Category: Education

The Federal Government has given the nod for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to begin preparations for reopening of orientation camps nationwide. Orientation camps were shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu: “For the National Youth Service […]

Recused Governing Council Chairman, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Wale Babalakin, declined comments to the press after he appeared before the special Visitation Panel set up to look into the crisis rocking the institution. He said he made his presentation to the Panel chaired by Prof. Tukur Sa’ad but refused to give details. “Nobody has […]

The recused Governing Council Chairman of the University of Lagos, Wale Babalakin has appeared before the special Visitation Panel set up to investigate the institution’s affairs. He came in for the hearing scheduled for 9am. The panel sitting at the Council Chambers of the university will also receive the UNILAG branch of the Academic Staff […]

The University of Ibadan (U1) is the best in Nigeria, a new report by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings has revealed. Over 1,500 universities in 93 countries and regions were part of the 2021 ranking. According to The Times Higher Education, the institutions were measured based on teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international […]

11,823 UTME candidates, N59m involved The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 22 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres for allegedly defrauding 11,823 candidates of N59 million. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, who announced this on Thursday in Abuja, said any centre that shared the same ownership with the blacklisted centres would be suspended from […]

Professor Oluwole Ogundipe has discontinued a suit challenging his ‘removal’ as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos. His decision followed his deference to the authority of President Muhammadu Buhari as the varsity’s Visitor, his lawyers said on Friday. A statement by a member of his legal team, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, said that the don […]

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for School Candidates 2020 started on Monday four months behind schedule with claims the Mathematics paper leaked. However, the Head of Public Affairs, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, said the answers in circulation were fake. He said: “No it’s not true. They were fake. […]