Education

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has commenced the process of developing a “smart” curriculum for Bilingual Education in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Head, Public Relations and Protocol, …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that it has uncovered over 1,665 fake A-level results during the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration exercise. The board also said …

Germany recently enacted the second part of its new skilled worker law, which introduces fresh regulations such as allowing international students with student visas to work 9 months prior to …

The list of the top 10 universities in Africa for 2024 as ranked by EduRank, a top source for social media analytics in the education sector, has been released and …

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Plateau State, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, ordered security to break open the gate of the university locked by protesting non-teaching staff members of …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members nationwide to embark on a seven-day strike, …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has cautioned parents and guardians against enrolling minors in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, gave the warning while …

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have declared a 7-day warning strike to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to promptly bring an end to the FGN/ASUU 2009 renegotiation agreement, considering current economic challenges. …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abuja zone, expressed deep sorrow on Monday over the loss of several of its members due to economic hardship, inadequate remuneration, and unfavorable …

At least nine students have been expelled from various faculties at the University of Ilọrin, Kwara State,  for allegedly engaging in examination malpractice. The expelled students include four final-year students. …

The National Universities Commission, NUC, said that no tertiary institution in Nigeria is allowed to charge tuition fees in dollars.  The acting Executive Secretary of NUC, Chris Maiyaki, stated this …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said it is alarmed, going by the reports it received on the failed promises of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration towards addressing the lingering …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has suspended its planned industrial action in Akwa Ibom State, following a meeting held at the Government House, Uyo, where Governor Umo Eno …

An upcoming artist identified as Bank Alat, has stated he is entitled to Singer, Fireboy’s money claiming they drank garri together before Fireboy made it in the music industry. Bank …

There is a massive protest ongoing at the Federal University of Agriculture (renamed Michael Okpara University of Agriculture), Umudike in Abia State. Reports say the protest had been brewing for months owing …

A Nigerian man, David Akanmu emerged as the best-graduating student at the University of Lagos 54th convocation ceremony held today January 17.  David bagged first class in Civil and Environmental …

The management of Benue State University (BSU), has announced a ban on dreadlock hairs, make-up, skirts above knees and other certain dress codes it deemed inappropriate and indecent. “The Taskforce …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has put an end to the study of the Higher National Diploma (HND) Computer Science across all the technical institutions operating in the country. This …

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, has declared that the proposed computer-based test format in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations will result in mass failure for students, especially …

Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, has said that security operatives will go after holders of certificates from degree mills. The minister was commenting on the Federal Government’s recent directive on …

The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy. The amended bill was backed by both President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally …

International students in the UK might be barred from getting the two-year graduate visas if they fail to achieve good grades. British tabloids reported that the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announced on Monday that candidates for its Direct Entry examination would be subjected to cognitive and verbal reasoning tests starting from 2024. The Registrar, …

Canada will more than double the cost-of-living financial requirement for incoming international students on Jan. 1, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced today. Under the current requirement, …

The Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has denied that the University’s College of Medicine compelled its students to sign an undertaking of continued studentship due to unavailability of instructional and …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the severe shortage of staff in Universities in Nigeria on ‘Japa syndrome’ as thousands of lecturers have left the country in …

  President of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Smart Olugbeko has raised an alarm about members of the group allegedly being shortchanged by the Integrated Personnel and Payroll …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the nationwide indefinite strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). ASUU on Monday, Nov. 13, …

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has issued an apology after a video of a male student being assaulted by one of its lecturers went viral on …

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, has suspended a member of staff of the institution, Nwafor Ogbonnaya Nwesuzor, over allegation of certificate forgery. A Press Release by the Special Adviser …

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has disclosed that it is yet to ascertain the number of students arrested by the operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) …

Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah has disclosed that students who intend to study in the university must undertake and present a drug test before admission.  Mr. Na’allah, …

The West African Examinations Council has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, as the Head of the Nigeria National Office. He succeeds Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan, whose tenure ended on October 1. …

Covenant University, the University of Ibadan (UI), the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have been ranked by the Times Higher Education as the …

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, has warned that 40 to 50 per cent of students will leave school in the next two to …

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, has suspended no fewer than 14 academic and non-academic staff, and other categories of employees, including students for various misconducts and offences. About five …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations are at an advanced stage. The Head of …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it had not been informed of any pay rise given lecturers in federal institutions. ASUU National President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated …

Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State has initiated the process of mounting Close Circuit Television (CCTV) in offices and classrooms to curb the rate of sexual harassment of students by …

The management of the University of Lagos ( UNILAG) has announced the reduction of its fees after meeting the representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students on Thursday, September …

French schools sent dozens of Muslim girls home for refusing to remove their abayas, after ban on the Islamic dress, a government minister said Tuesday, September 5. Defying a ban on the …

Suspended Dean of Law Faculty, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof Cyril Ndifon, has filed a lawsuit against the lnstitution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi and two others for character defamation. …

The management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma in Edo has indefinitely suspended academic activities after students took to the streets of its campus in protest. Otunba Mike Aladenika, the …

Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi has revealed some of the measures taken to address the sexual harassment crisis rocking the law faculty of the …

Cyril Ndifon, UNICAL’s first Professor of Law, was in August 2015 suspended by the Institution, after been accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level student in his office. Ndifon sued …

The management of the University of Calabar has initiated a probe into allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.  Recall that …

Prof. Cyril Ndifon, Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, who was accused of s3xually harassing students has reacted to the allegation.  Recall …

The University of Ibadan, Oyo State, has directed its staff to work for three days a week. This was made known in a statement released by the institution in a …

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has defended the decision of the commission to employ 300 staff without advertising the positions. Professor Oloyede, who …