ciation excited about trigger against frustration of students’ projects by lecturers NATIONAL Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has demanded from the Federal Government the setting up of a committee to review the Students Loan Act. The association made the demand last Tuesday in Abuja at a stakeholders’ meeting on the …
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THE crisis rocking the Edo State-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma is far from abating as the University’s Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dragged the University authorities and the Edo State Government to court over the Vice Chancellorship race and the appointment of other Principal Officers …
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THE Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman and the Minister of State for Education Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu, have said that the most potent way of tackling out of school children phenomenal is to give adequate attention to adult education, emphasizing that educated adults are more prone to educating their children. …
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THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, saying the exam body will be vindicated. The Senate had on Wednesday agreed to investigate an allegation of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Senator …
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THE Management of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, has said it suspended all 200- to 600-level medical students of the Institution because they were planning to destroy school facilities. Tser Vanger, Principal Assistant Registrar (Information & Public Relations) of the university, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The university …
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NIGERIANS seeking admissions to foreign universities spent $340.84m to fund their application between January and June 2023, findings by the PUNCH have shown. This figure is according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s data on the amount spent on educational services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign …
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THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has introduced the innovative Beneficiary Identity Management Service (BIMS), designed to optimize the identification and management processes for students and lecturers across tertiary institutions nationwide. Speaking at a distinguished educational summit, the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, celebrated the BIMS as a the gateway …
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FOR many in Nigeria, the National Examination Council (NECO), established in April 1999, did not stand a chance against the already existing West African Examinations Council (WAEC). However, the exam body has managed to overcome many challenges and become an entity to reckon with, courtesy of its seven Registrars and …
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former COAS, Buratai, others penciled to recieve By Inusa Ndahi THE Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) which as established in 2018 will hold its maiden convocation ceremony on Saturday, 28 October 2023 at the university’s Sports Pavilion, Biu, Borno State. This according to the Registrar of the institution, Brigadier General …
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Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun, has suspended ongoing second-semester examinations following Tuesday’s robbery and rape of four female students. Suspected armed robbers invaded private female hostels of the school in the early hours of Tuesday, dispossessed the occupants of their valuables and allegedly raped four students. The suspension …
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