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
By Aisha Gambo The Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project, an initiative of the Kaduna State Ministry of Education, has taken its ‘Back-To-School campaign’ to Unguwan Shanu, Kaduna North LGA. The campaign, which was inaugurated on Tuesday, is aimed at sensitising communities to ROOSC project, while encouraging parents and caregivers toContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council of the newly established Federal College of Agriculture and Technology, Nabanje, in Katsina State. Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, said the college was created to promote agriculturalContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended tough penalties for 11 Computer‑Based Test (CBT) centres found culpable of 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) examination infractions. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting on examination infractions in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Loughborough University in the United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to forming long-term partnerships with Nigerian institutions to support sustainable development and capacity building. Prof. Sam Grogan, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Student Experience at Loughborough, made this known during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The United Support for Science and Mathematics Project (UNSSM-Project), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged the Federal Government to invest more in Science and Mathematics education to boost national development. Mr Kelvin Veakpe, Project Facilitator of UNSSM project, made the call at its Innovators Day programme atContinue Reading
By Prisca Osaje The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance data and information sharing. The duo said the partnership is aimed at improving remittances to the Fund and promoting greater transparency in the extractiveContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Staff members of National Mathematical Centre (NMC) have protested their exclusion from the N50 billion Earned Academic Allowances (EAAs) approved by the Federal Government for university workers. The workers, under the auspices of Congress of University Academics, NMC Chapter (CONUA-NMC), raised their complaints in a letter toContinue Reading
