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This article expresses deep appreciation for the philanthropic efforts of Kenechukwu Nwosu Esq, the Principal Partner at Onyi Akpamgbo and Co, in enhancing legal studies and practice in Nigeria. Nwosu’s contributions have made a significant impact on the Faculty of Law at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The article highlights Nwosu’s recent donation of ₦1,000,000 (One…
A great feats that would still hopes and change Narratives in the Education sector of Nigeria was the lines of synopsis that the aspirant gave in line with his Aspiration of breaking the ACA-A-THON records A computer science lecturer with the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Joshua Hassan is set for an ACA-A-THON event for the longest…
Kaduna State government has reviewed downward the fees of tertiary institutions across the state to reduce the plight of students and their parents. The State Governor, Malam Uba Sani announced this at a news briefing at Government House, Kaduna. Governor Sani said the decision was taken in response to the public outcry over the current…
The National Youths Corps Members (NYSC) on Friday conducted its swearing-in ceremony for the 2023 Batch “B” Stream II Corps members nationwide. In Lagos, the Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa appealed to the corps members deployed to the state to take caution following the recent warning by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), that…
The University of Ibadan (UI) has announced a reduction in workdays for its employees, from five days to three days per week, in response to the significant rise in fuel prices. This decision is a result of the removal of fuel subsidies by the Federal Government, leading to economic challenges for the general population. The…
In a recent announcement from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), a contract worker named Emmanuel Odey has been sentenced to six months in jail by Magistrate Court 2 in Kado – Life Camp, Abuja. The verdict came after Odey was found guilty of stealing an HP laptop owned by JAMB. The incident occurred…
Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere Umeh, a student of Deeper Life High School, who gained nationwide recognition for achieving the highest score of 360 in the 2023 UTME, has continued to impress with her recent results from the West African Examination Council, WAEC. In a phone call with Vanguard, Kamsiyochukwu’s father, Mr. Umeh, shared that her daughter secured…
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says over two million students and staff of higher education institutions in the country will have access to online academic resources through the deployment of the Blackboard learning platform. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, stated this in Abuja, at the flag-off of a three-day workshop on the Implementation of…
Supervisors, invigilators, school proprietors, and principals caught in the act of aiding and abetting examination malpractice during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE for school candidates are being investigated by the Police. The Head of National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Patrick Areghan made this known…
A Former IPPIS desk officer with the Federal Character commission FCC Mr Haruna Kolo on Monday admitted that job seekers in the commission pay millions of naira into his personal account for onward transmission to the Chairman, Mrs Muyeebat Dankaka. Mr Kolo who revealed this in Abuja when he appeared before the adhoc Commitee investigating…
DESPITE the free education policy of the Bauchi State government, a good number of children still do not accompany school. In fact, according to Bauchi State Annual School Census, ASC, data for 2019–2020, a total of 1,031,524 children are out of school in the State. In Masori community of Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi…
Over 1.2 million candidates are sitting for the on-going 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi stated this in Jos Plateau State on Friday while monitoring the conduct of the examination in some Schools. Prof. Wushishi disclosed that out of the figure,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that it will join the planned industrial nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) which is set to begin on Wednesday, August 2. Speaking with newsmen on Monday, the ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said that ASUU is still consulting on the matter with its…
Three students of Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa were reportedly shot as the same cult groups battle in the town. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, spokesperson Kehinde Adeleke confirmed that two female students and a male were hit by bullets from unknown gunmen on Sunday night. She said the students…
The body recognized for Education, Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to increase the school fees for new students enrolling in Federal Government Colleges, commonly known as Federal Unity Colleges, to ₦100,000. The directive is contained in a circular to all Principals of Federal Unity Colleges. According to the circular titled “Approved fees…
Recently students of the institution paid N19,000, but the management has fixed new fees at N190,250 for students studying medicine, while for courses that need a laboratory and studio, they are to pay N140,250 Programs that do not require lab and studio are fixed at N100, 750. This was contained in a statement dated July…
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Mr Sonny Echono says the federal government borrowed over three hundred and seventy one billion naira over time to meet pressing needs. Mr Echono stated this when he appeared before the house of Representatives adhoc committee, investigating the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion generated from the…
An established educational body in NIGERIA, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has vows to address the failure in Mathematic and English language courses in senior secondary schools through training and capacity building of teachers . While reacting, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Tyela Ajayi stated this in Kano during the commencement of…
In a world wavering on the verge of environmental catastrophe, one question lingers in the collective consciousness: Who killed the world? As we navigate the complexities of our troubled times, it becomes evident that two interconnected forces have played a climactic role in the destruction of our planet – human greed and rampant consumerism. Part…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that the great literary giant and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, remains Nigeria’s pride, as he clocks 89 years. Soyinka, a respected 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature winner and the first sub-Saharan African to be honoured in that category, clocks 89 on Thursday, July 13. Sanwo-Olu, in…
The immediate past Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, has opened up on how he declined the proposal of a university offered him N20 million. Rasheed, a former Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), had last week announced his instinctive resignation from NUC, three years before the expiration of…
The longing issue of result made several publics home and abroad disturbed. The Anambra State Government Committee on Verification of Examination Fraud involving Mmesoma Ejikeme has said she manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result. Anambra born Mmesoma Ejikeme had been claiming that she had the highest score in the UTME with an aggregate score…
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on state governors of 36 State to take to the behaviors of Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State by giving all the needed support and attention to the education sector. The admonition which came on Friday via a press statement, was in lieu…
The Vice Chancellor of Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos, Prof. Samuel Bandele, has warned against conceding the integrity of public examinations, saying the consequences are dire for society at large. This is just as he announced a full scholarship award to Miss Umeh, Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere, who emerged the highest scorer in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
Edited by Damilola Adeleke Ejikeme Mmesoma, the student who professed to have forged her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, has eventually admitted to scoring 249. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had in an announcement issued by its spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, accused the student of forging her result, but Mmesoma stood her…
The Federal House of Representatives has set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion generated from the Tertiary Education Tax by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2011 to 2013 to discover what the funds was used for. The actions was as a result of a motion by a member,…
The Erudition growth devoid of delay being enjoyed in the Nigeria’s university system may be affected as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has officially stood against a decision by the National Universities Commission to recheck and review 70 percent of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards. The Academic union expressed its unhappiness in…
Retired Executive Secretary of the Nigeria’s recognized educational body, National Universities Commission NUC, Prof. Abdulrasheed Abubakar has handed over the leadership to the Deputy Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki to take on as the Executive secretary. The event was made possible as handing-over ceremony took place on Friday, at the headquarters of the Commission. Prof. Abubakar…
In a recent conference highlighting Casio’s efforts in advancing education in Nigeria, Mrs. Temilola Adepetun, Managing Director of SKLD Integrated Services Limited, expressed deep concern over the escalating presence of counterfeit calculators and educational products in the country. She urged the government to take action and cleanse the system to deter such practices. Adepetun decried…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed its unhappiness with the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja on the civil rights claims filed by the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. According to a statement released by the Commission’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua on…
The cutoff point for admission to institutions across the nation in 2022–2023 is 140 or higher, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The cutoff point for admission to institutions across the nation in 2022–2023 is 140 or higher, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). This information was presented during…
