Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130 million as a zonal intervention for polytechnics in its 2023 intervention, with a view to reinvigorating skills acquisition at the institutions. This was disclosed in Abuja, yesterday, by Director of Infrastructure, Buhari Mika’Ilu, at the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop on 2023 Zonal Intervention on Skills for Rectors and […]
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Among the myriad problems that President Bola Tinubu inherits are the terribly dysfunctional health and education sectors. To describe them as a mess is an understatement. Although his inaugural speech was silent on these two critical sectors, his manifesto sets out an ambitious desire to transform the education sector, reform the healthcare delivery system, and […]
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NECO executive secretary, Wushi while monitoring the examination in Abuja The Federal Government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into the Unity Schools across the country. It has accordingly directed the National Examination Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent underage persons from registering […]
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged discriminatory, unfair, and illegal treatment of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Joined in the suit as defendants are: the Minister of Labour and Employment, Attorney General of the Federation, and Accountant General of the Federation. In […]
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Pledges capacity building of 1,000 young Africans on storytelling In the spirit of celebration of 2023 Africa Day, a group known as Africa Thru My Eyes (ATME) has unveiled a social enterprise to tell the African story to the World. The Founder and President of ATME, Dr. Naomi Osemedua, while presenting the documentary at the […]
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The University of Ilorin has opened a website: www.unilorin.edu.ng for consideration of admission of Nigerian students returning from war-torn Sudan. Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday that interested students should check “University Transfer’’ on the website and apply appropriately. He quoted […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking to gain admission to Nigerian universities will henceforth be required to sit for the UTME along with other candidates. JAMB said that the new policy was to ensure that the DE candidates justify the possession of their A’level certificates. This […]
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In 2014, Ukamaka Olisakwe was named one of Africa’s Most Promising Writers under the age of 40 by the UNESCO World Book Capital for the Africa39 project. In 2016, she was awarded an honorary fellowship in Writing from the International Writing Programme at the University of Iowa, and was a resident fellow at the City […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will provide the necessary support to ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, led […]
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• 1,621,853 candidates to sit for examination The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has accused private schools of non-adherence to registration deadline, thus, delaying commencement of the test. Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination press briefing in Lagos, also announced that 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would hold […]
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