Category: Education

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 the increment while...
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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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Shell Donates Auditoriums, Eight Lecture Rooms, Others To Maritime University
September 6, 2021 No Responses

Shell Donates Auditoriums, Eight Lecture Rooms, Others To Maritime University

Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has described phase one of the infrastructure projects donated to the Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture...
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UNICEF Targets 9,000 Beneficiaries In Katsina Education Support
September 1, 2021 No Responses

UNICEF Targets 9,000 Beneficiaries In Katsina Education Support

Not less than 9,000 are to benefit from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) cash transfer to support education programme in Katsina State..  An education specialist in Nigeria, Kano field Office, Mr. Muntaka Mukhtar,  d...
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Dare, Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, Udenwe make Final Shortlist For NLNG’s Literature Prize
August 28, 2021 No Responses

Dare, Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, Udenwe make Final Shortlist For NLNG’s Literature Prize

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature on Friday announced The Girl with Louding Voice by Abi Dare, The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia,   and Colours of Hatred by Obinna Udenwe as finalists for 2021 The...
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Nexford University Partners Sterling Bank On Capacity Building, Others
August 19, 2021 No Responses

Nexford University Partners Sterling Bank On Capacity Building, Others

Nexford University, a Washington D.C. based next-generation online university, has announced new partnership with Sterling Bank, one of Nigeria’s commercial banks.   Nexford University in a statement sent to City BusinessNews (www.citybusinessnews....
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School Feeding Programme Gulps N1.8b In Ondo
August 19, 2021 No Responses

School Feeding Programme Gulps N1.8b In Ondo

The Federal Government has spent over N1.8 billion on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Ondo State in the last three years.  A statement issued on Wednesday by Mrs Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant on Media to the...
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NEPZA Backs Partnership To Develop Abuja University
August 19, 2021 No Responses

NEPZA Backs Partnership To Develop Abuja University

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has expressed readiness to support the partnership between Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and University of Abuja for the university’s permanent site development.  A statement by Mr Martin...
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COVID-19: SIFAX Boss Advocates Improved University ICT infrastructure
August 11, 2021 No Responses

COVID-19: SIFAX Boss Advocates Improved University ICT infrastructure

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic that slowed down teaching and learning in the country’s educational institutions, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, has tasked relevant stakeholders in the education ecosystem on the need to upgra...
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JAMB Holds Mop Up Exams For 18,000 Candidates August 6
July 30, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Holds Mop Up Exams For 18,000 Candidates August 6

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has scheduled a mop up UTME for 18,000 candidates for August 6, 2021 in some selected locations in Nigeria.  JAMB’s Head, Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Thursday explained.....
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FirstBank Reiterates Commitment To Support Education
July 29, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Reiterates Commitment To Support Education

First Bank of Nigeria has reiterated its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) initiatives in education as part of measures to ensure growth and development of the country.  The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, s...
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JAMB Releases 14,620 UTME Results Under Investigations, Withholds 93
July 28, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Releases 14,620 UTME Results Under Investigations, Withholds 93

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cleared and released the UTME results of 14,620 candidates that were hitherto under investigation while withholding the results of 93 other candidates.  In a statement on Tuesday, the board Head, Media...
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200 Students Benefit From SIFAX-Sponsored Safe School Training
July 23, 2021 No Responses

200 Students Benefit From SIFAX-Sponsored Safe School Training

A total of 200 students drawn from selected public schools in Lagos State have been trained on various ways and means as well as strategies to live a drug-free life and how to avoid pitfalls of juvenile delinquencies.  The programme,...
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