Education Archives — Page 11 of 20

April 17, 2021 No Responses

JAMB Registrar Bans Parents From UTME Venues

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal,...

April 15, 2021 No Responses

TETFund Academic Staff Training Gulps N120b

Academic Staff from public institutions across the country have so far accessed over N120 billion for training, within and outside Nigeria, from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) since its inception in 2008. The Chairman, Board of Trustee...

April 12, 2021 No Responses

NOK University Gets First VC, Registrar

The Board of Trustees of NOK University, Kachia, in Kaduna State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Ishaya Nock as first Vice Chancellor (VC) of the newly approved institution. A statement from the university on Sunday explained that the board...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

UNICAL To Confer Honorary Doctorate Degrees On Innoson Motors Boss, Kamoru Ibitonye

The Management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) has concluded plans to confer honorary doctorate degrees on two young Nigerian entrepreneurs, Dr Innocent Chukwuma (proprietor of Innoson Motors) and Dr Kamoru Ibitonye. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Fl...

March 22, 2021 No Responses

Seplat Empowers 143 Teachers In Edo, Delta States

A total of 143 comprising 100 secondary school teachers and 43 Chief Inspectors of Education (CIE) from Edo and Delta states were proud recipients of Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP) Certificates, having concluded their three-month training on the ...

February 16, 2021 No Responses

WAEC Withholds 5,548 Results Over Exam Malpractices

Results of 5,548 candidates who participated at the 2020 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates have been withheld over various cases of malpractice. Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of National Office (...

January 21, 2021 No Responses

Kings University Appoints Adenike Kuku New VC

The Board of Trustees (BOT), Kings University (KU), Ode-Omu, Osun State, has appointed Prof. Adenike Kuku, as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Kings University, Mr Oluwadare Adebisi, explained...

January 19, 2021 No Responses

UNICAL To Resume Feb 5

The Senate of the University of Calabar has announced Feb. 5 as its resumption date for the 2019/2020 Academic Session, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, has said. Obi, who disclosed this to newsmen at the end of the Senate’s...

January 8, 2021 No Responses

Kano Earmarks N45b For Education In 2021

The Kano State Government has earmarked N45.6 billion in the 2021 tagged ‘Budget for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development’ for the education sector. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning , Alhaji Nura Dankadai, said this while addressi...

January 7, 2021 No Responses

Lafarge Africa Extends National Essay Competition

Lafarge Africa Plc has extended the registration deadline for its National Essay Competition in Nigeria to Jan. 15 to enable more children to participate. Mr Khaled El-Dokani, the company Country Chief Executive Officer, said on Wednesday in Lagos, that the...

December 22, 2020 No Responses

NLNG Wins “Best Company In Education” Award

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has been awarded the “Best Company in Education” at the recently held 14thSustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards (SERAs) in Lagos. NLNG was recognised for its annual scholarship schemes which have benefi...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

MAPOLY AMACOS 94/99 Set Plans Reunion, Visit To Orphanage

Plans have been concluded by the Association of Mass Communication Students Alumni (AMACOS) 1994/99 set of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, formerly Ogun State Polytechnic to hold it’s 2020 reunion. The event scheduled to hold on 19th of December, is billed f...

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Ships & Ports CEO, Bolaji Akinola Bags PhD

Maritime and corporate communication expert, Bolaji Akinola, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Media and Communication from the Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Dr. Bolaji Akinola is the CEO of Ships & Ports Limited....

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Olufemi Peters Emerges new Open University VC

Prof. Olufemi Peters has emerged as the new Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). A statement issued on Friday by the Director, Media and Publicity, NOUN, Mr Ibrahim Sheme stated that Peters, a Professor of Chemistry, and...