Category: Education

TETFund Seeks More Research Investments In Varsities
November 21, 2021 No Responses

TETFund Seeks More Research Investments In Varsities

Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, has called for more investments in research in the country’s universities. Bogoro made the call while delivering a lecture marking the 12th Founder’s Day and 9th Convocation Ceremonies of Afe...
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NECO Releases 2021 Examination Results
October 29, 2021 No Responses

NECO Releases 2021 Examination Results

The National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday announced the release of the results of the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) conducted nationwide in July.  NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof.  Dantali Wushishi, ...
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JAMB Registrar Seeks Transparency In Exam Processes
October 21, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Registrar Seeks Transparency In Exam Processes

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-Haq Oloyede, has urged stakeholders in the education sector to establish a pedigree of integrity.  He urged them to do this by sticking to honesty, probity and transparency in examination processes and result computation in...
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Adebowale Emerges UI’s 13th Substantive VC
October 15, 2021 No Responses

Adebowale Emerges UI’s 13th Substantive VC

Prof. Kayode Adebowale, has emerged as the 13th Vice-Chancellor of Nigeria’s premier university, the University of Ibadan.  The announcement was made by the Chairman of the institution’s Governing Council, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Thursday at the Sena...
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UNICAL Approves Digital Profiles Of Students
October 10, 2021 No Responses

UNICAL Approves Digital Profiles Of Students

Vice-Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has approved the implementation of the Intelligent Digital Identity System (IDID) and the production of biometric-based intelligent identity cards, in order to have digital profiles of students of th...
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Ikeja Electric donates educational materials to Lagos school
September 28, 2021 No Responses

Ikeja Electric donates educational materials to Lagos school

Ikeja Electric Plc has donated educational materials to the pupils of Odi-Olowo Nursery and Primary School, Idi-Oro, Mushin, Lagos, as part of its Personal Corporate Social Responsibility (PCSR) initiative.  The electricity distribution company made this ...
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UBA Foundation Opens 2021 National Essay Competition Portal
September 27, 2021 No Responses

UBA Foundation Opens 2021 National Essay Competition Portal

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2021 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) in Nigeria with a call for entries.   The National Essa...
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Shell Donates Subsea Training Facilities To Uniport
September 27, 2021 No Responses

Shell Donates Subsea Training Facilities To Uniport

The Nigeria deep-water arm of global energy giant, Shell, has donated multimillion naira laboratory equipment and software packages to the Offshore Technology Institute of the University of Port Harcourt as part of the company’s Nigerian content human capita...
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UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant
September 24, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG, Three Others Get £1.9m Research Grant

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), two other Universities in Africa and one in the United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth £1.9m by the United Kingdom Research Institute (UKRI).  The grant, which is for a three-year research project (2021-2...
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Access Bank, Firm Donate Hand Washing Facilities To 20 Schools
September 24, 2021 No Responses

Access Bank, Firm Donate Hand Washing Facilities To 20 Schools

Access Bank Plc and Xploit Consulting Limited, on Thursday, donated handwashing facilities to 10 schools in two Local Government Areas of Nasarawa state as part of measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Dr Tayo...
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New LASU VC Seeks Support Of Staff, Students
September 21, 2021 No Responses

New LASU VC Seeks Support Of Staff, Students

The newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, has urged all members of staff and students to support and cooperate with her administration for peace to continue to reign in the institution. Th...
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FG Increases To N8.5b TETFund Grants To Varsities, Others
September 15, 2021 No Responses

FG Increases To N8.5b TETFund Grants To Varsities, Others

The Federal Government has increased Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) research grants to universities and other tertiary institutions to N8.5 billion, up from the N7.5 billion in 2020.  The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who announced th...
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Igali, FUTA Pro-Chancellor Hails 14 Dons Over National Research Grants
September 11, 2021 No Responses

Igali, FUTA Pro-Chancellor Hails 14 Dons Over National Research Grants

The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Ambassador  Godknows Igali have described the institution as a citadel of learning with a crop of excellent scientists at par with their contemporaries in other ...
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Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International To Build School In Ewu
September 7, 2021 No Responses

Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International To Build School In Ewu

In its effort to contribute to nation-building and economic development, the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) through the InnerCity Mission network of schools is breaking barriers to education by providing marginalised and vulnerable children a...
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