Category: Education

The National Universities Commission has approved new set of eight degree programmes for Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State . The Public Relations Officer of the college, Olufisayo Olajide, who disclosed this in a statement, on Thursday, said the new programmes would run in affiliation with the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, from the […]

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the protests embarked upon by some Ile Ife indigenes over the announcement of a non-native as the next Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University as “crazy”. Soyinka, a former lecturer at OAU, spoke at a lecture titled, ‘The Politics of Black Intellection and Creativity, at the University of […]

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has reacted to the protest by Ife indigenes over the announcement of Prof. Adebayo Bamire as the 12th substantive Vice-Chancellor of OAU. The protesters argued that an Ife indigene should have been appointed. Determined to ensure the installation of an Ile-Ife indigene as the next OAU VC, […]

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates 2022 First Series results, with 1,886 candidates, representing 26.32%, obtaining credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. The statement also noted that “2,835 candidates representing 39.56%, obtained credit and […]

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday identified the Shehu Shagari University of Education (SSUE) as the first discipline-based tertiary institution of its kind in the entire northern region of the country. Hitherto known as Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), was upgraded by Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to the status of a full-fledged varsity […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it would not extend the March 26, 2022 deadline for registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) exercises. Its Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, said the board will not extend the exercise because it was working on a “tight schedule.” Oloyede said this […]

Programme Coordinator for University of Lagos, Dr. Aaron Akinloye (left); Managing Partner, Julius and Julius Associates (UK), Titus Ayodele; Director of Programmes, Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO), Rachel Warnick; Publisher of The Guardian, Lady Maiden Alex-Ibru; Student, University of Lagos and participant, Olawunmi Awoniga; Vice Chancellor, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe and Director of Research and Innovation, Mrs. […]

A professor of agriculture and former deputy vice-chancellor in charge of academics at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Adebayo Bamire, has been announced as the institution’s 12th substantive vice-chancellor-elect. He was said to have ranked first ahead of a professor of Art and former deputy vice-chancellor at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, […]