Category: Education

– reiterates commitment to free education, Zero Out-of-School Policy As part of efforts aimed at further improving the state’s educational system, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has approved the immediate disbursement of N497 million for the payment of the 2023 WAEC examination fees for students enrolled in the state’s public schools. The disbursement is […]

Participants from across the federation billed for the 2023 Conference of the National Association for Christian Studies( NACS) will converge on McPherson University,Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State from Monday, October 30 to Thursday, November 2, 2023. A statement by Mr. Sanmi Enigbokan, the university’s Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relation, said that the theme for this year’s […]

No fewer than 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the federal and state governments, The PUNCH reports. However, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and education reform activists tagged the move as a plan to “bury” the essence of technical education in the country. Over the years, governors and […]

Authorities of the McPherson University, Ogun State, with the support of the Foursquare Ministers Welfare Scheme (FMWS), will on Friday, 27th October, 2023 unveil an ultramodern hostel facility for the use of its rising student population. This was in a statement on Thursday by the institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information & Public Relations, Mr. Sanmi Enigbokan. […]

Afe Babalola Elder statesman and legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has advised universities against awarding honorary degrees to those who do not merit it, in both character as well as individual contributions to the nation’s growth and development. The legal luminary said this on Saturday at the 14th Founder’s Day celebration, and 11th convocation […]

The European Union (EU) has announced the investment of an additional 5.4 million euros in building the capacity of teachers in the Northwest. The EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, made this known at the official launch of the 4O million Euro intervention programme on education and youth empowerment in North Western Nigeria through […]

Nigerian Universities Over the years, some university students have lost their lives while seeking urgent care at medical centres located in their various institutions. No thanks to the poor service delivery in such facilities, or the lack of drugs or prompt attention. While students have protested against poor service delivery by their institutions’ medical centres, […]