA) to ensure uninterrupted power supply in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to his office by the Managing Director of REA,... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

November 2, 2023

TETFUND TO INCREASE DISBURSEMENT IN 2024 BUDGET

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, on Tuesday disclosed that its 2023 collection of education tax is the highest in a single year since inception. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, who disclosed this, appreciated the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, for its diligent efforts in collecting the education taxes. Echono spoke in Abuja... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

October 16, 2023

NUC Disowns Conversion of HND to University Degree Programme

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has disowned a programme being floated by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), which aimed at converting a Higher National Diploma (HND) to a University degree. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, in a statement, made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, described the purported one-year... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

October 12, 2023

ASUU Rejects Inclusion of Private Universities in TETfunds Intervention

The Academic Staff Union of Universities ((ASUU), has kicked against any plan by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to include private universities in the country as beneficiary institutions of its projects. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke made the union’s position known at a two-day interactive session between TETFund and all unions of... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

October 11, 2023

NECO releases 2023 SSCE internal result

…737,308 candidates score five credits in maths, English The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, 58 days after the final paper was written on August 11. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the result at a press briefing in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday, said... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

September 29, 2023

NUC approves upgrade of Niger State College of Education to university

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the revalidation of the recognition of Niger State University of Education, Minna, to a university of education. Acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this known during a visit of Niger State governor, Mohammed Umar Bago to the headquarters of the Commission on Thursday in Abuja. Maiyaki,... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Education

NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS FROWNS AT DECLINE OF QUALITY OF ENTRANTS TO VARSITIES

DIRECTIVE ON 40% IGR REMITTANCE TO GOVERNMENT IS RETROGRESSIVE – COEASU

WAEC NIGERIA TO CONDUCT COMPUTER BASED WASSCE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES

JAMB welcomes Senate’s probe on alleged admission racketeering

TETFUND, REA PARTNER TO BOOST POWER SUPPLY IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

TETFUND TO INCREASE DISBURSEMENT IN 2024 BUDGET

NUC Disowns Conversion of HND to University Degree Programme

ASUU Rejects Inclusion of Private Universities in TETfunds Intervention

NECO releases 2023 SSCE internal result

NUC approves upgrade of Niger State College of Education to university

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