The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied media reports that it had increased the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) fees. JAMB spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday insisted that the cost of obtaining its UTME application documents remains N3,500. He disclosed that the Board has been resisting pressure from ‘partnering […]
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Professional bodies including the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria, AOPSHON, and the Forum of Education Secretaries have hailed the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde on the re-appointment of Dr. Nureni Adeniran as Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board. This was contained in a statement by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed due to the resignation of lecturers in search of greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who disclosed this in Ibadan, Oyo State, said Nigeria’s […]
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The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) in Cross River State, Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the UNICAL Registrar, Gabriel Egbe, a copy of which was made available to newsmen […]
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By Yinka Fabowale My son, Oluwamayowa, began his secondary education career years ago with an impressive academic result, leading the entire Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 of a reputed boarding school in Oyo, in the first term mathematics test. By the turn of the session, however, the boy’s performance had incredibly and disappointingly sagged to […]
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About 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the Federal and State Governments in the last three years, a move described by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) as an attempt to ‘kill’ technical education in the country. This came as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) warned […]
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar appeared not to be satisfied with the management of the American University of Nigeria, which he founded 19 years ago, regretting that the institution had yet to be on its feet as it ought. Atiku, in a paper delivered at the AUN as part of activities marking this year’s celebration […]
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Says teachers decline in basic education by 29% The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has raised the alarm over the shortage of teachers in public schools in Nigeria, lamenting that the COVID-19 pandemic reduced teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools by 29 percent. Executive Secretary, UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi stated this yesterday in […]
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The Federal Government has approved the establishment of the National Education Repository and Databank (NERD) system. This was disclosed by the minister of education, Prof Tahir Mamman, at the stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programme for the project on Tuesday at the Conference Hall, Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters, Abuja. The minister said apart from the […]
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About 270 new private varsities lament poor funding. . With new requests, total varsities to hit 528, private-owned 418 • Only 30% of student population have access to lecture theatres, laboratories, libraries – NUC • Varsities not meeting mandate, experts say Despite public concerns over proliferation of mushroom universities and inadequate budgetary allocations to the […]
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