Fedpoly Ile Oluji Holds Matriculation For ND1 Students August 13

The Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Ondo State will hold her 4th Matriculation Ceremony for the part-time National Diploma (ND1) Students for the 2020/2021 Academic Session on Friday, 13th August, 2021 at the Polytechnic’s Twin Auditorium by 10:00 a.m. This announcement was contained in a statement by the institution’s Head, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr. Sanmi Enigbokan, […]

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1.3 million candidates write 2021 NECO exam — Registrar

No fewer than 1.3 million candidates are currently writing the National Examination Council (NECO) internal examination nationwide. Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, the Registrar of NECO, disclosed this on Thursday in Yola. He said that he was in Adamawa to monitor the conduct of the ongoing NECO Senior Secondary School Examination nationwide. Recalling that in 2020, about […]

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Tears as friends recount how Yabatech graduating student was murdered

Tears flowed freely last week as friends and colleagues of the late Tosin Osatuyi, a final year student of Yabatech College Education, allegedly killed in a fight, narrated how he was murdered.The Civil Engineering (HND 2) student, popularly known as Moore, was allegedly murdered while celebrating his final examinations on July 28. Deputy Registrar of […]

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Profs Rasheed, Oloyede: Pillars in University system

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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Scorecard of FG’s school feeding programme across states

• 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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JAMB, NUC, UBEC, others get acting heads

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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Confusion as JAMB registrar Oloyede, NUC secretary Rasheed, 15 others’ tenure ends

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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CBN disburses N30b revitalisation fund to universities from next week

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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