By Uche Bibilari The University of Abuja (UniAbuja), said it has established a state of the art International Institute for Publishing Studies (UIIPS), to train manpower in publishing. The Vice-Chancellor, UniAbuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, who made this known at a news conference on Friday in Abuja, said the institute wouldContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Prof. Olufemi Peters, Vice-Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has urged graduands of African Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL) to utilise their digital expertise to drive development in their respective countries. Peters gave the commendation on Thursday while speaking ahead of the institution’sContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will upgrade all the study centres of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) with fibre optics to transmit information and data with the speed of light. The Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said this during a pre-convocation newsContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja signed the Students Loan Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students loan is part of the implementation of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023. The Act, popularly known as the Students Loan BillContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), has urged President Bola Tinubu to save the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) from being scrapped. The National President of the union, Mr Muhammad Musa, made the appeal while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for the establishment of a Federal Teaching Service Commission for effective service delivery among unity schools. The National President of NUT, Comrade Audu Amba, made the call at the 1st Quadrennial Federal Wing Conference of delegates, on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Funmiilayo Adeyemi The British Council has partnered with the National Universities Commission (NUC) on the development of curriculum in tertiary institutions. Mr Chikodi Onyemerela, Director of Programmes, British Council, at a workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian Universities, in Abuja on Monday, said the partnership was necessaryContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will improve access to quality education in public schools across the territory. Wike made the promise on Thursday, at the School of the Gifted, Gwagwalada, while inaugurating the rehabilitation and construction ofContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu A public relations consultant, Mr Aschor Babalola, on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider suspension of accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. Babalola made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Babalola condemned the alleged certificate racketeering, describing itContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie Encomiums poured in freely on Tuesday, as the pioneer lecturer in the Department of Religion, Peace and Conflict Studies, Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Prof. Rebecca Iwuchukwu, bows out of active service. Guests, who spoke at her retirement ceremony held at the institution’s Faculty of Humanities, extolledContinue Reading
