By Uchenna Eletuo The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education, Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, says computer-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would promote objective evaluation of candidates. Lafiaji-Okuneye made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. NAN reports thatContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has announced that a scholarship scheme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will begin in the next academic year. He made the announcement during a joint press conference with Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Philip Pierre, on Monday in GrosContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has emerged part of the top 10 competitors at the prestigious ‘Power the Community 2025’ International Design Competition. The Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the university, Malam Auwalu Umar, disclosed this in Zaria on Monday. Umar said that the university’s outstanding performanceContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has demanded for immediate harmonisation of salary disbursements across all Federal and State institutions to ensure fairness and equity. Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, National President of SSANU, made the demand in a communique issued on Monday at the end ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi More than 80 per cent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) failed to turn-up for the examination on Saturday. The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja during the monitoring exercise of theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders from various sectors have emphasised the urgent need to dismantle barriers and promote inclusive education for girls as a pathway to empowerment and national development. They made the call at the SDG4 for Girls Summit, themed “Advancing Education for Girls: Breaking Barriers, Creating Leaders,” organised by Focus onContinue Reading
By Oluwaseyi Oduneye-Ogunwomoju The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a motion advocating the integration of mental health education, counselling services, and structured support systems across schools in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house decried the alarming statistics and emotional struggles ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dr Vivienne Rwang, a lecturer at the University of Southampton, UK, has called for the establishment of monitoring structures to strengthen the implementation of Nigeria’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) policy for displaced populations. Rwang made the call on Tuesday during a virtual seminar themed, “Improving Educational Access andContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Students of St. John Vianney Science College, Ukwulu, Anambra, have emerged overall winners at the inaugural virtual UK-Nigeria Debate Championship. Representing Nigeria were schools namely, Britarch Schools, Sure Start School, Abuja; St. Augustine’s College, Jos; and St. John Vianney Science College, Anambra. The UK representatives were CentralContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved June 28 for the conduct of the 2025 UTME mop-up examination. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the board’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the examinationContinue Reading
