UK to provide £15m hardship funding for students
The United Kingdom government has disclosed that it will provide an additional £15 million in hardship funding for students.
Announcing the intervention on Monday, the UK government also stated that the money will be...
Revealed: List of top 10 universities in Nigeria
The Times Higher Education (THE), a British magazine specialising in higher education worldwide, has released its World University Rankings 2023.
The ranking includes 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions. It also included survey responses...
Give compulsory education bill accelerated attention, Minister appeals to Bayelsa lawmakers
The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nana Opia, has appealed to Bayelsa Lawmakers to give the compulsory education bill accelerated passage to help tackle the out-of-school children menace in the state.
The Minister made...
Kuje Council teachers begin indefinite strike over unpaid salaries
Primary school teachers in Kuje Area Council, Abuja, on Monday, embarked on an indefinite strike over the alleged failure by the Council’s Chairman, Abdullahi Sabo, to reach an agreement with the Nigerian Union of...
Lecturers’ withheld salaries: Government agreed to pay part – Investigation
The peace accord brokered between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the federal government by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, involves the payment of a part...
JAMB announces registration date for 2023 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will commence registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Saturday, January 14 to Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
This was disclosed in...
ASUP flays FG over attempt to ‘cage’ ASUU, others in tertiary institutions
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has condemned the Federal Government for withholding eight months’ salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), in spite of the intervention of the National Assembly...
JAMB to begin automation of admission process
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has said with the introduction of the Interactive e-Brochure and e-Syllabus System (IBASS), tertiary institutions no longer have to come to the...
Work Visa: Nigerian teachers can now seek employment in UK schools
Eligible teachers in Nigeria can apply to work in schools in the United Kingdom, courtesy of a programme by the department of education.
To stand a chance, applicants will be required to have qualified teacher...
NECO unveils measures to check exam malpractices
**Seeks concerted efforts to address menace
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has put in place new measures to tackle the menace of examination malpractices in the country.
The examination body while calling for concerted efforts to...
You supported APC for your selfish interests, Ebonyi PDP replies Anyim
People’s Democratic party (PDP) Campaign Council in Ebonyi State, yesterday claimed the former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, supported the candidate of the All...
What I will do different in Kwara – 26-year-old lawmaker-elect
A 26-year-old lady, Rukayat Shittu, won a seat to represent Owode/Onire constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly. She spoke with AYOOLA OLASUPO...
Review Ogun governorship election results now, PDP tells INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the outcome of the Ogun State governorship election, stressing...
FG executes 1,375 rural power projects with N45.89bn
The Federal Government completed a total of 1,375 rural power projects in various communities across the country with the sum of N45.89bn within a...
Yoruba vs Igbo: The battle for Lagos by Simon Kolawole
During lunch with a Fulani friend some weeks ago, he sounded so relieved that power was shifting to the south with the election of...