Lagos builds 1,290 classrooms in six years

Lagos State Government has constructed about 1,290 classroom blocks and rehabilitated 386 others in six years. It has also supplied about 208,000 composite furniture pieces that address the ergonomics problems in schools. The Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public Schools (SCRPS), chairman, Mr. Hakeem Smith, disclosed this on Tuesday during a briefing to provide an […]

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Ondo employs 1,100 primary school teachers

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved the recruitment of 1,100 primary school teachers to fill up the existing vacancies statewide. Already, the State Universal Basic Education Board (ODSUBEB), has employed the new teachers. This followed the recruitment recently of 1,000 secondary school teachers for the same purpose of filling the gaps in secondary schools […]

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TETFund plans N700bn disbursements to varsities

President Bola Tinubu has approved the disbursement of over N700 billion to tertiary institutions through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund in 2025, with benefiting universities expected to get N2.8bn The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, announced this during the 2025 Strategic Planning Meeting with heads of tertiary institutions in Abuja on Thursday. Echono outlined […]

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Ex-Minister Betta Edu provides scholarships to 23,659 Cross River pupils

For nearly a decade, Dr Betta Edu has steadfastly covered the school fees for every child in her ward, Adadama in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State which amounts to 23,659 scholarship so far. She does not pay fees alone, she religiously shares exercise books, school bags and sometimes provide reading tables and […]

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Can the university trigger national development amid economic challenges?

By Martins Oloja I would like thank the authorities of the Nigeria’s premier University of Medical Sciences in Ondo State, specifically the Chairman of the Governing Council, the Vice Chancellor, Members of the Council here present, Members of the Senate, the Deans. Heads of Department, Distinguished Members of the Academic and non-Academic Staff and Students […]

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The Guardian ex-MD/EIC, Oloja delivers UNIMED 11th distinguished lecture

  The immediate former Managing Director/EIC of The Guardian, Mr. Martins Oloja, on March 6, delivered the 11th Distinguished Lecture of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, Ondo State titled: ‘University and National Development in an Era of Economic Challenges.’

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Over 2m register as JAMB closes 2025 UTME registration

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has closed registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with over 2,030,627 candidates. This year’s registration figures surpass the 1,989,668 candidates who applied for the examination in 2024. The 2025 registration process, which began on February 3, 2025, will see over 2million candidates participate in the […]

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Alumni, NANS laud Tinubu over TASUED conversion to federal varsity

The National President of the Alumni Association, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Mr Bolaji Oladeji has described as very cheering the decision of the federal government to take over TASUED as a federal institution. The Alumni in a statement on Monday said that this federal government’s decision as approved by President Bola Tinubu would […]

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