Category: Education

By Banji Ayoola A leading promoter of Entrepreneurship Education in Africa, Mr. Wale Akinyanmi has raised an alarm over the current economic challenges faced by the continent in the wake of threats of a second wave of Covid-19 and another possible lock-down of the economies. Akinyanmi, an author, serial entrepreneur and Entrepreneurial Leadership Consultant is […]

A bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Army University, Biu, Borno, to make comprehensive provisions for its management and administration has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, which originated from the Senate, seeks to give legal backing to the university, which is already in existence, was presented by the […]

Sale of forms for admission into the Continuing Education and Skill Acquisition Centre (CESAC) of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, is still in progress. This was contained in an announcement today by the institution’s Registrar, Mr Ademola A. Bobola. It said: “This is to inform the general public and admission seekers that the sale […]

An appeal from President Muhammadu Buhari has gone to the striking university teachers under the umbrella of the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to classrooms. Besides, he warned that anybody found violating the processes of selecting vice chancellors for federal universities will be sanctioned. He spoke on Tuesday during the 72nd Foundation Day […]

A former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), has faulted the claim by the Federal Government that the Governing Council chaired by him was dissolved following the crisis in the institution which led to the sacking and reinstatement of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. While advising the government to update its […]

insists on full implementations of agreement The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has berated the federal government over series of what it described as lies and half-truths regarding the lingering strike by the union occasioned by non-implementation of 2009 FG-ASUU agreement. The Union accused the federal government of claiming to have reached an agreement […]

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2020 national common entrance examination results, pegging the cut off marks at 142. Presenting the results to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Godswill Obioma, said a total of 70,580 candidates sat for the examination nationwide, out of whom 24,416 […]