The West African Examination Council on Friday released results for the May/June 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). “Candidates who are not indebted to the council will be able to access and check their results online, using the result checker pin on their smart identity cards used during the conduct of the examination,” […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has described Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka and the legendary novelist, late D. O. Fagunwa as pride of the Yoruba race. He said the people are lucky to have the duo whose literary works have projected the image of the Yoruba people to the global audience. Akeredolu said the […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu Why keep mute and fold hands, In the midst of the hopelessness as if nothing is wrong? Why are we so blessed beyond imagination, Yet so poor? Why are we passive, In the midst of active oppressiveness? Why seem depraved, In the midst of so much life around us? Why live to […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, AAUA, Ondo State, has thanked an American based Nigerian scholar, Prof Henry Fadamiro, for donating endowment fund, and facilitating international supports and linkages to the university. In a letter signed by the Acting Registrar & Secretary to Council, Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, AAUA noted the […]
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The Federal Government has commenced the payment of N25 billion earned academic allowances of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to universities. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, disclosed this to The Nation in an interview on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The permanent secretary said the government has resolved […]
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Prof Henry Fadamiro (4th L), representative of FUTA Alumni in Diaspora with award recipients By Banji Ayoola The Alumni of the Federal University of Technology, Akure in Diaspora have given scholarships to seven students of the institution with proven academic excellence. Speaking at the occasion held at the Theodore Idibiye Auditorium of the institution on […]
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Some Kwara State Polytechnic Staff, Ilorin, on Sunday criticised the manner in which the Rector and Registrar of the polytechnic were appointed, saying due process was not followed. Mr Jubril Abdullahi, a lecturer and leader of the staff in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, expressed dissatisfaction over the process of appointing the […]
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A protest by students of Ekiti State University, (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has forced management to postpone the first semester examinations which were originally scheduled to begin on Monday, June 17. In a news release issued on Sunday night and signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Akin Arogundade, the new date for the examinations […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that tertiary institutions across the country will get N208 billion as intervention fund under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) projects in 2019. He spoke at the 23rd convocation of the University of Abuja where 4,946 students graduated from the institution with 24 First Class Honours. “The present administration […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Tuesday approved 160 as the minimum cut off mark for 2019 admission into public universities. The decision was reached at the 19th policy meeting on admissions to tertiary institutions, which held at the Bola Babalakin Auditorium, Gbongan, Osun State. The board also approved 140 as minimum UTME score for […]
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