Education

Kebbi recruits 2,000 teachers out of 18,000 applicants

………..to boost education Kebbi State has recruited 2,000 teachers to enhance delivery of quality education. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Halima Muhammad-Bande, stated this in Birnin Kebbi…

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Reps summons minister, stakeholders over VC controversy

The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has invited the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, over the dissolution of certain university councils in the country. The resolution, reached…

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Ondo Gov Aiyedatiwa pays N634m WAEC fees for 23,048 students

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has approved N634 million for the payment of 2024/2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for students in public secondary schools in…

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Minister tasks security agencies to free abducted Tarka University students

Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has urged security agencies to secure the release of the abducted students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the…

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TETFUND Executive Secretary seeks autonomy for universities

The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Mr Sonny Echono, on Saturday urged both federal and state governments to grant full autonomy to universities. Echono made the…

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School building collapses during classes, kills 1 student, 4 injured

………..in Yobe A Senior Secondary (SS) 2 student of Government Girls Science and Technical College, Potiskum, Halima Ibrahim, died on Thursday, following the collapse of their school building during lessons.…

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2025 UTME registration overwhelms JAMB, says Registrar

…..with 782,027 registered out of 2m candidates In 12 days The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has disclosed that the Board has exceeded its 60,000…

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Tinubu sacks VCs of Fed Universities, makes fresh appointments

…….effective immediately President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced significant leadership changes at several federal universities, including the University of Abuja, now known as Yakubu Gowon University. A statement from Special…

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University of Ibadan students protest 82-day power outage in UCH

Angry students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital. UCH Ibadan is the teaching…

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UNILAG releases 561 first class graduates at 55th convocation

……Faculty of Science emerges with best graduating Students Faculty of Science, Department of Cell Biology & Genetics, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka has produced the university’s overall best graduating students…

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