The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in a joint operation with the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested 48 individuals for alleged illegalities in the conduct of tests by the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). JUPEB is an advanced level educational examination that qualifies candidates for admission into 200-Level […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu I World now in rubble, with so much noise. II World now in tremble, without such poise. III World now in rumble, with so much trouble. IV World now in fumble, with so much tumble. V World now in crumble, without such humble. VI World now in bubble, with so much babble. […]
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Two professors were among those abducted when armed men on Tuesday morning stormed the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Abuja at the Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was gathered that six people were abducted in the attack which happened around 1am. Those abducted were Prof. Bassey Ubom (including […]
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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, and other notable women on Saturday in Abuja, reechoed the need to educate the girl-child, among other needs of the female gender. This was made known when the First Lady alongside 47 women, received awards for outstanding performances from Women of Worth, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). She noted that […]
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Principals of public econdary schools in Oyo State have been charged to be alive to their responsibilities of molding Nigeria’s future by building improved educational standards in the State. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem made this call, while hosting the Executive Council of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals […]
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The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Emmanuel Osodeke, has revealed how the union, during its last negotiations, rejected Federal Government’s plan to increase school fees of all university students to N1m. He said government’s plan was to open an education bank and give each student a loan of N1m annually at […]
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A student of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Kaitlin Gee-Akwada, emerged as the one-day Vice Chancellor in her school as she attained a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 5.0. The elated student took to her LinkedIn page to share pictures of the event on Wednesday. According to Gee-Akwada, her achievement was an answered prayer and a […]
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National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim • UI chapter vows continued protest Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has begun mobilisation of members for strike in the event that the Federal Government fails to review the allowance-sharing formula […]
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• Nigeria marching backwards, says ASUU, NANS, ANCOPPS Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s promises at a recent international forum that allocation to education would be increased by at least 50 per cent in the next few years and by about 100 per cent by 2025, allocation to the sector in the 2022 budget estimate still fell […]
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This is the second and concluding part of the interview Vanguard had with Aare Afe Babalola, legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD. The university, situated along the road to Iluomoba-Ekiti and Imesi is a marvel, given that it is the product of just one man’s vision. The physical development dwarfs that […]
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