By Uche Bibilari The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has approved an increase in the admission quota for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja). The quota has been raised from 75 to 200, following a rigorous re-accreditation processContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says 4,000 additional teachers will be recruited to raise the number of new teachers in the state’s primary and secondary schools to 9,394. The governor disclosed this during the June edition of his media chat, dubbed Gov. Alex Otti speaks to Abians”,Continue Reading
By Milicent Ifeanyichukwu The immediate past Registrar of the University of Ibadan, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, has urged university registrars to uphold academic integrity and not compromise educational standards. Faluyi made this call during her presentation at theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Education stakeholders on Thursday converge on Abuja to brainstorm on challenges to effective promotion of inclusive, safe and gender-sensitive learning environments in the country. The event was organised by National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) to boost the capacity of Special Education Desk Officers from all theContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria Chapter, has raised alarm over alleged poor salaries earned by the polytechnic lecturers as the union continues its strike. The union alleged that the lecturers earned less than the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has expressed deep concern over the growing number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, particularly among the country’s most vulnerable populations. CSACEFA Moderator, Peculiar Caleb, disclosed this in a communiqué issued on Thursday at the end of aContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria Chapter, has raised alarm over alleged poor salaries earned by the polytechnic lecturers as the union continues its strike. The union alleged that the lecturers earned less than the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, whichContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele Every 16 minutes, a teacher in a particular classroom commits not just grammatical errors but verb group-related errors, a professor of English Grammar and Applied English Linguistics, has said. Prof. Roseline Adejare of the Department of Language, Arts and Social Science Education, Lagos State University (LASU), saidContinue Reading
By Patience Aliyu The University of Jos has organised its maiden annual research day to honour outstanding researchers within the institution. Speaking at the event in Jos, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the Vice Chancellor of the university, said that the event was organised by the Research and Development (R&D) Office ofContinue Reading
By Tayo Ikujuni Professor of Educational management at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Akinrotimi Oyetakin, has called on government to consider increasing educational budgetary allocation to 20 per cent. Oyetakin made the call while delivering the institution’s 42nd inaugural lecture titled ‘Cost Explosion and Expenditure Implosion of TertiaryContinue Reading
