TETFund votes N12b for 12 new centres of excellence

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has allocated N12 billion for the establishment of 12 additional Centres of Excellence (COEs) in tertiary institutions. Each of the 12 centres will get N1 billion for take-off with a five-year funding period. Under its 2020 intervention, the agency said it created 12 TETFund Centres of Excellence in universities. […]

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I spent four years without degree in public varsity — Redeemer University’s best graduating student

Irele Moyinoluwa Deborah from the Economics Department of the Redeemer University (RUN), Ede, Osun State stole the show at the 13th convocation ceremony of the institution last week with her emergence as the best graduating student. Surprisingly she had had to abandon her course as a student of Agric-Economics after four years stint at Ladoke […]

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Oyo suspends 3 staff, transfers headteacher, principal of Ogbomoso Special Basic School

also transfers principal, Oyo State Training School for the Blind commences immediate probe Oyo State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of three staff members, and transfer of the Headteacher, Oyo State Basic School, Ogbomoso and the Principal, Oyo State Training School for the Blind. The staff members were handed immediate suspension and transfer following […]

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FUTA celebrates twin sisters who bagged 1st class

Taiwo Oluyale and Kehinde Olulaye, who graduated with First Class at the 2019/2020 academic session were the cynosure of all at the convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure ( FUTA) at the school auditorium. Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, who heaped praises on the sisters, said the institution stood […]

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UNIBEN grants amnesty to 500 overstayed students

The University of Benin has granted amnesty to over 500 students who have overstayed in the university. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Lilian Salami, announced this on Thursday in Benin in her address at the 46th and 47th combined Convocation and 51st Founders’ Day ceremonies of the institution. She said the university had also […]

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WAEC 2021: How to check result using text message

A screenshot from WAEC result checker website Candidates who sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination of the 2021 West Africa Examination Council can now check their results via SMS or by visiting the WAEC portal. Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office who announced the release of the result in Abuja Monday […]

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21 inmates to write 2021 NECO exam in Oyo custodial centre

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Oyo State Command, says no fewer than 21 inmates in Oyo Custodial Centre, Agodi, Ibadan will be participating in the 2021 National Examination Council (NECO). The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSC Anjorin Olanrewaju, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. He said the participating students whose […]

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2021 WASSCE: 81.7% of candidates obtain credit in Mathematics, English

The West African Examination Council disclosed on Monday that 81.7 per cent of students who sat for the Senior Secondary Schools Certificate Examination in 2021 had credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English. Giving a breakdown of this year’s examination, WAEC Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, said a total of 1,573,849 candidates registered […]

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Zulum, Afe Babalola blame terrorism for poor education, unemployment

Fayemi, Babalola and wife, with Zulum at the ceremony • Kano varsity lecturers threaten to sue Ganduje over property • Olanipekun advises FG to honour pacts with ASUU Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, have given further insight into why terrorists’ recruitment is unabating […]

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