The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, says Nigerian public universities budgeted N1 billion for energy on annual basis but mostly got between N11 million and N12 million on monthly basis. According to Rasheed, this amount is actually not adequate for the smooth running of institutions....
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By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – A renowned food scientists and technologists, and current Head of Abuja Station and Project Manager of BASICS, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Professor Lateef Sanni has added a new feather to his crowded cap of academic distinctions. Professor Sanni, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor...
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, admitted that he failed as a Minister, as he could not solve several challenges he ought to have solved despite being the longest serving Minister of Education. The Minister highlighted that, from out-of-school children which has increased during his time in...
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been listed among the world best universities in 11 subjects/disciplines, as contained in the Time Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings released on Oct. 25. Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Chairman, Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), confirmed this according to the Unilorin Bulletin issued...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says no amount of blackmail or fraud will stop its latest innovation, in checking the activities of fraudsters, using its recently launched digital certificate platform. The council’s Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, stated this in an interview with the News Agency...
Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services, has called for a political will coupled with policy consistency to address the problem of out-of-school children in the country. Ihonvbere, (APC-Edo) representing Owan Federal Constituency, said this in an interview with the News Agency...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the take-off for fifteen (15) new courses, six undergraduate and seven post-graduate in Tansian University, Umunya Anambra State, for the 2022/2023 Academic Session. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eugene Okoye Nwadialor announced the cheering news during the emergency meeting...
Federal Government has supported Katsina State with N3 billion to construct the Faculty of Agriculture buildings at the state-owned university, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), at Layin Minista in Malumfashi LGA of the state. UMYU’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunusi Mamman, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina. He said...
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Port-Harcourt – The management of Rivers State University (RSU) has banned ‘indecent dressing’ by students on its campus with immediate effect. The Registrar of the institution, Dr Sydney Enyindah announced the ban in a statement issued on Friday in Port-harcourt. Enyindah listed items considered indecent on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has committed a total sum of N7, 879, 432,390 billion to intervention projects at the College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State, from inception. Minister of Environment, Muhammed Abdullahi, who disclosed this on Thursday, while commissioning three newly-completed TETFund...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has insisted that it has no control on admission processes by universities, but at the same time, has not mandated the cancellation or deference of any admission. The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Professor Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this...
Dr Eucharia Nwaichi, a biochemist at the University of Port Harcourt, has won the prestigious 2022 John Maddox Prize for her evidence-based approach to uniting conflicting communities over pollution in the Niger Delta. Nwaichi becomes the 11th recipient of the prestigious Prize by developing solutions and putting forward evidence...
The Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC), Prof. Peter Okebukola has commended the performance of Nigerian universities in the Times Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings released on Oct. 25. This is contained in a statement issued by Okebukola in Abuja on Wednesday. Okebukola, who is also...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has announced that the institution would commence its academic activities on Monday, 7th November, 2022. The Head, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Kabiru Aminu, in a statement obtained by our Correspondent, said that the...
Katsina State Government says it will receive World Bank’s additional N2.25 billion support under the Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA) project. Malam Aminu Badaru, the spokesperson, Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. According to him, the Executive...
The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) has begun the training of 4,560 teachers across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory on character education. Rev. George Ogurie, Sub-Regional Director, Universal Peace Federation West Africa, said this on the sidelines of a 3-day workshop on character education for head teachers and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Registrar of National Examination Council (NECO), Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, has been bestowed with an award of ‘Integrity Ambassador in Public Service’, by the Verbatim News Network Limited, a media Organisation. The event which took place in Abuja on Thursday, also had the examination body...
The Kwara State University (KWASU) says it has gotten approval for the commencement of MBBS Medicine and Surgery and 23 other programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC). A statement issued by Dr Saeedat Aliyu, the Director, University Relations, on Thursday in Ilorin, said the approval was contained in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that about 64 per cent of Nigerian children between 0 to 5 years of age do not attend Early Childhood Education (ECE), which the UN agency said is a critical foundation for all forms of child learning....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Government has commenced the disbursement of bursary allowances to over 8,000 students studying in different institutions of higher learning across the country for 2020/2021. Executive Secretary of the Nasarawa State Scholarship Board, Hajia Sa’adatu Yahaya, disclosed this, in a press briefing...