Again, JAMB walks the talk, remits N2bn interim surplus to FG
*Says DE, UTME candidates can now sit for same exam
Again, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) has remitted N2billion as its interim surplus to the Federal Government for its 2023 operating year  as more money...
NECO announces new date for national entrance examination
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination which is conducted for gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy, Suleja from Saturday May 14, 2023 to Saturday June 10, 2023.
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Nigeria accounts for 12.4% of sub-Saharan African out-of-school children
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that Nigeria accounts for 12.4 per cent of the out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Adamu who was represented by Mrs Olatunji Davis, Director of Basic Education, Federal...
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...
UNICEF tasks Tinubu with out-of-school children
Mr Ibrahim Sesay, Chief of Child Protection, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called on the incoming administration to work towards returning about 10.2...
Full text of President Buhari’s farewell speech
FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria.
I address you...
Rail mass project: Lagos shuts Murtala Way, Apapa road for one...
The Lagos State Government has announced the total lane closure of Murtala Mohammed Way and Apapa Road in the Oyingbo area commencing from Saturday,...
Bagudu commissions 500 housing units, assures of bridging housing deficit
Barely three days to exiting office, Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has commissioned 500 housing units in Birnin Kebbi, as part of...
I’m leaving more assets than liabilities for Benue – Ortom
Governor Ortom stated this Friday, May 26th, 2023 in his address at the valedictory State Executive Council meeting at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi.
Addressing...