The number of federally-owned universities in Nigeria may hit 99 in the coming months as a bill to establish 47 new ones has scaled through a second reading. This is just as about 56 bills have passed for a second reading to establish Federal Medical Centres in different parts of the country. Currently, there are […]
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The United Kingdom on Monday announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nigerian students and other overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the country’s Home Office reiterated that only those on postgraduate research or government-sponsored scholarship students will be […]
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Minister of Education, Tahir Mammam The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo. The ministry noted that its decision followed the undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian newspaper which exposed the activity of a degree […]
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Out-of-school children COESU hails FG for exempting tertiary institutions from IPPIS, warns against sabotage Stakeholders in the education sector met, yesterday, in Abuja to adopt strategies to tackle the over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. The meeting was held as the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) warned President Bola Tinubu of elements […]
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House of Representatives is considering the introduction of semester-based school fees in tertiary institutions in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Mr Sa’ad Taura at the plenary presided by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Benjamin Kalu. Taura, representing Taura/Ringim Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, justified the initiative, saying it was in […]
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returns programme to education ministry says no condition attached to payment of 4 months withheld salaries to ASUU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate reintroduction of school feeding with the implementation now to cover the entire basic education in Nigeria. The directive came as the Federal Government revealed a plan to return 15 […]
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The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to return 15 million out-of-school children to the classroom by 2027. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a one-day retreat on Quick Wins in the ministerial deliverables (2023–2027). Mamman explained that the learning crisis had also been a major issue […]
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The House of Representatives is setting up a committee to look into discrepancies in the remittances of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board into the coffers of the Federal Government. The decision to set up the committee followed the non-reconciliation discovered in the books of the examination body and the account of the Office of […]
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Workers of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State on Wednesday staged a protest against the non-payment of their 10 months salaries and allowances. The angry workers under the auspices of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, RUGIPO chapters blocked the main entrance of […]
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The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folashade Ogunsola has drummed support for those in academia, saying the country is presently facing tough times and there is a need to optimise and encourage academics. Speaking at a book launch in honour of Prof. Vremudia Diejomaoh, titled, Enhancing Nigeria Development Prospects, the VC also tasked […]
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