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Ahmed Sani Geza has joined the elite ranks of students at Bayero University, Kano, securing a First Class degree among thousands of graduates. At just 22 years old, Ahmed’s outstanding performance in the Electrical Engineering department, where he attained a GPA of 4.52, has positioned him as the top student in his field. Ahmed was […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) announced that 36 state-owned tertiary institutions are now part of its student loan program. Students from these institutions can now begin their loan applications. This announcement was made on Sunday via the Fund’s official X handle, tagged as #NELFund. NELFund’s tweet stated, “The management of NELFund is pleased to […]
Data obtained exclusively by our correspondent from the National Union of Teachers in Abuja reveals that 18 states in Nigeria have not recruited new teachers in the past five years, exacerbating concerns over the shortage of educators nationwide. The Universal Basic Education Commission recently highlighted the critical shortfall of teachers in public schools, where over […]
By Idris Khalid The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have constructed and donated a state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology ICT Facility to Sa’adu Zungur University, Gadau. Speaking during the official inauguration and handover of the new ICT Centre at the main campus of the university in Gadau, Chief […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has revealed a shocking 3,000 cases of individuals falsely claiming to be university graduates without having attended any university. This disclosure comes as part of JAMB’s intensified efforts to combat illegal admissions by certain institutions, a problem that has caused significant national embarrassment. In a report published in […]
By Khalid Idris Doya The Centre for Information and Development (CITAD) has begun training for 15 selected teachers in ten public schools in Bauchi to equip them with the necessary techniques and skills required from ICT teaching in the digital age. Speaking to newsmen at the venue of the training, Anguwar Borno Primary School on […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of four new programmes at the Distance Learning Centre of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, starting from the 2023/2024 academic session. The newly approved programmes, to be delivered through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode, are B.Sc Mass Communication, Bachelor of Library and Information Science […]
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have failed to access the ₦36.1 billion education fund provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in 2023. This figure, detailed in a UBEC document from March 2024, highlights the unaccessed state-by-state matching grants. The document, signed by UBEC’s Director of Finance and Accounts, Adamu Misau, […]
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has criticized governors for creating state universities that they cannot adequately fund. He claims that many governors are establishing these universities primarily to gain access to funds from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). In an interview on Channels Television’s “The Morning […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has criticized governors for establishing state universities they cannot adequately fund. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, made this statement during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday. According to Osodeke, many governors establish new universities to access funds from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). “Any governor […]