1,533 LAUTECH students to resume in Iseyin

About 1,533 second-year students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso will resume at the Iseyin Campus, by the end of this month, October 2023. A statement on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that this is in fulfillment of the promise made by Governor Seyi Makinde during […]

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Nigeria’s educational system in bad shape, needs urgent attention – Ogunbiyi

A former Managing Director of Daily Times Newspapers, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi, has said that Nigeria’s educational system is in bad shape and needs urgent attention. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Monday, he urged governments at all levels to intervene, as a matter of urgency, to save the […]

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Nobel Prize: Why Nigerian scholars were not nominated

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has said that Nigerian scholars `especially from the intellectual community’ were not nominated for the 2023 Nobel Prize because of poor research funding. The Secretary-General of the committee, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, was reacting to the recent announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize winners. He spoke at a […]

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Tales of ‘neglect’, largesse as Nigeria marks World Teachers’ Day

Vice President Kashim Shettima (left); Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman; recipient, Overall Best Teacher, Public School, Adeyemi Omolade Elizabeth and President of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Titus Amba during the 2023 World Teachers’ Day celebration at the Eagle’s Square, Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua • Abiodun employs 3,000, presents houses, cash to teachers, schools • […]

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Crisis looms in varsities over mass exodus of lecturers

Public universities may be in for tough times as lecturers continue to leave the system in droves for greener pastures abroad, thereby putting the future of Nigeria’s tertiary education in jeopardy. The looming crisis, if not checked, would not only lead to an acute shortage of teaching staff but also affect the quality of teaching […]

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OAU students protest tuition hike, shut down varsity

Aggrieved students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Tuesday, besieged the entrance gates of the institution and shut the school over the refusal of the management to reduce the recent hike in tuition fees. The protesting students expressed their determination to continue protesting until the school authorities revert to their previous fees, stating […]

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The church, character and university education

2022/2023 graduating students of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. (Credit: Covenant University) By Etim Etim I attended the 18th convocation ceremony of Covenant University last Friday. In all, 1, 175 graduates received Bachelor’s degrees and 204 got Master’s and Ph.Ds. My son, Emmanuel, graduated top of the class in mechanical engineering. It was the first […]

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Ambrose Alli University students achieve 100 per cent pass in midwifery professional exam

NMC. Photo: FIJ.NG The Manarement of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, says its Nursing students returned a 100 per cent pass in the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s professional examination. The institution’s Head, Corporate Communications and Protocol, AAU, Ekpoma, Otunba Mike Aladenika, announced this in a statement on Monday in Benin. In the statement, made available […]

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‘Private universities should benefit from TETFUND grants for research and development’

Prof. Elijah Adebowale Ayolabi Prof. Elijah Adebowale Ayolabi is the Vice Chancellor of Mountain Top University, Prayer City, Ogun State. He is an alumnus of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Engineering Physics in 1989. He later obtained both his Master’s and Doctoral […]

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University of Lagos collects N525,000 for bed space, issues N135,000 on receipts to students

– This comes amid controversies an protests by students of the university against astronomical increase in their school fees. Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), have raised the alarm that the institution is charging each student the sum of N525,000 for a bed space at the university’s hostels. This comes amid controversies and protests […]

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