Eight Years of Milestones: Abayomi Bows Out as AAUA Pro-Chancellor

says “I Leave AAUA Better Than I Met It” The outgoing Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Dr Tunji Abayomi, has declared that he is leaving the institution better than he met it, following eight years of service at the helm of the university’s governing council. Abayomi, […]

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Dr. Lawson Olorunwa’s 100 days in office as Ag.Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo: A new dawn

Acting Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, Engr. (Dr.) Lawson Olorunwa Sunday By Samuel Ojo I have taken my time as one of the stake holders in Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo and as a public affairs analyst to peruse the achievements of the incumbent Ag.rector of the institution within his 100 days in Office. […]

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Plan to scrap JSS-SSS educational policy needs a rethink

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa Scrapping may not be the solution to the perceived non-workability of the Junior Secondary School (JSS) – Senior Secondary School (SSS) educational policy, nor to the increasing number of school dropouts that the Federal Government links to the problem. Rather, the relevant authorities and other stakeholders should re-examine the […]

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Scrapping JSS-SSS separation is a start

Education minister, Tunji Alausa By Kolade Adeniyi decision to phase out the policy separating junior secondary schools from senior secondary schools deserves genuine credit. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has been unusually candid about a system that manages roughly 80,000 public primary schools but only about 15,000 junior secondary schools, a mismatch he […]

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New JAMB registrar unveils five-pillar reform agenda

Prof Segun Aina The new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Segun Aina, has unveiled a five-pillar agenda aimed at strengthening the body’s governance, expanding its digital infrastructure and improving service delivery over the next five years. He announced the reform agenda on Monday, his first day in office after formally assuming […]

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UNIOSUN College Provost lists achievements, got 90 scholarships

By John Dike, Osogbo The immediate past Provost of the University of Osun (UNIOSUN) College of Education, Professor Florence Adeoti Yusuf, has concluded her four-year tenure with a glowing account of achievements, revealing that over 90 scholarships, educational grants and other forms of financial support were secured for students through partnerships with philanthropists and development […]

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Aiyedatiwa appoints three tutors-general

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appoimted three new tutors-general for the public schools in the state. They are: 1. Iwaluwa Austin Olusola for Ondo South Senatorial District; 2. Dr. Jogbodo Bosede – Ondo Central Senatorial District; and 3. Fasawe Toluwalase Abayomi – Ondo North Senatorial District A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, […]

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Aiyedatiwa approves N1.1b to offset AAUA salary arrears

In furtherance of his administration’s commitment to education and workers’ welfare, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the release of N1.1 billion as a Special Intervention Fund to the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). The intervention is specifically to offset outstanding salary arrears owed to staff of the institution and to bring an end […]

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FG approves Millennium Crest University in Ondo

to take off in Akure with 3 faculties, 12 degree programmes A new private Millennium Crest University, Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State, will soon take off at its Aaye, Oda Road, Akure campus in the state capital. In the  approval letter issued by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, to […]

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FG suspends planned WAEC, NECO fee hike

Education.mimister, Dr Tunji Alausa. The Federal Government has suspended the proposed hike in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination, until it consults widely with stakeholders. A statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Education said the letter conveying the proposed […]

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