By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof. Mbang Femi-Oyewo, has urged research commercialisation and technology transfer to bridge gaps between academia and industry. Femi-Oyewo made this call during Trinity University’s sixth Founder’s Day lecture, with the theme ‘Celebrating Legacy, Inspiring theContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The House of Representatives has apologised to Nigerians, especially parents and candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), over the avoidable glitch that affected more than 300,000 participants. The Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, Rep. Oboku Oforji, expressed the apologies, onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of April 2025 upkeep payments to eligible student beneficiaries across the country. Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director, Strategic Communications in NELFUND disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja. Oluwatuyi said, while most payments had been successfully processed, a smallContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched campaign against human trafficking and violence against persons in secondary schools in Delta. The Commander, NAPTIP Benin Zonal Command, Mr Sam Offiah, who inaugurated the Anti-Human Trafficking Vanguard in Abraka, Ethiope East Local GovernmentContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo An academic, Mrs Oby Ezeilo has called for the preservation of mother tongues in secondary schools by reviving the study of languages. Ezeilo made the call at the Send Off party for Igbo speaking students graduating from the Federal Government Boys College, Abuja, wuye campus. She saidContinue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has inaugurated its 2025 Quality Assurance Monitoring and Evaluation exercise for senior secondary schools in Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday at the Federal Government College (FGC), Malali Kaduna, the Executive Secretary (ES) of the commission, Dr Iyela Ajayi,Continue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Delta Government has lauded the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for completing the 2024 Special High Impact intervention in the College of Education (CoE), Mosogar, describing the agency’s intervention as timely. Chief Akpodiogaga Emeyese, Chairman of the Governing Council of the college made this known inContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Newgate University Minna (NUM) in Niger State has received full accreditation for its undergraduate programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC), following an evaluation conducted in October and November 2024. In a statement signed by Mrs Usman Yamman, Director of Academic Planning of NUM, in MinnaContinue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman Emerald-Isle Foundation, an NGO, has taken steps to equip mathematics teachers in basic schools in Kaduna State with 21st century teaching skills to improve learning outcomes. The Team Lead, Ms Evelyn Ode, said this in Kaduna on Saturday, at a one-day training to empower educators with enhancedContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor, Salem University, Lokoja, has praised the foresight of Archbishop Sam Amaga for the establishment of the institution. Johnson-Akubo gave the commendation during his speech at the institution’s 18th Anniversary celebration held at the Chapel of Peace in Lokoja. “Indeed, Salem University isContinue Reading
