Category: Education

Open University Resumes Academic Activities
October 11, 2020 No Responses

Open University Resumes Academic Activities

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is to resume  normal academic activities on Monday, October 12, 2020 after six months of break following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.  A statement issued on Saturday by Mr Ibrahim Sheme, Director, Media and...
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Crawford University Appoints Reuben Kolo V-C
September 20, 2020 No Responses

Crawford University Appoints Reuben Kolo V-C

The Management of Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun State, on Saturday announced the appointment of Prof Reuben Kolo as new Vice-Chancellor and other principal officers. Prof. Kolo is the 4th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the 15-...
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18 Candidates Jostle For UI VC Position
September 14, 2020 No Responses

18 Candidates Jostle For UI VC Position

No fewer than 18 candidates are in the race to fill the vacant office of the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI) come December  1, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Sunday that the candidates who...
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Kano Approves N3.2b For Rehabilitation, Construction Of Classrooms
September 10, 2020 No Responses

Kano Approves N3.2b For Rehabilitation, Construction Of Classrooms

Kano State Government has earmarked N3. 2 billion for schools rehabilitation and construction of classrooms to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols when the schools resume.   Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Executive Secretary, Dr Danl...
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Kaduna Scholarship Board Rejects 63 Law Students Application
September 2, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna Scholarship Board Rejects 63 Law Students Application

Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board has offered N18.5 million scholarship to 27 law students from the state out of the 90 candidates that applied.  A statement issued by the Executive Secretary of the board, Malam Hassan Rilwan on Tuesday explai...
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JAMB: Kano To Establish 44 ICT Centres
August 27, 2020 No Responses

JAMB: Kano To Establish 44 ICT Centres

The Kano State Government is to establish Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centres in the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.  Mr Sanusi Kiru, the state’s Commissioner for Education, made the disclosure in a statement issued by Aliyu Y...
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Ecobank Nigeria CEO Implores Graduands On Digital Technology, Agriculture, Others
August 21, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria CEO Implores Graduands On Digital Technology, Agriculture, Others

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has reiterated the need for young Nigerian graduates to be digitally savvy, imbibe uncommon integrity, deep insights, accountability and excellence to be able to compete in the new world order. Akinwun...
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Babcock University Produces 66 First Class Graduates
August 20, 2020 No Responses

Babcock University Produces 66 First Class Graduates

Babcock University, Ilisan – Remo, Ogun State, has graduated 2,169 graduands, comprising 1,686 undergraduates and 483 postgraduates out of which 66 of them made first class.   The Department of Christian Religious Studies in the School of Education and Huma...
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UNILAG Ag. VC Seeks Support Of Labour Unions
August 20, 2020 No Responses

UNILAG Ag. VC Seeks Support Of Labour Unions

The newly appointed Acting Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Theophilus Soyombo, has called for support from all the labour unions in the institution in a bid to move the university forward.  Soyombo made the call while addressing members of...
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UNILAG: ASUU Seeks Visitation Panel
August 19, 2020 No Responses

UNILAG: ASUU Seeks Visitation Panel

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a special visitation panel to look into the purported removal of Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos.  Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi...
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WAEC: Lagos Assembly To Monitor COVID-19 Compliance
August 18, 2020 No Responses

WAEC: Lagos Assembly To Monitor COVID-19 Compliance

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Education to visit public and private schools to determine their compliance with COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Federal Government.  According to the House, the visit is necessary followin...
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Ibadan Group Demands Indigene As UI, UCH Heads
August 3, 2020 No Responses

Ibadan Group Demands Indigene As UI, UCH Heads

The apex Ibadan socio-cultural organisation, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint an indigene as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan.  The CCII President-General, Alhaji Adeyemi ...
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World Bank Approves $500m For Girls’ Education In Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Four Others
July 29, 2020 No Responses

World Bank Approves $500m For Girls’ Education In Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Four Others

The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) towards improving secondary education opportunities among girls in seven states in Nigeria.  A statement from the bank in Abuja on Wedne...
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FG Directs Secondary Schools To Resume August 4
July 27, 2020 No Responses

FG Directs Secondary Schools To Resume August 4

The Federal Government has directed all Secondary schools in the country to reopen on August 4, 2020 to enable students in final classes sit for their examination.Specifically, the government said students will have two weeks to prepare for the West...
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