THE Federal Government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republic. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by Mrs Augustina Obilor-Duru, Assistant Director, Press, Ministry of Education. This suspension came as a result an investigative work by a journalist that …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been urged by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to approve the measure outlawing sexual harassment in higher education institutions. This is in response to claims of sexual harassment that led to the suspension of the University of Calabar’s Dean of Law Faculty. Newsextra24 reports that the …
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THE registration dates for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) have been disclosed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In a statement released on Sunday, JAMB declared that prospective candidates are now eligible to initiate the creation of their profiles on the JAMB …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended the federal government for removing universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. It was earlier reported that the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, announced the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary …
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FEDERAL Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education have been taken off from the Integrated Personnel Payment System (IPPIS). The approval for the exemption was given by The Federal Executive Council at its meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this while …
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THE Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Enugu State Command, says it has registered 1,137 inmates for National Examination Council, NECO, external exams in the last 12 years. Mr Nicholas Obiako, the Comptroller of Corrections in Enugu State, revealed this to journalists on Wednesday in Enugu. According to him, 124 convicts were …
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NIGERIA now has one hundred and forty-seven private universities, following the recent provisional licences given to 37 more between January 1, 2023, and June 27, 2023, by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Trojan News Media reports that the latest data was obtained from the official website of the NUC, the regulatory …
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THE Niger State Government has denied a report on an attempt to ban Hijab in schools in the state. It was learned that the Commissioner for Education, Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, had reportedly said she “sees no reason why a female teacher will wear Hijab and be comfortable with her teaching. According …
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THE Federal government is working towards the re-introduction of the Policy of University Full Autonomy. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said. The new policy direction, the President noted is premised on the federal government conviction that university autonomy provides the platform for institutions to develop at the pace set by …
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THE Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Bauchi State Chapter, Rev. Abraham Damina, has said that the increase of fees by schools especially tertiary institutions in the country was pathetic. He stated this in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the “First Bauchi South Stakeholders Interactive Session” organised by …
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