Kaduna SUBEB to spend N8.6bn on UBE projects – Chairman
2021-03-10
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board will award contracts for the execution of 231 projects worth N8.6 billion, official says.Continue Reading
Vice Chancellor Florence Obi’s 100 days of transformation in UNICAL
2021-03-10
Prof. Florence Obi was sworn-in as the 11th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar being the first female VC of the 45-year-old citadel of learning.Continue Reading
Abia, French Govt to partner in educational advancement
2021-03-09
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Tuesday expressed the willingness of the state to partner with the French government in educational advancement. Ikpeazu made this known when the French ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jerome Pasquier, paid the governor a visit in Umuobiakwa in Obingwa Local Government AreaContinue Reading
Mitigating effects of COVID-19 on primary education in Plateau
2021-03-09
By Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Primary school education which is already beset with a myriad of problems now faces a fresh challenge – the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the first case was reported on February 27, 2020, resulting into long periods of nationwide lockdowns, the sub-sector has continuedContinue Reading
UNICAL VC inaugurates employment racketeering c’ttee
2021-03-08
Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has inaugurated a committee to investigate the 2019/2020 employment in the institution.Continue Reading
Hijab: Kwara Govt. shuts 10 schools indefinitely
2021-03-08
Kwara Government announces indefinite closure of 10 grant-aided missionary schools over Hijab (religious veil) controversies.Continue Reading
N/Delta versity matriculates 1st set of students in Marine Survey
2021-03-06
By Esenvosa Izah The Niger Delta University, Bayelsa, on Saturday held its maiden matriculation for 68 students into the Post-graduate Diploma programme in Marine Survey. The virtually ceremony was held both at the Main Campus, University Auditorium, and the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Victoria Island in Lagos. Its wasContinue Reading
Institute calls on FG to regulate herbal medicine, check quackery
2021-03-06
Mr Abu Ibn-Saheed, Director, International Institute of Islamic Therapy in Nigeria, has called on government to regulate traditional herbal medicine practice in Nigeria .Continue Reading
Ogun govt. inaugurates ICT lab in MAPOLY
2021-03-05
By Abiodun Lawal The Ogun Government on Friday inaugurated a 280-seater capacity Information Communication Technology (ICT) laboratory project at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta. Speaking after the inauguration, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, Commissioner for Education, commended the institution for moving in tandem with the vision of Gov. Dapo Abiodun. Arigbabu noted thatContinue Reading
University of Oxford developer honoured for AstraZeneca vaccine
2021-03-05
A British vaccinologist, Prof. Sarah Gilbert who led the team behind Oxford/AstraZeneca jab receives prestigious award recognising her contribution to “a global common good.”Continue Reading