June 19
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike, Sensitizes Stakeholders
The Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago Iwoye chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday staged a peaceful rally, to create awareness over the… Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: JAMB to Host Policy Meeting On Admission Soon
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said yesterday it has concluded arrangements to host the 2024 policy meeting on admissions into tertiary institutions. Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: How Effective Education Spending Can Reduce Poverty, Boost Earnings - World Bank
Increasing education spending may not necessarily improve outcomes, especially if that spending is misallocated and misaligned. Read more »
June 10
Nigeria: 60% Fee Rise - Law School Ignores Reps' Order As New Session Begins
As the Nigerian Law School resumes for a new academic session today, fresh students have been directed to pay the new tuition fee increased by 60 percent, contrary to the orders by… Read more »
June 07
Nigeria: Students' Loan - We'll Ensure LASU Students Benefit - Sanwo-Olu
....Gifts best-graduating student N10m Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Rescuing and Educating the Nigerian Child - The Wakirike Model, By Owei Lakemfa
A SINGLE nuclear weapon can wipe out an entire city and its living contents. It can also cause severe blast over an average five-kilometre radius from the epicenter. Its radiation… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Students Loan Scheme
Like many of the programmes he initiated in the first year of his administration, President Bola Tinubu's innovative Students Loan Scheme made its epileptic journey to reality with… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - WAEC Appeals to NLC, TUC to Consider Candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to organised labour to consider students sitting for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination as it plans… Read more »
May 31
Nigeria: Nans Seeks Justice for Killed Ajayi Crowther University Student, Alex Akpor
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has demanded justice for Alex Chamuke Akpor, a student of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State, who was… Read more »
Nigeria: NANS Demands Transparency in Disbursement of Student Loan
....urges action on alleged deportation of Nigerian students abroad Read more »
May 29
Nigeria: Govt Intervenes in Case of Nigerian Students Facing Deportation in UK Varsity
The Federal Government has intervened to address deportation orders issued against Nigerian students at Teesside University in the United Kingdom. Read more »
May 27
Nigeria: Nans Decries Killing of Varsity Students, Urges Quick Action
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the recent killings of students in some higher institutions in the country, saying campuses should not be turned… Read more »
Nigeria: Lalong Urges Quality Education for Rural Dwellers
Former Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has called for the strengthening of the education sector to give Nigerians, especially those resident in the rural areas an… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta State University Loses Associate Prof Giwa As NBA Mourns
Delta State University, Abraka (Oleh Campus) has lost one of its finest Associate Professor and law lecturer, Dr. Ayuba Giwa to the cold hands of death just as the Nigerian Bar… Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: Qualifying Exams - Kano Sets Up 7-Man Committee to Investigate Mass Failure
Kano State Government has on Wednesday set up a seven-man committee to investigate the mass failure of students in the recently concluded qualifying examinations for Senior… Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Federal Civil Service Commission Chair, Olaopa Calls for Scrapping of HND
The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof.Tunji Olaopa has called for the scrapping of Higher National Diploma (HND) awarded by polytechnics. Read more »
Nigeria: State of the Nation - Why 170 Varsities Must Lead Rescue Mission - Uzodimma
IMO State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has set a new task before Nigeria's ivory towers. At a time that the country is mired in multi-dimensional challenges, he wants the 170… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: ASUU Wants Tinubu to Intervene in Its Demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to look into the yearnings of the union to reposition the nation's tertiary institutions. Read more »
May 13
Nigeria: Lagos to Revive Boy Scouts in Schools
The Lagos State Government has declared its readiness to revive and incorporate Boy Scouts in the public school system across the state. Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Why NECO May Not Adopt Computer Based Test in Its Examination Soon - Registrar
The Registrar, National Examinations Council,NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi ,says the complexity of its examination may not allow for immediate migration from paper to Computer Based… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S University Offers $25,000 Undergraduate Scholarships to Nigerians, Other Foreign Students
Michigan State University (MSU) has announced $25,000 scholarship opportunities for interested Nigerians and other international students willing to pursue an undergraduate degree… Read more »
May 14
Africa: Nigeria Ranks Lowest in Education Budget in West Africa - ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the neglect of the education sector, saying Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets across the West African… Read more »
May 09
Nigeria: Bullying in Schools - Stakeholders List Ways Out of Malaise
Recently, the video of a bullying incident at Lead British International School, Abuja, went viral, which eventually drew the attention of the authorities and the shutting down of… Read more »
May 01
Nigeria: Akpata's Visit Controversy - Uniben Suspends Sug
·LP vows to resist attempts to frustrate Akpata's campaign·Says it's humbled by massive supportBy John Alechenu & Ozioruva Aliu Read more »
Nigeria: University Age Controversy
Minister of Education, Mamman Tahir, while monitoring the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Abuja, announced that 18 years would henceforth be the minimum… Read more »