By Joan Nwagwu Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, has appealed to labour unions in the sector to prioritise education over strike for the good and future of the Nigerian students. Alausa said this at the 359th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)Continue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Saturday graduated no fewer than 2,217 students with 57 hitting first class degrees. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that at the institution’s 5th Convocation ceremony that comprised the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 graduating sessions, 519 students got Second Class UpperContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Eserinune Mojaye, a Professor of Communication at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has urged the Federal Government to intensify campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to protect the future of the girl-child. Mojaye made the call in Abuja at the 29th inaugural lecture of theContinue Reading
By Oluwakemi Oladipo Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, the Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), has appealed to governments, communities, advocacy groups to implement policies that will safeguard children and women from rape in both rural and urban communities. Olatunji-Bello made this assertion at the dissemination seminar on rape research organisedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has reversed the decision of the past minister of education on the 18-years admission benchmark into tertiary institutions. Alausa spoke at his inaugural press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, what led to that initial decision was theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Dr Emmanuel Akinsola, Chief Lecturer, Department of Building Technology, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), has called for establishment of effective facility management units in organisations to promote maintenance culture. Akinsola, a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Builders in Facilities Management, made the call onContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza/Angela Atabo Quearex Tech Empowerment Foundation, in partnership with Orixine Consulting, has inaugurated a pioneering two-day robotics and AI coding programme at Government Secondary School (GSS) Kubwa, Abuja. Mr Sunday Agbo, Director-General of Quearex Tech Empowerment Foundation, on Thursday in Abuja, said the initiative commemorates the 2024 InternationalContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Nigeria on Wednesday said it remained committed to supporting the development of educational technology (edtech) ecosystem in Africa. Its Country Director, Mr Son Sungil stated this in Abuja during the 6th edition of the African Edutech Conference. The conference was co-hostedContinue Reading
By Oluwakemi Oladipo A Professor of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, Adejuwon Adeneye, has advocated teaching of contemporary and alternative medicine courses in medical colleges in Nigeria. Adeneye, a lecturer at Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), made the suggestion at the 100th Inaugural Lecture of Lagos StateContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The National Assembly joint committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund has called for urgent measures to address security and power challenges in tertiary institutions in the country. Chairman of the joint committee, Sen. Muntari Dandutse, made this known in a statement in Abuja, as a fallout ofContinue Reading
