A public affairs analyst, Mr Samuel O. Ojo, JP, has appealed to the Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to extend his ‘ongoing good deeds’ to the state owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, to improve the welfare of the institution’s workers and pensioners. He made the appeal in a statement on Friday, where he also […]
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Teachers in the universities owned by the Ondo State Government have embarked on an indefinite strike over their principal’s alleged failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and pay arrears dating back to January 1, 2026. Specifically, the union’s chapters at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), […]
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Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education The Federal Government has released the 2026/2027 admission list for successful candidates offered places into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) of federal unity colleges across the country. The admission release, approved by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, marks the commencement of the admission process for successful candidates […]
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Candidates can now verify, upload results from home The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has introduced an online system allowing candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to verify and upload their O’Level results from home. The new service, which initially covers results issued by the […]
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The Ondo State Government has fixed the cut-off marks for admission into public Junior Secondary Schools (JSS 1) statewide for the 2026/2027 academic session at 300 marks. According to the state’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology successful candidates must score at least 300 marks in the admission assessment. Aimed at ensuring that only qualified […]
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says “I Leave AAUA Better Than I Met It” The outgoing Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Dr Tunji Abayomi, has declared that he is leaving the institution better than he met it, following eight years of service at the helm of the university’s governing council. Abayomi, […]
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Acting Rector of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, Engr. (Dr.) Lawson Olorunwa Sunday By Samuel Ojo I have taken my time as one of the stake holders in Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo and as a public affairs analyst to peruse the achievements of the incumbent Ag.rector of the institution within his 100 days in Office. […]
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Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa Scrapping may not be the solution to the perceived non-workability of the Junior Secondary School (JSS) – Senior Secondary School (SSS) educational policy, nor to the increasing number of school dropouts that the Federal Government links to the problem. Rather, the relevant authorities and other stakeholders should re-examine the […]
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Education minister, Tunji Alausa By Kolade Adeniyi decision to phase out the policy separating junior secondary schools from senior secondary schools deserves genuine credit. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has been unusually candid about a system that manages roughly 80,000 public primary schools but only about 15,000 junior secondary schools, a mismatch he […]
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Prof Segun Aina The new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Segun Aina, has unveiled a five-pillar agenda aimed at strengthening the body’s governance, expanding its digital infrastructure and improving service delivery over the next five years. He announced the reform agenda on Monday, his first day in office after formally assuming […]
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