By Peter A. Okebukola The tenure of Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed as Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) and that of Professor Is-haq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been marked by unprecedented success. While Professor Rasheed was recently ranked by a global assessment agency as the best Executive […]
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• In Kano, FG reportedly feeds over one million pupils weekly, but millions not captured • Over 100,000 pupils await continuation of programme in Ondo • In Rivers, scheme increases enrolment, boosts academic performance • Osun vendors lament hike in food prices • Criticisms trail programme in Anambra The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme […]
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Some former Chief Executives/Registrars of key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education, whose tenure expired on July 31, have handed over to the most senior directors in the agencies. At the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede handed over to the Director of Information Technology Services, Fabian Okoro, at the expiration […]
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Over 17 parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education are facing leadership crises as the tenure of all the chief executive officers are said to have expired with no clear directive from the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to the affected officers on whether to hand over to the next person in command or […]
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as Fed Govt plans law against proliferation of private universities This is cheery news for Nigerian universities. From next week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will begin the disbursement of the N30 billion revitalisation fund set aside for them by the Federal Government. But there is a caveat: Each university must present an audit […]
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Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure have blocked the Akure-Ilesa-Ibadan highway in protest over the death of their colleague in a road accident Five students of the institution were involved in a crash on Monday night around the Cathedral area along Oyemekun road, Akure. One of the victims, a 200 Level student in […]
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A female student of Tai Solarin University of Education(TASUED) Ijagun in Ogun State has died after accidentally taking a substance suspected to be sniper. Her male colleague with whom she reportedly took the material fell unconscious. Their identities are yet to be established but it was gathered the incident occurred on Sunday night at a […]
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We’re Fed Up With FG’s Deceptions — ASUU President ‘Seven Months On, Govt Yet To Address Many Aspects Of MoU’ Confusion In Salary Payment System Why FG Is Yet To Adopt Union’s Payment System — Ministry ‘ASUU Have Wasted Over 4 Years On Strikes In 21 Years’ Nigeria Loses N1.5tr Annually To Overseas Studies Over […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given an assurance that Nigeria’s budget for the education sector will be increased by 50 percent in the 2022 and 2023 Appropriation Bills. The President, in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, pledged to increase the budget for the education sector by as much as 50 percent […]
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The Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, OAUSTECH, will hold its maiden security summit on July 28. This was contained in a statement by the institution’s Registrar, Mr G. O. Saliu, which was sent to The Radiance. It said that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Sunday Roberts Ogunduyile, “on behalf of the Senate, Management, […]
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