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Commissioner for Education, Malam Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru said in a statement issued by the ministry’s spokesman, Mr Aliyu Yusuf Kano State government directed on Sunday that pupils and students should return to school on Monday, May 17 since the Eid el-Fitri holiday is over. He also stated that defaulting pupils and students would be sanctioned. The … Read more
At a virtual symposium held in honour of Professor Jimoh Olaiya Amzat of the department of Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, on his promotion to the rank of professor of Medical Sociology and Social problem. Experts advanced the need for lecturers across the country to democratise the education system in order to cater for a … Read more
The Executive Director of the Human Development Initiative, in person of Mrs Olufunso Owasanoye, at a two-day training workshop on monitoring basic education projects, themed, ‘One-Day Tracking Campaign’ said it is everyone’s duty to ensure that out-of-school children are given proper education. The event, which was organised for community members, was also attended by artisans … Read more
The Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB, in person of Prof Is’aq Oloyede on Saturday, announced the extension of registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry till May 29. He announced the developments at a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, saying it was the outcome of a two-day stakeholders’ meeting. He … Read more
A Deputy Registrar of the Yaba College of Technology college, Mr Joe Ejiofor, has described as laudable, winning of 100,000 USD Ford Foundation grant by three of its researchers/staff members. He said this on Wednesday in Lagos that the fund would further support efforts to develop the institution. Ejiofor listed the three researchers who jointly … Read more
Minister of Women Affairs, in person of, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, has called for support for girls to enrol, stay in school and complete their education. The minister described the education of the girl-child as a top priority for her ministry. She spoke last Friday when she received a team from the National Institute for … Read more
The registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, in person of Prof. Is’aq Oloyede, has said that the board will decide if there is a need to extend the registration period and change the date of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. He made this known today, at a zoom meeting titled, ‘Briefing session for … Read more
The keynote lecturer, at the opening ceremony of a virtual and physical international conference of the UNIZIK Business School, in person of Dr Okey Anueyiagu has said, electoral fraud and endemic corruption is the bane of achieving promising democracy in Nigeria. He said this at the event which was held at the school’s auditorium in … Read more
The Managing Partner of Principle Legal Consult, Prada Uzodimma, announced in Abuja, that Prada Uzodimma Law School Scholarship Grant has opened its application portal for indigent law school students. It stated the grant seeks to provide financial sponsorship to selected indigent law school aspirants across Nigeria. She stated that the programme introduced in 2020 will … Read more
A final year Ph.D. candidate of environmental science-chemistry at Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA, in person of Chioma Onwuchekwa, has been awarded the Northrup Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for the 2020/2021 academic year. This honour has made Chioma Onwuchekwa the first Nigerian, African and international student to ever win this award. The award is … Read more
